--- okf_version: "0.2" type: "Collection" title: "Australia" publisher: "Travelmemo" concept_count: 32 entities: - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/australia" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/new-south-wales" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/sydney" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/queensland" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/new-zealand" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/restaurant" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/luxury-travel" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/itinerary" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/nature-tourism" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/sea-travel" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/culinary-tourism" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/experience-travel" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/shopping" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/vehicle-rental" - "https://travelmemo.com/author/walter-schaerer" generated: { by: "okf-for-wordpress/1.8.11", at: 2026-07-27T20:26:23+00:00 } timestamp: 2026-07-27T20:26:23+00:00 --- # Australia * [Lodging](/okf/australia/lodging/index.md) - 10 documents * [Australian Food and Wine Road Trip](/okf/australia/australian-food-wine-road-trip.md) - Having travelled extensively ‘down under’, here are some of our favourite places to stop off for the best boutique food and wine in the rich pickings of South Australia. * [The Birchgrove-Balmain neighbourhood](/okf/australia/birchgrove-balmain-sydney.md) - On tour in a Sydney luxury district * [Brisbane, Australia – Citytrip](/okf/australia/brisbane-australia-citytrip.md) - Out of a first-time, one-month trip to Australia we spent two days in vibrant Brisbane. Gaging from the ubiquos condo building activitiy, countless luxury car dealerships and the general price level Brisbane must be a boomtown! * [Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia](/okf/australia/byron-bay-new-south-wales-australia.md) - Byron Bay is located just off the Pacific Highway, 175km south of Brisbane. With its numerous beaches, unspoilt hinterland, and relaxed lifestyle, Byron Bay is a popular tourist destination. * [Celebrity Chef Clancy Atkinson revisited](/okf/australia/clancy-atkinson-celebrity-chef.md) - Official chef for Luxe Houses, Clancy Atkinson prepares dinners and cocktail parties for celebrity, private and business events. Here's how that tastes... * [Hiking in the Grampians National Park – Western Victoria – Australia](/okf/australia/grampians-national-park-hiking-western-victoria-australia.md) - The Grampians offer bushwalking, mountain biking and rock climbing for energetic hikers and leisurely walks to the wanderer. * [Great Ocean Road – 12 Apostles, Australia](/okf/australia/great-ocean-road-12-apostles-australia.md) - The Great Ocean Road in Victoria, South Australia, is one of the world's most scenic drives with a stunning coastline. The road winds along cliff tops offering breathtaking panoramic views. * [Henry & Rose, Stylish Café on Dukes Highway Adelaide – Grampians](/okf/australia/henry-rose-cafe-on-dukes-highway-adelaide-grampians.md) - 'Henry & Rose' is an adorable café and restaurant in Keith situated on the Dukes highway between the Grampians and Adelaide in Southern Australia. You won't regret a little break in Henry & Rose's backyard or in the comfortable restaurant/café. * [Hyatt Regency Coolum PGA Championship Golf Course](/okf/australia/hyatt-regency-pga-championship-golf-course.md) - Off of Coolum Beach near Noosa Heads on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, Australia, Hyatt Regency offers a beautyfully designed 18-hole PGA championship golf course. * [Kangaroo Island 4×4 Tour, South Australia](/okf/australia/kangaroo-island-4x4-tour-australia.md) - Kangaroo Island features many of Australia's attractions on a single large island off Adelaide, but it also has a few additional peculiarities such as sea lions, fur seals and the 'Remarkable Rocks' formation. * [Killcare Beach House by Luxe Houses](/okf/australia/killcare-beach-house-luxe-houses.md) - Justine Tyerman spends a long weekend at a stunning Killcare Beach House - a Luxe Houses property on New South Wales Central Coast. * [Clancy’s fancy lunch at a Sydney harbourside apartment](/okf/australia/lunch-sydney-luxury-apartment.md) - Justine Tyerman falls in ‘motherly love’ with Clancy Atkinson, the celebrity chef who prepared lunch at a harbourside apartment in Sydney. * [Sumptuous Sydney waterfront home The Wharf Birchgrove](/okf/australia/luxe-house-wharf-birchgrove-sydney.md) - Secluded, private and secure: The sumptuous Sydney waterfront home is marketed by ultra-luxury villa rental agency Luxe Houses. Check this out here! * [Cruising Sydney Harbour aboard the MV Birchgrove Yacht](/okf/australia/mv-birchgrove-yacht-sydney.md) - Captain Luke Magennis helps entertain celebrities and VIPs aboard the MV Birchgrove yacht, or in the formal dining room at the Wharf Birchgrove. * [Nostalgic surfer chic meets Miami catwalk cool](/okf/australia/qt-gold-coast.md) - Justine Tyerman discovers the extraordinary QT Gold Coast in Australia which makes other hotels literally pale by comparison... * [Scuba Diving in the Great Barrier Reef](/okf/australia/scuba-diving-great-barrier-reef.md) - The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's top scuba dive sites. Cruising the Reef on a liveaboard such as the Spirit of Freedom is an especially relaxing and comfortable experience. * [Spirit of Freedom – Dive Cruise off the Great Barrier Reef, Australia](/okf/australia/spirit-of-freedom-liveaboard-dive-cruise-off-the-great-barrier-reef-australia.md) - The Spirit of Freedom live-aboard dive cruise ship offers three day excursions out of Cairns, Queensland, to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The return to Cairns is by small airplane, thus conveniently offering more time at the reef. * [Sydney Citytrip](/okf/australia/sydney-citytrip-attractions-point-of-interest-hotel.md) - Out of a one-month stay in Australia we spent 2 full days in Sydney. The Establishment hotel in the Rocks district near the harbour is awesome, we can highly recommend it. * [The princess and the Sydney palace](/okf/australia/sydney-luxe-houses-holiday-rental-properties.md) - Visit palatial surroundings at La Corniche, a Luxe Houses holiday rental property on the Sydney Harbour waterfront. * [Sydney Opera House: Shiny Architecture & Acoustic Space](/okf/australia/sydney-opera-house-architecture.md) - We are all familiar with the world famous photos of the Sydney opera house. Seeing it with your own eyes seems quite a different story, though. Jorn Utzon's renowned design is even more spectacular than I would have imagined! * [Smashing dinner drama at Queensland’s Wings Hinterland Retreat](/okf/australia/thirdhome-wings-hinterland-retreat.md) - Justine had a ‘sleep-over’ at Wings Hinterland Retreat, 30 minutes inland from Australia’s famous Gold Coast, marketed by the US-based THIRDHOME luxury home exchange and travel club. * [Visiting Cairns, Queensland, Australia](/okf/australia/visiting-cairns-queensland-australia.md) - Based on a impressions from Google Streetview we were expecting a few small huts in Cairns - instead we were completely blown away when visiting the popular and nicely made esplanade, the Bellavista Marina and stylish restaurants and bars.