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A JAW U TH LOOT OF SO N AUSTR ALIA S ADVENTURE

DAY BREAKERS Three unique sides to Adelaide

TOES ON THE NOSE We find the world’s best surfing spots

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EDITOR’S LETTER We love hitting the road, but there’s no need to drive when you’re travelling Oz. It’s killing the environment and it’s expensive. Why not get your skates on with the US Roller Derby who are in town? Or pick up a bike for a wine tour in the Barossa Valley (pg26); learn to surf on the country’s best breaks (pg6); or even sail the turquoise waters of Barbados on a catamaran (pg34)? Go on readers, get off that couch!

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British band Mumford and Sons are touring Australia and have decided to play a number of stopover shows in rural towns. First stop is the scenic town of Dungog in the Hunter Valley. Helping the Brits entertain will be Sarah Blasko and more.

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Waves of our lives Whether you’re a guru or a grommet, Australia has some of the best surfing spots in the world. We show you where to get barrelled WORDS HUGH RADOJEV

For most of the world’s population the word ‘Australia’ immediately conjures images of sun kissed bodies lying on pristine white sand, gazing out laconically over rolling blue surf.

The beach is intrinsically linked with Australia, playing a huge part in its national psyche and is an important marketing tool in the eternal war for travellers and tourist dollars. Images of sunny beaches and crystalline, blue water are usually the first line of attack in any tourism campaign, particularly those aimed at Asia, or the parts of Europe where the ocean is calm.

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something of a marketing cliché in many ways, it cannot be denied that Australia’s enormous coastline has some of the world’s most beautiful beaches, best surf breaks and iconic seaside towns for everyone to enjoy.

It is something that Australia really does very well and we’ve taken a look at six of our famous favourites from around the country, taking into consideration all the components that make up a truly great beach – the surf, the activities, the culture, the town and of course, the best places to grab a cold brew at the end of the day. In the interests of being fair and unbiased

(or at least trying to be) we’ve rounded off our top 10 with four beaches that are not found along the coast of the world’s biggest island.

Next door neighbours New Zealand get a little love, as do perennial surf and sand heavy weights Hawaii, and another nearby southern hemisphere destination – Indonesia. Accruing a list of our favourite six beaches in Australia is contentious enough without adding four international beaches to that list, and as a result, we would not call this a definitive best of the best, just a few of our favourites, whetting our appetite for the coming summer. Bring it on!

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Surf here because: Bondi is one of the most iconic and best known beaches internationally, and for many, it is the tangible symbol of the Australian dream. Set in the heart of Sydney’s eastern suburbs, Bondi has transcended the ingredients of what makes up a beach – sand, water and sun – to become an absolute icon. Whilst you could easily argue, from a surfing point of view, that it isn’t even in the top 10 breaks in Sydney let alone Australia, on a good day you’ll find some nice swells on either end. Perhaps the biggest draw card of Bondi, though, lies off the beach. The suburb is one of the cultural hearts of Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Full of bars, restaurants, live music venues and clubs, Bondi also has one of the largest concentrations of backpackers in Sydney, with travellers from all over the world converging on Bondi to come and experience a slice of Australian life.

Where to get a beer: Grab an ice cold Corona and a burrito at Beach Burrito, an institution overlooking north Bondi.

Surf here because: With lots of surf camps and lessons running throughout the summer months the beautiful stretch of Shoalhaven on the New South Wales south coast is hugely popular with those who are uninitiated with catching breaks.

In fact, Seven Mile Beach is often called Australia’s “best learn to surf beach”. Its gentle surf and forgiving breaks afford beginners the perfect place to learn, whilst offering intermediate borders with some slightly more challenging breaks as well. Aside from the water, this part of New South Wales is famed for its natural beauty and is perfect also for keen anglers. Nearby towns of Gerroa and Gerrigong feature good accommodation options as well as plenty of places to eat and drink, whilst the beach is only forty minutes from the cosmopolitan hub of Wollongong.

Where to get a beer: Best grabbing a few six packs and an Esky on your way through Wollongong because this beautiful little spot is fairly secluded.

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Surf here because: One of the most popular tourism spots in northern New South Wales, Byron Bay is littered with great beaches including Wategoes and the Wreck. The area has been a treasured sport for surfers since the 1960s. Forming the most easterly point of the Australian mainland at the meeting points of the Coral and Tasman seas, surfing is great all year round. Byron Bay also offers numerous other water activities including whale watching, hang gliding, sky diving as well as coastal walks, snorkeling and scuba diving. Byron Bay also has a vibrant nightlife scene with backpackers, tourists and locals mixing readily year round. Also a short drive from Hippy paradise Nimbin, Byron is one of Australia’s most interesting and exciting beaches.

Where to grab a beer: Byron’s Beach Hotel offers beautiful views from the beer garden and a lovely relaxed atmosphere.

Surf here because: This break plays host to the world’s longest running Surfing Competition, the Rip Curl Pro Surf and Music Festival. Bells is one of Australia’s best known surf spots. Considering the surfing pedigree, it is a break primarily for the experienced. For the beginner, nearby spots including Johanna’s offer slightly easier conditions. Located near Torquay on the beautiful Great Ocean Road region the area is great for sightseeing, with great vantage points all along the coast. The town of Torquay also offers a good home base with plenty of activities to keep you occupied when you’re not tearing up the surf.

Where to grab a beer: Set in the heart of seaside town Torquay, Let of the Rocks offers a little bit of everything, whether you’re after a quiet beer, a quality meal or an all night rager.

