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Aground off the Pilbara coast

Varanus Island, Pilbara West Australia

Long distance cruising onboard a yacht can be a leisurely, personally satisfying lifestyle. Until one runs aground on an unseen sandbar that is.

Join Fiona Harper on a yachting adventure that sees her 15m yacht aground in far northwest Australia.


Albany comes of age

Sunset over Albany

Western Australia's oldest town becomes a city


Beached on the Batavia Coast

Geraldton's unique banded lighthouse

Western Australia's sparkling Batavia Coast, running north from Perth to Geraldton, is now more accessible than ever


Bernier Where?

The extraordinary sand dunes of Bernier Island

A former leper colony now makes a most attractive getaway from Carnarvon, on Australia's mid-west coast, discovers Fiona Harper


Broome - the fabled port of pearls

One of Broome's weathered faces

Broome, in the north-west of Australia, is about as far away from Sydney and Melbourne as you can get without a passport.


Buccaneers of the Northwest

The "Horizontal Waterfalls" of Talbot Bay

The awesome seascapes of Western Australia's Buccaneer Archipelago


Dog Gone

You need a holiday - well, maybe Spot (or Fido or Tiddles) does too. Sheriden Rhodes takes a tour of some pet friendly places that have all earned a paw star rating!


Falling in Love with Sea Lions in the Abrolhos

They say the best holidays are those with an element of romance. They also say that sometimes the best romances are those that end with the holiday, leaving nothing but happy memories. That's the kind of romance you get when you fall for sea lions, discovers Fiona Harper.


New Brooms through Broome

A Japanese-style Torii gate overlooks Broome's Town Beach

Surprises in store in Australia's most ethnically diverse town


North Star Shines in the West

Expedition cruiser, Roderick Eime, climbs aboard Western Australia's premier adventure yacht, True North, for a unique and intimate sampling of our west's own special character.


Sand-sational

Whatever your inclination, there's a beach to suit your fancy. Sheriden Rhodes presents six of the best and what makes them sparkle.


 

 
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