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Outrageously enticing … Mettams pool, near Trigg Beach.

Forget Asia: the best stopover on the way to Europe is right here

With direct flights from Perth to London, Paris and Rome, isn’t it about time to consider the WA capital as the ideal place for a stopover?

  • by David Whitley
Big Bell.

The abandoned Aussie ghost town that lasted less than 20 years

Big Bell never had a chance to decline slowly. Its residents all swiftly departed, just 19 years after it was founded.

  • by Julia D'Orazio
Sal Salis resort at Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef.

The unique Aussie experience that should be on everyone’s bucket list

Immersion in nature takes on new significance at the glamping resort of Sal Salis, where the wildlife of Ningaloo is the star attraction.

  • by Julie Miller
Going places that bigger shops can’t – the Coral Geographer at sea.

The four-in-one Australian ship that can go anywhere

Coral Geographer isn’t just a ship: it has four adventurous ways to get you into Australia’s remotest corners.

  • by Brian Johnston
Trimouille Island, one of two islands the British government secretly tested atomic bombs on.

These Aussie islands were a secret test site for A-bombs. Now you can visit

Some of the Montebello Islands are so radioactive you can only stay for an hour. Just enough time to experience the weird world of Cold War secrecy and big bangs.

  • by Brian Johnston
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A conti roll from the Re Store.

The famous Australian sandwich you’ve (probably) never heard of

It comes as a surprise for eastern-state dwellers to travel to Perth and discover there’s a famous local sandwich you have never even heard of.

  • by Ben Groundwater
A river crossing to reach El Questro.
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The cheaper way to stay at one of Australia’s iconic outback destinations

What many don’t realise is that only a tiny proportion of visitors to El Questro Station stay at the iconic $2000-a-night Homestead.

  • by James Woodford
Aerial view of the Ningaloo Reef coastline near the North Mandu campground tra13coverbiglap

A spine-tingling trip back in time in the home of the world’s biggest shark

The UNESCO World Heritage Ningaloo Coast is a living cultural landscape for traditional owners with ancient treasures to boot.

  • by Anabel Dean
Jet Wave Pearl

Breathtaking: The world’s most amazing natural phenomena from the sky

This experience crams a week’s worth of Kimberley highlights into a unique 24-hour itinerary.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Venetian Canals.

Twice the size of Sydney Harbour: Australia’s other city water world

The city of Mandurah, south of Perth, has undergone a transformation to become a playground of waterways, nature and giants.

  • by Julia D'Orazio