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NOOSA HEADS Surf here because: Noosa’s main beach is only minutes away from the shopping hotspot of Hastings Street and is great for all sorts of beach activities. Whether you’re keen to catch a few waves, refresh yourself with a swim, or just lounge about on the beach, Noosa has it all. Noosa’s Hastings Street is also full of things to do once you’re finished on the beach with lots of restaurants and bars as well as lots of shops and markets. Whilst the main beach may not offer the best waves, nearby Castaways and Marcus beaches offer much better surf for the intermediate to advanced surf groups.

Where to grab a beer: The Coolum Surf Club is right on the sand on Noosa’s Main Beach and offers something for everyone with live entertainment on the weekends as well as cheap meals and tap beers every night.

YALLINGUP Surf here because: Birthplace of one of Australia’s greatest surfers, Taj Burrow, Yallingup in the heart of the Margaret River has a real surfing pedigree. Some of the best breaks to be found in Western Australia are found around this area including Smiths, Three Bears and the powerful Super Tubes.

Surfing isn’t the only attraction to the area, though. The Margaret River is known as one of Australia’s premier wine producing regions and Yallingup is so close to a number of top vineyards. Art Galleries too are in great supply. Nearby Busselton provides the main shopping areas and facilities to stock up on supplies.

Where to get a beer: The Caves House Hotel has been the whistle–whetting destination for visitors to the area for over 100 years. Famed throughout WA for its Sunday sessions and the beautiful views on offer from the beer garden.

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MENTAWAIS, INDONESIA Surf here because: Not so much one beach, as hundreds, this chain of islands off the coast of Sumatra offer some terrific surf conditions and are best known for their surf tours. Cruising boats and crews can be hired to ferry you and your mates to the best spots depending on the conditions.

There are beaches and breaks to suit all levels of surfer from beginner to veteran. You can also stay on one of the islands at picturesque holiday resorts like WavePark where one can indulge in all the other idyllic island holiday pursuits that need not have anything to do with surfing like snorkeling, swimming or just lazing in the sun.

Where to grab a beer? You’re best off asking the skipper of your vessel if he’s got any Bintang stashed below decks somewhere. Chances are he will.

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Surf here because: Between November and February this stretch of pristine coastline on Oahu’s North Shore becomes a big wave surfing mecca attracting some of the best surfers from around the world. In the summer months, though, the surf quietens down, becoming more tranquil and approachable for us mere mortals. In the placid winter months the spot becomes a great place for swimming, scuba diving, rock climbing and a place to test ones nerves at the huge ‘Jump Rock’. Waimea Bay has been popularised and immortalised in many songs including the classic Beach Boys hit number Surfin’ USA. Best place to grab a beer? There are tonnes of little bars tucked away a long the shore line, but a real must try item in Waimea is from Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck, try the garlic shrimp which he sells, obviously, off the back of his truck.

PIHA BEACH, NEW ZEALAND Surf here because: Its natural beauty and isolation, rugged coastline and the forested Waitakere Ranges offering walks.

This is the birthplace of New Zealand surfing in the 1950s.

You’ll find this break 39kms west of Auckland city centre in New Zealand. Hosting numerous national and International surfing championships, it is naturally one of New Zealand’s most popular and famous beaches.

Where to grab a beer? Probably your best bet would be to head back into Auckland. The Northern Steamship Co in the heart of the city is a great place for a cold one.

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Jape Richie Egan and Glenn Keating, of Irish electronic band Jape, sit down for a beer to talk snakes, spiders and sperm. Oh, and supporting Dappled Cities on their Aussie tour INTERVIEW CAITLIN STANWAY

I’m sensing a bit of a phobia?

RE: We’ll be checking our shoes before we put them on, for sure!

Anywhere in Australia you’re especially excited to play?

RE: Pretty much Sydney. On our last tour the best gig by far of the tour was Sydney.

GK: I’m really looking forward to seeing more of Melbourne, we didn’t see anything last time.

You’re supporting Dappled Cities, are you excited?

RE: Yeah we’re really lucky to be touring with the Dappled Cities guys, because people go and see them, and they have good crowds so we can play in really cool venues.

Richie: “We’re going to be in damage control” So Richie, you live in Sweden?

RE: Yeah, my wife is Swedish so we moved there, like, a while ago. But we go back so much we may as well be living in Ireland. We’ve been over there doing festivals all summer.

What festivals do we hit up in Ireland?

RE: The Electric Picnic is the best one to do, and there’s one called Forbidden Fruit.

GK: The Body and Soul festival is amazing.

Tell me about the Irish indie scene.

RE: It’s pretty friendly, there’s not much rivalry between bands you know... I noticed in the last three years there’s been really a lot of electronic stuff coming out of Ireland, like really good electronic stuff.

Where else have you ventured?

RE: All over the place. The last year and a half we’ve been touring like pretty much all the time GK: Yeah we’ve been here, Japan, the States, Europe, the UK. That’s a lot of travel!

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flew for 27 hours, we landed in Houston, drove three hours to Austen, did a gig in Austen then got straight in a van and drove 18 hours to Florida.

You must get along really well?

RE: Yeah we do, but when we got there they fucking played a trick on me. I was asleep in the van and woke up kind of all groggy and went in to the restaurant and said “what should I get?” and they told me to get grits.

I take it you’re not a fan of grits?

RE: I didn’t know what grits were, so I thought fucking cool, I’ll get grits. I thought it sounded like crunchy meat, but it was basically a bowl of sperm.

GK: He still ate it...

RE: I was hungry. But I wasn’t loving life.

I hope Australia’s made a better impression?

RE: Well we haven’t seen any of those spiders, or those brown snakes you hear so much about so I suppose we’re doing well. But we will, they’ll find us!

What Aussie artists are Jape listening to?

RE: I really like Empire of the Sun, and I really like Tame Impala, like a lot!

GK: I like Nick Cave, and The Saints were great, they were Australian weren’t they?

