There is so much more to Australia than the east coast trail, that well-trodden route that most travellers take. Whether it starts in Sydney or Melbourne, it takes in both cities (they’re a short flight apart), then involves the long drive up the east coast of NSW to the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, and then up … Read more about Australia’s well-trodden east coast trail… but why?
Perhaps the issue of how weather impacts your travel experience, providing it’s not of disastrous proportions (epic heatwaves and heavy floods aside) is more a question of attitude than planning? (This is a continuation of this post by the way.) We were at a restaurant the other night at Apollo Bay on the southern coast … Read more about The weather, part 2: how much do you let it affect your enjoyment of travel?
Do you check weather reports before you travel? And if you do and it’s turned especially bad before you’re due to travel, do you change your trip plans? I’m talking really nasty weather. Consistently dreadful, such as the snowfalls in the UK, the heaviest in 18 years, which have severely disrupted flights. Or the heatwave south-eastern … Read more about The weather, part 1: how much does it impact your travel plans?