Touching down in Margaret River, we were lucky enough to reunite with some familiar faces. Welcomed with open arms, a bottle of wine in hand, and a generous feast courtesy of our wonderful hosts, it was the perfect introduction to Western Australia, and exactly the tone we hoped to set for the journey ahead. Being in a region internationally celebrated for its wine, it would have been almost criminal not to dive straight in. A day of winery and brewery hopping set the tone be

If you’re unfamiliar with K’gari (formerly Fraser Island), this UNESCO World Heritage site is celebrated for its remarkable biodiversity and is home to one of the purest populations of dingoes (often mistaken for wolves, though a closely related species). It also holds the title as the world’s largest sand island - over 15 times the size of little old Jersey! Traditionally inhabited by the Butchulla people, K’gari takes its name from the Butchulla word for “paradise”, a fitt

As many of you already know, Queen Angela (also answering to “Mum”) graced us with her presence, touching down in Sydney in early Feb for a month-long thrill ride with her two feral tour guides (sorry Mum). To ease her in, we began with a short ferry ride over to Manly for a relaxing beach day, where it promptly began raining. A swift pivot saw us instead opening a bottle of wine and enjoying the far superior view: everyone else sprinting for cover. Day two raised the stakes