What about those Swedes, who’s on the iPod? RE: Swedish wise, we listen to a lot of electronic music, so The Knife would be there, and Fever Red are great.

Have you tackled a Swedish tour yet?

RE: Not yet, but our booking agent is based in Stockholm. We’re going to eventually, hopefully tour in Sweden.

How’s your Swedish?

RE: I can order a beer. And say ‘knob cheese’.

GK [in hysterics]: why the fuck do you know knob cheese?

I’m sensing a theme here...

GK: We’re going to be in damage control after this for sure!

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LAWLESS FILM review by Alasdair Morton STARRING: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Clarke | MA | 116min

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A struggling writer rejected by countless agents finds a brilliant, unpublished manuscript in Paris which he puts forward as his own work.

The plot is complicated, blurring the lines between fiction and reality and swaps between past and present. But the performances are spot on – it’s great to see Bradley Cooper without a hangover. So layered it makes The Notebook look like a shopping list. AH

The Wild West was a brutal time, the Prohibition era of Chicago gangsters just as much so. Throw the two together in a tale of bootlegging brothers clashing with the mob and corrupt cops, and you have the perfect concoction for Aussie filmmaker John Hillcoat, whose fourth flick, Lawless, is his most enjoyable yet.

Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke and Shia LaBeouf are the Bondurant brothers. Locally feared and admired in equal measure in 1930s Franklin County, their moonshine business puts them on a collision course with Gary Oldman’s Chicago gangster and Guy Pearce’s corrupt – and shaved-eyebrowed, creepy-looking – special agent.

Being a Hillcoat film, Lawless is violent. Several scenes will have you squirming as throats are slit, testicles removed, and one young man makes a painful acquaintance with a barrel of boiling tar.

It also, though, shows a move forward for the director, as a duo of female characters refresh his usually male-centric narratives; Jessica Chastain excels as Hardy’s love interest, and Mia Wasikowska’s young Amish girl brings an element of naivety to a world of brutality.

Lawless toys with notions of good and evil as the criminals become folk heroes, cops the corrupt money-grabbers, and is, memorably, imbued with a riotous sense of humour, much stemming from Hardy’s portrayal of a bullish brother afraid of no man, but intimated by women – and from scribe Nick Cave’s pen.

Throw in an uplifting ending, of sorts, and you have a bold step forward for Hillcoat. One you might even call crowd-pleasing, albeit bruised and blood-stained.

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Rock and roll The USA's top Roller Derby stars are in town and looking for fresh blood WORDS ALEX HARMON

Roller Derby was the brain child of Chicago promoter, Leo Seltzer, who created the sport in 1935 to drum up business for the Chicago Coliseum at the height of the popularity of roller skating. These days, it's a fiercely competitive, bloodthirsty sport for ruthless chicks on wheels. We chat to two US Derby stars who are rolling into town next month.

sport, but the message of Whip It that I thought was really great was that it’s all about the community of Roller Derby.

I also thought the film got a lot of younger girls interested in the sport. Since the film there has been an exponential growth in junior Roller Derby leagues across the US and internationally as well.

Fisti Cuffs, New York Gotham Girls

How accurate is the film, in your opinion?

Well, you know, it’s a movie, so movies are always not real life, but I like the community aspect. And it’s played on a bank track which is less common than a flat track. But it’s a little bit more fun to watch in a movie. When most people say they play Roller Derby, they’re talking about flat track.

Hey Fisti, which position do you play?

I am predominately a blocker, but used to be a jammer. Before I moved to New York, I was almost exclusively a jammer.

Can you explain the difference?

The jammers are the girls with stars on their helmets and they score points by passing blockers of the opposing team.

The blockers on the track try to stop the jammers passing.

What are you known for on the track?

I am a team player, so I don’t go for the big hits. I am a booty blocker and I am good at holding the girl behind me without going in for hits. I am known in the national team for the 'glam block'. It’s where you stick your shoulders back and your butt out. Then you look over your shoulder and sneer.

What do you love about the Derby?

Roller Derby is kind of the punk rock answer to, well, anything really. But it’s changed. It’s become a lot more professional, so there are things that I miss about the old days, but there are a lot of awesome things that the Derby is doing.

What do you think of films like Whip It? I think that Whip It definitely bumped the awareness and the level of the

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Have you had many injuries?

During one of my very first games I broke my nose, but that was also before there were any kind of safety requirements.

But since then, I’ve just had bumps and bruises. I broke my thumb in April of this year and I had to have surgery. I have my X-ray as my phone screen saver. We’re always proud of injuries – they’re almost like a badge of honour.

What are you looking for in a player?

Skating skills, how fit you are, how strong you are – those are the most important things. But obviously your knowledge of the game and your ability to play with teammates.

And a tough name?

Yes, that always helps. It's funny because I’m not particularly tough, I am very humble but Fisti definitely sounds tough – and cool.

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Gori Spelling, LA Derby Dolls Hey Gori, how did you get into Roller Derby?

I was living in LA and I was looking for something athletic to do and I didn’t want to just go to a gym. I was on MySpace in 2006 and I was hopping around my friend’s pages and a little pop-up ad came for Roller Derby, I was like ‘what is that?’

I had grown up in-line skating and it caught my attention, I googled it and found out I had a league close by me, so I went and joined. And now I'm Gori Spelling!

I wonder how Tori Spelling feels about your name?

I actually got to meet her a few years ago and she was so excited about it. She even signed my helmet.

Photos: Roller Derby Extreme, Getty Images

Have you always been sporty?

Growing up I was into individual sports.

I did sailing and horseback riding and briefly I played co-ed hockey in college, but then I took a break from sport.

