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This was one of the most emotionally stirring experiences I’ve ever had

I’ve taken part in a few Indigenous experiences over the years, but this is by far the most profound.

  • by Lee Tulloch
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper wreck from World War I, Vansittart Bay, Kimberley coast.

An Australian plane wreck gives insight into a surreal landscape

It was the night in World War II when a Douglas C-53 Skytrooper, low on fuel and hopelessly lost, made a belly-flop landing on a salt pan in Vansittart Bay.

  • by Kerry van der Jagt
Seabourn Pursuit.
★★★★½
Ship reviews

Ship review: Beautiful vessel hits the perfect trifecta for expeditions

As pioneers of small-ship, ultra-luxury cruising, Seabourn is taking expedition cruising to the next level.

  • by Kerry van der Jagt
A Coral Expeditions tender at Beacon Island.

The thrilling, little-known Australian island with a dark past

Stories of mutiny and murder greet expedition cruisers on a remote island where one of Australia’s most shocking historical episodes unfolded.

  • by Brian Johnston
Flying over the Bungle Bungles in East Kimberley.

Eight wonders of WA you can explore in absolute comfort

There’s no state in Australia that so neatly captures the concept of “barefoot luxury” as Western Australia. These are our favourite experiences.

  • by Ben Groundwater
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Wonil Perth.
★★★★
Perth

Hotel at Australian university is a far cry from student dorm rooms

The Wonil Hotel Perth taps into an under-catered market on Western Australia’s premier university campus grounds.

  • by Julia D'Orazio
James Price Point.

A wild Aussie paradise so little-known, one man came here to escape the Kremlin

The wild lands of Australia’s final frontier are a totally unspoiled universe of ochre-red cliffs, pristine white-sand beaches, clear turquoise waters and starry, starry nights.

  • by Sue Williams
The best beach of all? Hellfire Bay

When Mother Nature created this part of Australia, she went all out

A splatter of blue – no: two, three, four shades – for the water, a drizzle of pure white for the sand, and a deep red for the soil. And why not some lakes of pink?

  • by Julie Miller
Freo is an eclectic blend of old and new, in an idyllic seaside location.

Nine must-do highlights of Fremantle, Western Australia

It’s impossible not to be charmed by this eclectic port suburb, also known as the gateway to Rottnest Island.

  • by Tim Richards
Busselton Jetty.

Jetstar launches new route to Aussie west coast beach escape

East coast fans of Western Australia’s famed south-west now have a direct flight.

  • by Julietta Jameson

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