G’day Folks, So here I am back home in Perth Western Australia. I often feel like we are the forgotten State when it comes to North Americans. Usually what happens is once folks land on the East Coast at Sydney/Brisbane or Melbourne that extra 5 or so hour flight seems like a very long way!

This article is on Air Canada Aeroplan points- tips for visiting Australia and New Zealand, but for the most part you can use these tips and questions for any other frequent flyer program to get bang for your buck. As a frequent flyer myself, I have worked out how to best utilize my points – so here are

I am here to tell you a story about a ham sandwich. A well traveled ham sandwich at that. It may also be deemed as the most expensive ham sandwich ever purchased. It all started out approx 2 weeks ago when some Canadian clients of ours purchased a ham sandwich in Cairns Australia. On their airline

G’day, This post is something that has been on my mind a lot lately. It really can apply to travel anywhere but in this case since we are Australia and New Zealand specialists it applies to our region….so here are my tips to stay safe when visiting  Australia and New Zealand. 1/ If you are planning to go

G’day Folks… This post is about the best way to save money when you travel to Australia and New Zealand. You could actually use many of these suggestions when you travel to any country. 1/ Pack as light as possible! I know it is easy to think you might need that kitchen sink when you are in

  G’day Folks, I am asked on a daily basis by our Canadian and American clients when is the best time to book a trip to Australia and New Zealand and also what are the best times to visit.  Many factors come into play including time of year you wish to travel, whether there is an important event already scheduled in

G’day Folks, Anyone who knows me knows that I am incredibly fussy when it comes to who I book our GoWalkabout Travel clients with. I have this theory that unless I would put my own parents on any of the tours, or to stay at any of the hotels, then I will not use them.

G’day Folk, On a daily basis I am always asked many different questions in relation to Travel to Australia and New Zealand by Canadians and Americans. I thought I would write a blog post on some of the recent ones that I have been asked-  in case they can assist anyone else. So here are

G’day Folks, We get so many questions about Travel to Australia and New Zealand that we thought we would share a few of them 🙂 When is the best time to go to New Zealand? This really depends on what you like to do. If you like to ski then going in the Winter months

Yes! This blog post is all about me! me me me…. Instead of leaving you all in mystery…. I thought I would introduce you to Dianne Hall the owner of GoWalkabout Travel  and the lady behind the blog posts! So here are some facts.. 1/ I was born and raised in Australia. I have a