Australia Archives - Blethers from Afar

What it’s really like taking the Greyhound down Australia’s East Coast

In 2013, I spent four months travelling across the East Coast of Australia by Greyhound busses. After flying in from Singapore, I knew that I wanted to start my time 'Down Under' in Cairns and somehow make it ...

Chasing Waves: Learning to surf on Australia’s East Coast

Depleted, I hauled myself onto the board and paddled into calmer, shallow water. The sun had spent the morning climbing lazily from behind the Dorrigo hills and now perched high above, breathing heat over the t...

Ten Things to do Outside of Melbourne

It's been two years since I arrived and fell in love with Melbourne. Such was my love for the city that the original week I had intended on staying quickly turned in to 5. Because I was there for so long, I ...

That time we found Paradise: Bedarra Island

In 2011, a massive storm formed in the Pacific Ocean. Yasi, as it became known, was a force 5 cyclone, and caused immeasurable damage to everything in its path - from Papua New Guinea and the Solomon islands t...

Carlo Sandblow, Rainbow Beach

I’m not going to lie; we weren’t expecting much from the little town of Rainbow Beach on Australia’s East coast. For many, the village is simply a gateway to nearby Fraser Island, a place to stop and grab a ...

Driving Australia’s Great Ocean Road

In May 2013, my friend and I were nearing the end of our time in Australia, having travelled the length of Cairns to Melbourne by bus. We were determined to end our trip on a high. After packing an esky full ...

“Welcome to the Wetsundays!”: Snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef

As anyone from Scotland will tell you, there’s nothing that can so dampen your spirits as bad weather abroad. This is an awareness I have always had, but never more so than on the morning of our scheduled trip ...

What it’s really like taking the Greyhound down Australia’s East Coast

Chasing Waves: Learning to surf on Australia’s East Coast

Ten Things to do Outside of Melbourne

That time we found Paradise: Bedarra Island

Carlo Sandblow, Rainbow Beach

Driving Australia’s Great Ocean Road

“Welcome to the Wetsundays!”: Snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef

10 great places to go kayaking in Scotland

Secret Santa: A Short Film about Christmas Cheer

12 most Instagrammable places in Edinburgh’s Old Town

Celebrating Kindness: Different ways kindness is shown around the world

Pitch perfect: How to approach hotels and secure press stays as a travel blogger