This boot-shaped peninsula looks a little like Southern Italy in shape and boasts a town named from that area (Sorrento) as well as an abundance of olive groves, wineries and wood-fired pizza but it’s very much a laid-back Australian holiday destination with lots of surf beaches, sailing clubs, farmer’s markets, mazes, horse-riding, hot springs, golf clubs and fabulous walks. We’ve been exploring this area for too many decades to mention […]

Who knew Canberra was so cool? This compact, country-style capital punches way above its weight dishing up delicious food, funky bars, cultural highlights, great hikes, bike rides and even boutique wineries in the nearby Murrumbateman area. There’s so much to explore we thought we’d put our top three things to tick in three categories of 1. Restaurants and bars 2. Hiking and biking and 3. Arts and culture. Top three […]

Our penultimate OzLap week 29 from Monday 25th  – Sunday 31st October took us in to New South Wales and along the surf coast past some or favourite surfing towns. We blissed out in Byron Bay and watch surfers carving up the two national surfing reserves at Angourie and Crescent Head. Watch all the action in our Week 29 OzLap video. Three days of bliss in Byron Bay Byron Bay. […]