When I found Roller Derby, at first I was unsure about a team sport with a bunch of women. It seemed like a lot of attitude but it’s been great and I wouldn’t give it up for the world.

How much attitude is there on the track?

It kind of depends, some skaters own their personas a little more than others, but I actually tend to be pretty mellow on the track. If someone starts to get in my face I ignore them and that usually pisses them off even more.

Can you tell me what a can opener is?

Actually in LA we refer to that as a 'rock block,' because you’re rocking your shoulder backwards to make contact with the other skater’s chest or torso area.

What is the biggest myth about Roller Derby?

If people haven’t seen modern Roller Derby, they remember the televised stuff from the Seventies which was scripted, with fake fighting. That’s the biggest misconception.

What’s the training process like?

It tends to be a lot of off-skate training, so in sneakers. We do a lot of weights and cardio to keep up our fitness levels.

In LA we’re lucky enough, not only to have a bank track, but also a flat track and we’ve found it's best to skate both surfaces. It’s slightly differing training, but makes us more well-rounded skaters.

You're handpicking some Aussies to join you, what are you looking for?

I think overall skate skills, fitness and how well they adapt.

The boot camp is four days and they’re gonna have to learn bank track and adapt to this pretty fast.

What advice do you have for girls thinking about the sport?

They should go and check out a local game, and if they like it, try out for a league. Most towns have a program for Junior Derby Would you encourage your daughter to play?

Yeah I think it’s great. When I started playing, it made me more confident, I became a better team player at work. I don’t have any reason why I wouldn’t let my daughter play. Although, I don’t want kids – but hypothetically yes!

Roller Derby Extreme tours Sydney (Nov 21), Melbourne (Nov 23), and Brisbane (Nov 29). rdxtreme.com.au

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WEEKLY WINNER CITY AND SAILS: Howard Harrison, 24, UK HOWARD SAYS: “The view of Sydney CBD and Opera House on a Spring afternoon.”

WE SAY: “Millions of photos a year are taken of this particular part of the world and yet whenever we here at TNT see a good one we can’t help but like it. Howard has really managed to capture the Opera House and CBD at one of the most beautiful, photogenic times of year: Spring. The composition of this photograph is great with the skyscrapers and Opera House juxtaposed against the national park area and water in the foreground.”

HOT TIPS: Skyscrapers Skyscrapers are a great attraction for photographers with their clean lines and repeated patterns, and night shots are particularly attractive. Keep in mind, if you do not want the towers to look like they’re leaning you will need to get a high, distant viewpoint and hold the camera flat and level. This may mean being quite far away. Bridges and boats often provide a good vantage point from where to shoot skyscrapers.

Alternatively you can shoot looking slightly up or down and correct the converging lines digitally or on Photoshop later.

Always bear in mind this will require some cropping though.

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got a great live music Q Melbourne’s scene, but where are a few good pubs to go to in Sydney to see a band? Tom Westerman, UK the more stringent and ridiculous A Sadly things like licensing laws become in New South Wales the harder it gets for old fashioned pub music venues to continue. There’s not a lot of money in putting bands on anymore and as a result less and less places are having regular band nights. Thankfully though there are still some places that will put on a local or interstate band. Nightclubs generally are your best bet; places like World Bar in Kings Cross, the Standard in Taylor Square and the Oxford Arts Factory on Oxford Street will always have live bands playing on a Friday and Saturday nights, sometimes even on a Wednesday or Thursday as well. However these venues do often come with a cover charge or quite expensive ticket prices which might otherwise deter you. If it’s a pub gig

you’re after there are still a few places to enjoy one. Bondi’s Beach Road hotel, Manly Fisho’s on the northern beaches and the iconic Annandale Hotel in the inner west are just a few of the handful of pubs that still feature live bands. in Perth at the moment but want Q I’m to get away for a day or two. Where should I go? James Knight, USA is just 19km out of the Perth city A Fremantle centre but it is different and interesting enough to feel basically like another world away. This is a place with a real sense of its own history, full of wonderful old buildings including the Roundhouse (WA’s oldest building) the Fremantle Markets and the Old Fremantle Prison, a must see attraction. Also a must visit is the Little Creatures Brewery, which has a wonderful restaurant as well as plenty of beer on tap. If you can get over there in November you might also catch the annual Fremantle Festival.

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HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN OZ? Six weeks. I’ve been to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Byron Bay, Noosa and Brisbane so far.

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO COME? It was my last year to qualify for the Working Holiday Visa and I wanted to experience the friendly people, fantastic weather, and amazing scenery. I also thought it would be cool to trade in my snowboard for a surfboard.

WHERE ARE YOU STAYING? Aussie Way hostel in Brisbane. It’s wonderful. I like smaller hostels where you feel like a part of the family, and this definitely fits the bill. It’s a home away from home.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVE SPOT? Anywhere by the beach, but Tea Tree Bay at Noosa National Park stands out.

WHO/WHAT DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My three year old Golden Retriever Buttons.

WHAT’S THE WORST THING YOU BROUGHT OVER? Too much clothing. If I had my time again I’d just pack swimmers.

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After a long, lonely winter, Louis DAI set out on a quest to find a hot Swedish girl...

Want wet Swedish babes on your phone? Text BABE 21 to get skintilyclad Natasha. Text BABE 22 to help Helen take her top off...

For a long time now I’ve had a “soft spot” for Swedish girls, be they wet or dry, clean or dirty. Last winter I spent too much time watching late night Australian TV, which is full of ads featuring gorgeous blondes writhing about on beds. So I decided to set out on an epic quest for my own BABE 21.

Where is the best place to find Swedes in Australia? In the snowfields?

Or sunning themselves on the Whitsundays?

