Australia Travel News 06/24/2011

The previous article with 9 tips to avoid a snake bite while hiking drew a couple of interesting responses and images from our readers about their encounters with Tiger Snakes.

At 1,617m altitude, Mount Ossa is Tasmania’s highest summit, set deep within the untamed wilderness of Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park. A couple of days’ walk from the nearest road, the peak can be considered remote. Yet there is ready access to its seclusion, for Mount Ossa lies halfway along the world famous Overland Track.

It took five days, but we eventually arrived in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. I enjoy travelling by road as, even on a speedy trip like ours, I feel that you see and understand more on the road, than you ever will flying.

Western Australia was almost the place that never was. I think after it is all said and done, my favourite state of the not too recent Oz Roadtrip was Western Australia.

AS the replica of Captain Cook's ship sailed into Cairns yesterday the sound of a cannon being fired echoed across the marina.

Margaret River is located in the south-west of Western Australia, a state that is often overlooked by travellers to this vast country. It is home to some of Australia’s best wine and surfing but it also has a lot more to offer.

So you just had a five-star meal in Qatar. Or went scuba diving in beautiful Bohol in the Philippines. Well, lucky you! But how do you express your appreciation for the service you received?

Due to the ongoing impacts of the volcanic ash cloud, Jetstar advises that its services to and from Tasmania, will be cancelled until approximately 10am tomorrow AEST, 23 June.

THE ash cloud from the Chile volcano has again disrupted flights across Australia. Follow our live coverage here (all times in AEST).

Petersham is a little suburb in the Inner West of Sydney that is known for having a high Portuguese population. Because of this, it has become a popular location for Portuguese style restaurants featuring some of the best eats from Portuguese chicken to Portuguese tarts.

An island with just residents. A single dirt pathway winding around it. No stores. No pubs. No gyms. Just houses, a park, a community hall and a firehouse.