Perth is the most isolated city in the world, situated all the way on the far western coast, the capital of Western Australia. I first visited Perth in 2019 and spent a week exploring the city; it's a great base…
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Mandurah is Western Australia's second biggest city and home to a population of resident dolphins, a must-visit. I first visited Australia in 2019 and, while I did make it to the west coast, on that trip I visited Perth and then…
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The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are a collection of 27 islands that together make up an overseas territory of Australia, situated in the Indian Ocean. These remote islands may be small but they are fascinating. They are so remote that the…
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Direction Island, one of the 27 islands that make up the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, is probably one of the most beautiful I have ever been to. → Check out the reel I made about Direction Island! The Cocos (Keeling) Islands…
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Christmas Island is a tiny island, a territory of Australia, situated in the Indian Ocean. It is so remote that the next closest land is Indonesia, more than 350km away. It’s also the only place on earth where red crabs…
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On my mission to visit and share every country and territory in the world (a total standing at 269), I sometimes end up booking trips to visit some of the world's most remote places and undertaking serious bucket-list worthy adventures.…
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The most famous thing about Christmas Island is its annual red crab migration, a surreal wildlife experience whereby you can witness millions of red crabs across the island heading down to the island's beaches to give birth. In my mission…
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Hiking through Territory Day Park high up on Christmas Island is an excellent place to spot the red crabs that have made this island so famous. In my mission to visit every country and territory in the world (a total…
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The Blowholes is one of the most iconic hiking spots on Christmas Island, one of the spots featured in David Attenborough's 1988 documentary of the island. It's also one of the best places to see the male red crabs after…
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The Margaret Knoll Lookout is a short walk through the jungle and up a series of steps to one of the best bird-watching platforms on the island. In my mission to visit every country and territory in the world (a…
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Bunbury is home to the Mangrove Boardwalk, one of the furthest south examples of this kind of white mangrove and so rare to see. I first visited Australia in 2019 and, while I did make it to the west coast,…
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Sydney is my favourite city in Australia, having been my first entry point into Australia back in 2019 when I first visited the country and subsequently the place I was most excited to go back and explore when I returned…
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Lake Tyrrell is a 120,000-year-old salt lake found in northern Victoria. On our drive across Australia, starting from Sydney and heading first west towards Perth, we made a detour from Mildura to catch the sunrise over Lake Tyrrell. Stretching 51,500…
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I first visited Australia back in 2019. I had bought a one-way ticket from Vancouver, the city where I had spent the last 12 years, originally intending to go for a six-week backpacking trip around the vast country before heading…
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