I had to find out, so I hired an old Toyota Prado and rallied a couple of similarly desperate friends. After a long drive north from Melbourne, our first port of call was Jindabyne a small town in New South Wales, which is conveniently located near the snowfields.

There must be at least a couple of Swedes here, we thought, as we pulled

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up to the hostel.

The next day we explored 675,000 hectares of Kosciuszko National Park.

I climbed mountains and I plundered through the snow but still there were no Swedes to be found.

So we turned the 4WD north and headed for sunnier climes. We zoomed past a horde of toothless hoons doing burn-outs in their Holden V8s, cans of beer and 12-inch mullets included.

There were a bunch of retirees-cumcaravanners who were dolled up in their summer clothes. But still it was oh so quiet on the Swedish front.

At last we reached Sydney. It was in the inner-city suburb of Glebe when this hunt for Nordic babes turned into... well, a wrong wet dream. We stopped here because of its outstanding Bohemian features. Driving through I sensed it was one of those places notorious for its ballooning transvestite population. This was the New South Wales answer to Brighton in England.

And it had a charming village ambience that seeped fast into the bloodstream of the three of us.

The tenacious smell of fun that bubbled from the hostel doors lured

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us in. There was a lounge, a TV room and an impressive amount of floral furnishing.

It was here though that transvestites, equipped with $2 purple wigs, ravaged me with renditions of “You can dance. You can jive. Having the time of your life! Ooooo...” I was right. There was a large transvestite population here. This was little consolation as the words crawled out of their bourbon breaths.

It soon dawned on me that: a) Swedish girls are surprisingly tough to find; b) Most of them are probably indoors shooting those late night TV commercials; and c) There was an old man standing outside the hostel staring at me as he fondled his navel.

That was it. I hoisted the white flag and shed the tears. In an act of wild desperation I sent an SMS and in five seconds I had BABE 21 rolling about in her bed.

As I put the video on loop, I flushed out songs that I made up on the spot.

“Now and then when I see her face she takes me to that special place, and if I’d stare too long I’d probably break down and cry! Oh oh oh oh Swede love of mine.

Oh oh oh oh Swede love of mine.”

On our trip home the Prado smelled atrocious. This came as no surprise as the combined BO of three men had been festering in there for days.

A tip for travellers: Air out the car at the night, or at least have one car wash during the trip. Phew.

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Three sides of the coin From the rolling hills, to the roaring coast, to splendid wine country, Adelaide is king when it comes to daytripping WORDS IAN NEUBAUER PHOTOS GARY FRIEDLAND

Last month, the South Australia Tourist Commission invited photographer Gary Friedland and I to spend a week exploring Adelaide and surrounds. The city turned out to be super-interesting but it was the countryside that blew us away. Here’s a lowdown on what we saw: three Adelaide daytrips you can easily do by car or bus.

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WHAT TO DO: The Big Duck (thebigduck.com.au) does one-hour tours of Victor Harbour at 11am and 2pm for $55 a head.

A Taste of South Australia (tastesa. com.au) charges $127 per person for half-day tours of Handorf.

Barossa Bike Hire and Cycle Tours (barossabikehire.com.au) will rent you a bike for $35 a day ACCOMMODATION: Port Elliot Beach House YHA has dorms for $22 a night while private rooms are a bargain at $72. For bookings, (yha.com.au) GETTING THERE: There are daily services to Adelaide Airport SEE: southaustralia.com for more

There are many different names for Adelaide. Oldies know it as the City of Churches, but Gary and I refer to it as Radelaide after a piece of graffiti we saw.

But it’s latest name – the 20-Minute City – that’s the most accurate of them all. It’s a 20-minute drive from the airport to the city, a 20-minute drive from the city to the beach at Glenelg, and 20 minutes from the city to the Adelaide Hills.

The hills were settled in the 1830s by craftsmen, gardeners, painters and winemakers from Prussia – an empire that later split into Germany and Austria. The new arrivals were refugees: Lutherans fleeing persecution from then-King Frederick Wilhelm III. Their oldest surviving town is Handorf, named after Captain Dirk Hahn of the Zebra, one of the ships that brought the Lutherans over. Handorf is rich with history and culture – art galleries, historic buildings and the Handorf Academy – and is a great place to get stuck into Germanic food.

To get there, we follow the Princess Highway in the direction of Melbourne as it shoots like a snake into the highlands. At the 27-kilometre mark, Handorf awaits.

We park at the far end of town and go for a walk down Main Street, which has the look and feel of a gingerbread town. There’s a butcher, several bakers and a candlestick maker, a shop that sells possum-skin Ugg boots and another that sells only lavender. Cheese kransky dogs with big servings of sauerkraut are dished out at the Germany Pantry,

while apple strudles and poppyseed buns sell like hotcakes at Otto’s Bakery. Lowenbrau, Becks and eight other kinds of German beer as well as Adelaide Hills Cider are sold on tap at the German Arms Hotel. Things get cheesy down the road at Udder Delights, an artesian cheese shop that does high tea, cheesemaking workshops and cheese wedding cakes – and hundreds upon hundreds of cheeses. After buying a chunk of Adelaide Hills Brie (creamy, soft, rich and gooey goodness) we get a craving for dessert and head to Handorf Hills winery on the outskirts of town, where two over-the-top South Africans do wine and chocolate-matching experience that has to be tasted to be believed. By the time we get out of there, the day’s come to an end yet there’s so much more left to see in Handorf.

“Nearly everyone I hear says the same,” says Mary Anne Kennedy, a tour guide with A Taste of South Australia. “’I wish I had more time. Why didn’t the travel agent tell me how much there was to see here?’”

The Fleurieu Peninsula From Handorf, it’s an hour’s drive to Victor Harbour, a former whaling station on the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Southern right whales were hunted in Victor Harbour from the late 1830s for their oil, South Australia’s first export.

