Where To Start Your Australian Adventure

With so many awesome places to explore and activities to fill your days with, it can be tough deciding where to kick off your Australia travel plans! So here’s our handy guide to choosing where you should land in Australia to help you make the most of your time in…
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Cost To Travel In Australia

Australia has a bit of a reputation for being an expensive place to travel and it is definitely a lot more costly than spots like Thailand or Indonesia. Even so, it’s an amazing place to travel around and the perfect place to top up your travel funds with a working…
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12 Stops On Australia’s East Coast

Heading along the East Coast of Australia soon and don’t have much of a plan? You’re in luck, because we have picked out some amazing locations for you to stop at and check out during your trip. Sydney Arguably the most iconic city in Australia, but oddly enough, not the…
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Top 5 Things To Do In The Red Centre

Out of all the destinations Australia has to offer, there are few as iconic and unique as the Red Centre. With its unmistakable landscape, the Aussie outback is pretty magical and if you’re looking to explore some of the “real” Australia, it doesn’t get much better than that! To help…
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The Backpacker’s Guide to Aussie Slang

Australia or “Straya”, as it is also known, is one of the biggest melting pots in the world, with some of the most diverse dialects from far and wide, but let’s talk about some of the wordy slang this country has developed. At Happy Travels, we decided that we wanted…
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Top 5 Things To Do In Sydney

Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, is one of Australia’s largest and most popular cities. Best known for the iconic Opera House that sits on the water’s edge of the world’s largest natural harbour, there is no end of choice for places to explore and adventure to be had!…
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Top 10 Byron Bay Experiences

Byron Bay is filled to the brim with white sandy beaches, tropical bushland, trendy bars, shops, and restaurants, but it’s also a destination soaked with culture and epic adventures waiting to happen. The indigenous name for Byron Bay is ‘Cavanbah’, meaning meeting place, and it’s really no surprise why the…
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7 Tips To Help You Plan Your Epic Aussie Road Trip

It’s no secret that road trippin’ is hands down the best way to explore Australia. Whoever you’re travelling with, hiring a campervan gives you fun, freedom, and the excuse to sleep sprawled out naked across the back seats with absolutely no judgement at all. Plus, it allows you to stop…
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