Angela Saurine
Travel writer
Travel writer
The best places to stay in Cairns
Long known as a backpacker town, Cairns’ cool factor has skyrocketed in recent years thanks to a $600 million accommodation investment.
- Angela Saurine
The best places to eat and drink in Cairns and Tropical North Queensland
The “rainforest to the reef” mantra is one you’ll hear repeatedly during your time in Queensland’s tropical north.
- Angela Saurine
This beach town feels like a throwback to a simpler time
It is the holiday spot we always promise to visit “one day”. We finally take the turn-off to find a town where time slows down.
- Angela Saurine
The jaw-dropping national park where lava erupts into the sky
Covering more than 1300 square kilometres, the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is a surreal, ever-changing landscape.
- Angela Saurine
The best places to stay in Byron Bay
There are still plenty of hostels around, but this surf town’s gentrification has given rise to a crop of trendy and beautiful new stays.
- Katherine Scott, Angela Saurine and Sheriden Rhodes
The gourmet rail trail at the heart of Aussie city’s comeback
Lismore has well and truly bounced back from 2022’s devastating floods, with a new rail trail complementing its thriving arts and restaurant scene.
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- Opinion
- Ski holidays
On a working holiday, I received the best Christmas present ever
Sharing a crowded house with fellow working-visa travellers didn’t make the most comfortable Christmas, but it certainly was memorable.
- Angela Saurine
At this Queensland resort, it’s lights out at 7.30pm – with good reason
A former rundown caravan park has been transformed into an eco-friendly stay that looks after its endangered neighbours: nesting loggerhead turtles.
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- Airline reviews
For an overnight flight, a $175 upgrade is well worth it
An extra 12 centimetres of legroom, coupled with the fact that the seat next to me is empty, gives me plenty of room to stretch out.
- Angela Saurine
The Australian site that inspired a famous scene in Jurassic Park
A lot has changed in outback Queensland over 95 million years. So it’s astounding how much evidence of that time remains.
- Angela Saurine