So may whales were killed here a stretch of water near the processing plant was named Shark Channel for all the blood split there. By the 1870s, the whales were gone.

But nature has a way of fighting back. In the 1980s, a century after they became functionally extinct, southern right whales began to reappear in Victor Harbour. You can learn more about them at the South Australian Whale Centre near the Causeway that connects Victor Harbour to Granite Island. Or, you happen to be in Victor Harbour from May to October, you can see them yourself.

Southern right whales’ affinity for coastal inshore waters make them the perfect species for land-based whale

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watching. Their telltale water sprouts, tail splashes and breaching can be seen from the beach at Encounter Bay. The whale season was coming to end when we got to Victor Harbour, but a lot of other sea creatures live in these sheltered waters all year round. A really cool way to see them is on a Big Duck Tour.

Cast aside any preconceptions of an outboard motorpowered banana boat – the Big Duck is a 7.3 expeditionstyle rigid inflatable vessel that cuts through the swell like a knife. Flying Shark Tours would be a more appropriate.

The Big Duck departs from a launch point halfway along the Causeway, where skipper Dan Irwine fits each passenger with spray jackets and life jackets. Once all 10 passengers are safely onboard, we shoot across the harbour at what feels like 100km/hr. Within a minute we see a school of bottlenose dolphins gliding under the boat and then – bang! – a dolphin breaches the surface and pulls off a graceful mid-air whip. Then another dolphin does the same.

“We don’t really know why dolphins breach,” Dan explains. “Some say they do it to hunt fish, others say its done to dislodge parasites from their skin, while others reckon they do it just for fun. Either way, I’m glad they do it, because it’s quite a show.”

Out first stop is Seal Island, where we see New Zealand fur seals and Australian sea lions sunning themselves on rocks; one even comes over to say hello! We take a few photos, hang around for a bit, and then zip across Encounter Bay to Shark Alley, where Dan tells us about the history of whaling in Victor Harbour. After that we charge off again, this time to West Island, where we see a much

larger colony of seals and a colony of penguins that are in no way disturbed by our presence. The seabirds however go absolutely mental, shrieking and hollering bloody murder as a few inquisitive seals come sniffing around our boat. When we’ve had enough of that (not that we ever could), our driver heads west again, this time to see the spectacular lichencovered cliffs of Kings Beach and Waitpinga, before returning to the Causeway.

If it sounds like I rushed it, I did; the tour lasted only an hour but felt like half a day. Maybe because of the speed we were travelling, maybe because of the beautiful scenery and animals we saw, or maybe because it was just so much fun.

The Barossa Valley Wine wankers. That’s what most people on the right side of 40 think of people who go around talking about wine.

Sure, I like to drink the stuff, but the idea of wine travel – going places to drink it – seems boring as batshit. But when the ferry to Kangaroo Island, an hour’s drive west of Victor Harbor was closed due to large seas, the Barossa winemaking region presented itself as the next most viable option to wrap up this story. Surprisingly, it turned out to be the highlight of our trip and I can now crap on about wine… more or less.

To appreciate wine you first need to understand how it’s made. Inasmuch we drive over the Penfolds Cellar Door in Nuriootpa 45 minutes drive northwest of the city. Penfolds was just another insignificant winery until the early 1960s, when then-chief winemaker Max Shubert shocked wine snobs in Europe with his Grange Hermitage Shiraz that went on to win every medal in the book.

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To get a taste for Max’s magic, we partake in a Penfolds Make Your Own Blend experience. After donning white lab coats, we’re led into a state-of-the-art laboratory setting where a wine educator tells us about Bin 389. It’s one of Penfolds more affordable drops (it costs $50 a bottle whereas the cheapest Grange costs $575), it’s made of unequal parts Grenach, Shiraz and Mourvedre ‘varietals’. That’s wine talk for different grapes. See, I’m learning the lingo already.

“What you will be doing here today is what winemakers do but on a much smaller scale,” the educator says. “It’s about having a play with different percentages of varietals and seeing what you think is the best combination.”

Gary and I spend the next hour splashing around beakers and glass tubes full of wine until finally, my combo is ready. I give it a taste.

“What’s it taste like?” the educator asks.

“Bitter,” I tell her, when what I mean to say “bloody awful”.

“That’s not a word we like to use in winemaking,” she says. ”Oh.” Soon after, we say farewell and leave. Our knowledge and appreciation for fine wine on its knees.

Later in the afternoon, we rent a couple of bikes from Barossa Bike Hire and cycle over the Angaston, a historic village 6km east of Nuriootpa. The bicycle path we follow cuts through endless rows of vineyards and green rolling hills.

It’s a beautiful ride and Angaston itself is cute as a button, like Handorf but with a decisively English feel. Angaston is home to Shulz Butcher, the most awarded butcher in Australia, famous for its Barossa Valley bacon that’s smoked using redgum sawdust for two days. All the most expensive restaurants in the country buy their bacon from Shulz, as does the Angaston Roaring 40’s café down the road. Like Shulz and old Max from Penfolds who passed away in 1996, Roaring 40’s head honcho Damon De Roiter has won a stack of awards for his pizzas.

“What we do is we basically put the Barossa on a pizza.

We use Barossa, meet, flour, cheese, vegetables, herbs – it’s all local, organic produce, as good as it gets,” Damon says,

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bringing out a tasty, crusty, cheesy monster of a pizza layered with chicken, bacon, olives, avocado, pesto and brie.

The pizza is good. Not the best I’ve ever had, but pretty damn good. Yet what will stay in my mind (and taste buds) was the Shiraz wine Damon served with our lunch.

