New South Wales

Places to visit in Australia

Seven Unusual Places to Visit in Australia

Hidden amongst Australia’s beautiful coastline, forests and cities are places where stories are forgotten, relics sleep in long grass and the atmosphere is palpably different. Here’s just seven of these unusual places to visit in Australia, all of which are worth at least half a day of your time. 1. Pillinger – western Tasmania A …

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Tenterfield, NSW

Following Outlaws & Poets – Tenterfield, NSW

Autumn The streets of Tenterfield, NSW, are especially nice during Autumn, as rusted gold and apple-green leaves form tunnels and mottled shadows. Passing beneath this seasonal show, my friend and I headed towards town to get supplies after a morning climbing Bald Rock. Tenterfield, as we found out, has an interesting mixture of tourists and …

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Bald Rock

Bald Rock – Climbing Tenterfield’s Granite Monster

I followed the white markers, zigzagging up the steep ashen dome as daylight abandoned the forest. Behind me soared a vast indigo sky, fading into hues of pink and tangerine above miles of woodland, mountains and strewn boulders. This, as I was discovering, is a spectacular region known as ‘granite country’ and I was glad …

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