Australian Holidays and Travel Guide

Kristie Lau-Adams

Travel Journalist

Kristie Lau-Adams is a Gold Coast-based freelance writer after working as a journalist and editorial director for almost 20 years across Australia's best-known media brands including The Sun-Herald, WHO and Woman's Day. She has spent significant time exploring the world with highlights including trekking Japan’s life-changing Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage and ziplining 140 metres above the vines of Mexico’s Puerto Villarta. She loves exploring her own backyard (quite literally, with her two young children who love bugs), but can also be found stalking remote corners globally for outstanding chilli margaritas and soul-stirring cultural experiences.

Gold Coast

19 incredible Airbnbs on the Gold Coast

Ditch hotels filled with unfamiliar faces and whirls of activity in favour of a wildly cosy Airbnb on the Gold Coast.

Barossa Valley

The best Barossa Valley accommodation by town

A broad collection of homely stays, deluxe hotels and magnificent retreats make Barossa Valley accommodation as complex as the wine it’s famous for.

Gold Coast

19 of the best Burleigh Heads accommodation picks

Score instant access to the Gold Coast’s trendiest bar and dining scene with one of the best Burleigh Heads accommodations.

Barossa Valley

Play it safe with these top Barossa Valley wine tours

Overflowing with more than 170 wineries, South Australia’s most killer drops are best discovered through a mixed bag of Barossa Valley wine tours and experiences.

Barossa Valley

10 Barossa Valley luxury accommodations for a lavish escape

Pair your visit to Australia’s most idyllic wine country with a stay at one of the finest Barossa Valley luxury accommodation offerings

beach views by the pool at Kirra Point Holiday Apartments

Gold Coast

14 Coolangatta accommodation picks for beachfront bliss

Switch out endless activity for much-needed downtime with Coolangatta accommodation on the easy, breezy southern Gold Coast.

Brisbane

Bluey’s World is open! Here are all the highlights your kids will love

Thrill the little ones — and your own inner child — with a first look at the long-awaited Bluey’s World in Brisbane

Sydney

17 iconic Sydney attractions everyone has to see at least once

Some of the most magnificent landmarks on Earth arrive as must-see Sydney attractions.

Barossa Valley

Adelaide to Barossa Valley: the five ways to get there

Whether you’re cruising down a scenic route, hitching a bus ride, soaring through the skies, or using your mightiest pedal power, the journey from Adelaide to the Barossa Valley is worth every effort