Roaring 40’s café is also a cellar door, and it’s where Damon sells the few hundreds bottles of Outlaw wine he makes every year. ‘They give the palate an explosive ride, a Barossa Shiraz has noting to hide,’ is the brand’s motto.

So what did it taste like? Well, I still can’t use terms like ‘fresh cut grass’, ‘pepperberry’ or ‘tannins’ with any authority to describe it, though I can tell you it was like drinking liquid silk. It was that good. ❚

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The real rum diary From Rihanna and ‘wukking up’, to hangovers and sailing, there’s more to Barbados than luxury resorts and endless beaches WORDS CAROL DRIVER

“It’s the rum that invented rum,” the WHEN TO GO: Tropical on beside him. “Where to?” I ask. “It’s time barman shouts over the music, handing me rainstorms sometimes occur in I introduced you all to the rum shops,” he a drink with a wide, cheesy grin. I turn, and hurricane season, from June to replies. almost walk into a girl standing in front of October. July to November is the me, her arse shaking hypnotically in time wet season, although most showers ‘You’re not supposed to get sloshed’ The day before, our minibus whizzes through with the song – no mean feat considering are over quickly. Dry season is the club we’re in is blaring out Caribbean between December and May with Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados on the soca tunes at 120bpm. Everywhere I look, temperatures reaching 30°C. south-west of the island. Fred – who knows there are gyrating couples; the small venue CURRENCY: $1 = BB$2 everything there is to know about the city is heaving with glistening bodies, the ACCOMMODATION: You can – points out the influence of the British. It’s intense humidity making everything just do Barbados on a budget. House everywhere, from the layout of the streets a little bit sticky. Crowds of dressed-toand the colonial-style architecture, to the road Annaliesa Dover in St Lawrence the-nines locals are kicking around outside names (Tudor Street, Trafalgar Square) and the Gap has beds for about $17pppn. waiting to get in for a piece of the action.

The Hill House in Christ Church has fact cars drive on the left.

It’s Friday night, and, in Bridgetown, this is Brightly coloured traditional chattel houses a room which it rents to travellers the place to be. There’s an almighty cheer in every shade of blue, yellow, pink and red for about $14pn on a three-night from inside the bar as the DJ slaps on a blur past, before we stop at Kensington Oval. minimum basis.

Rihanna song.

Unfortunately, the West Indies are away, SEE: visitbarbados.org We Found Love blasts from the playing against England at Lord’s in London. speakers, and beautiful Bajan women “People come to Bridgetown just to come and with too-perfect hair and ample booties begin ‘wukking stand here,” Fred explains earnestly, as we stare at the empty up’ – writhing their behinds in the shapes of ‘0’s and ‘8’s – venue. “Soak up the atmosphere. Cricket means so much to losing themselves in the beat, as tall, incredibly handsome, so many people here. And this stadium has seen some superb impeccably dressed guys dance behind them protectively. games.”

Everyone’s here to party – and hearing the sound of their We’re soon on our way up the west side of the 21-milegirl-next-door-done-good (Rihanna grew up in Bridgetown) long island, along a coast dotted with luxury villas and resorts. sends the crowd into a frenzy. (Although, mention the name Boasting postcard-pretty beaches, pristine sand and turquoise “Chris Brown” to anyone, and it’s as though you’ve just water, this is where the rich and famous come to play, and insulted their mother – the rapper is not welcome to set where Rihanna’s family moved after she hit the big time. foot in Barbados.)

Beyond the bling, in the north of Barbados, Fred pulls up Drink in hand, I make my way around the tightly packed alongside a never-ending field of sugarcane, which is being venue, which by day is the Mount Gay Rum Visitors Center, harvested for rum, filling the air with a fresh, sweet scent. near the stunning Brighton Beach.

He’s taking us to Mount Gay Rum’s ageing and blending I can spot my group easily, not least because the men facility. Rum is a huge deal in Barbados. And, having first fail to display the same suave dance skills as their Bajan started production in 1703, Mount Gay is considered “the counterparts, their alcohol-fuelled moves instead looking rum that invented rum”. Being the birthplace of rum is awkward and clumsy as they enthusiastically attempt, but something the country is incredibly proud of – you’d be hard fail miserably, to master the same sense of rhythm. pushed to find a bar which didn’t stock it in Barbados.

“Let’s go,” Fred, our friendly Barbadian guide, shouts at Naively, I’d always considered the drink as something you us, probably out of embarrassment at the dad-dancing going mix with coke – an act on par with blasphemy here, master

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Bajan tradition: a colourful rum shop

distiller Allen Smith explains. It’s his job to blend the next award-winning rum. “I’m like a DJ,” he laughs in a broad Bajan accent. “I work off the cuff, there’s no set method.”

Pre-empting our next question, he adds: “No, I don’t get drunk. In this business it pays for you not to. You can taste, but you’re not supposed to get sloshed.”

Keen to try Smith’s handiwork, we head back to the visitors centre in Bridgetown for a tasting session, where we’re served a small measure of Eclipse Silver, Eclipse Black,

wooden slats underneath my feet on the boardwalk as I head for the catamaran that will be our party boat for a few hours.

Although the west coast lays claim to the best beaches, it’s here and in the east that adrenaline junkies can satiate their cravings, with watersports such as windsurfing, kitesurfing and bodyboarding on offer. But that all sounds far too much effort today, as I clamber on board. There’s a whoop from the bikini- and Bermuda shorts-clad crowd as we set sail, music blaring.

With too much “ Dutch courage I make a beeline for karaoke ”

All aboard the party boat

Extra Old and the revered 1703. I’m told each combines delicate notes of banana, almond, vanilla and moka, but, much to our guide’s amusement, the rum instead sends a burning sensation across my untrained palate and tastes like pure alcohol. I grimace like a child taking their first sip of beer – hand me a mojito any day.

However, it grows on me, and, a few rums later, and not yet lunchtime, we’re all a little bit merry. We pile, giggling, into Fred’s minibus and he ferries us to the Bridgetown harbour.

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The vessel is huge, with space to sunbathe at the front, and a bar with an area for dancing inside. I order a rum and I’m grabbed by a friendly Bajan with dreadlocks running down the length of his back, who leads me to the dancefloor, where the rest of my group are ‘wukking up’ with about as much grace as a startled kangaroo.

I’m handed over to a woman who attempts to teach me how to move my hips, placing her hands on me and pushing my body around. Luckily, I get kudos just for trying, and then there’s a round of applause as the experts steal the limelight.

The men lap it up, of course, seizing the opportunity, bottles of rum in hand, to assert their authority, stomping around, singing loudly, in typical alpha male fashion.

Fuelled by alcohol, we dance away the next hour, the sun beating down upon us, before heading back to the dock to Fred, who sensibly takes us to get food to soak up the booze, making a pit stop at Oistins. It’s a village close to the backpackers’ haven of Rockley that was, until recently,

a fish market. Now, it’s a lively hub with food stalls selling every type of Bajan cuisine. We occupy a huge table outside, and a waitress brings us a selection of fried fish – ‘dolphin’ (actually dorado), barracuda, tuna – and a pile of sides. including a macaroni pie and cou cou (cornmeal and okra), and, of course, more rum.

Then someone starts the music. Local lads have brought a sound system, and create a makeshift stage, where they compete in a dance-off while a crowd gathers around, egging them on. None of us is brave enough to even try to rival their finely honed skills, but stand safely at the sidelines, drinking, as each dancer tries to outdo the one before.

The night before...

It’s about midnight when our guide suggests heading to a rum shop. There are more than 1500 dotted around the island and they’re unique to Barbados, in a tradition dating back 300 years. It is said that you always find two things in a village – a church and a rum shop. As the name suggests, these tiny bars, found in original Bajan chattel houses and often attached to the owner’s home, sell mainly rum.

Buffy’s is in Inch Marlow, smack-bang in the middle of a residential area. It’s open-fronted, with low lighting. The decor is minimal: bare yellow walls, white plastic chairs, and a grey concrete floor. There are pool tables where locals are playing, while drinkers sit at the tall bar stools.

Bolstered by too much Dutch courage, I make a beeline for the karaoke machine, performing an incredibly bad duet of You’re The One That I Want from Grease with an unsuspecting local.

The hits keep on coming, as do the drinks, long into the night, and long after they should have stopped ...

Sailing in the regatta

The morning after...

I’m gripping on to the side of a lop-sided 78ft-long sailing boat as it cuts through the water, still cringing over my tuneless rendition the night before. About 15ft in the air, I’m acting as a weight, along with about 15 others aboard a vessel taking part in the Mount Gay Rum Regatta, and my head is pounding.

As the boat tacks and jibes, we scurry to the other side, pushing the yacht down to increase its speed. The skipper tells us to get ready, and I scramble across the deck, the wind and spray hitting me in the face, trying my best to keep my breakfast down.

I look across as one of the girls in my group throws up into the sea, her face pale green. Minutes later, at the back of the boat, another of my group vomits what was consumed the night before.

It’s day two of a three-day race, and we’re aiming to complete two 28-mile courses, hitting an impressive 22 knots. It’s so fast, though, a rescue boat has to be called for another girl, whose sea-sickness is too much to bear. I plough on, stomach churning, and remember to look at the horizon.

After what seems like forever, the race is over. Back on dry land, and everyone’s in a jubilant mood, so we head to the Yacht Club for an after-party. The drinks start flowing, but tonight I’m feeling a little more hesitant.

Yes, Barbados is home to the rum that invented rum, but it’s also responsible for the rum that invented the mother of all hangovers. ❚

Allen Smith at work

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Darwinism This is Darwin in 48 hours WORDS HUGH RADOJEV

DAY 1:xDue to its unique â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in parts quite unfortunate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; history, Darwin has the distinction of being one of Australia's most modern cities. Australia's northerly gateway to Asia has become something of a hub for backpackers looking to enjoy the tropical climate and wonderful scenery on offer in the Territorial capital. After a weekend in Darwin you will agree that there's nowhere else in Australia quite like it.

8:00: Drop your bags off at your home for the next 48 hours; Frogshollow Lodge (frogs-hollow.com) and get yourself ready. Maybe take a dip in the pool or introduce yourself to the lovely staff, but don't take too long, there's so much to do in this little town.

9:00: Making the most out of Darwin is going to be hungry work so start the day off right with a trip to Roma Bar (romabar.com) for breakfast. Got to love a place that gives equal love on the menu to smoked salmon croissants and a bowl of cereal. Plus it makes one of the best cups of coffee in town, so the locals say.

12:00: Time to get out on Darwin's beautiful harbour and see the city from the deck of a catamaran. City of Darwin Cruises (cityofdarwincruises.com) offer four hour cruises with lunch and drinks included. Depending on the season you might be able to swim or sit in the cargo netting behind the moving boat. (Just remember wet season does not mean swimming season!) You can also go hunting for crocs caught in the traps along the mangrove swamps.

17:00: Chances are there's a weekend BBQ in full swing

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back at base camp, but if you're feeling the heat a bit why not head out to Lake Alexander, an easy drive from the city centre. This man-made lake is a favourite in the warmer months as there are no box jellyfish floating around.

19:00: An aquarium experience like no other in the country is offered at Indo-Pacific Marine (indopacificmarine.com. au) with its entirely self supporting displays. The 'Coral Reef

by Night' show is highly recommended. A beautiful seafood dinner is served while the lights are dimmed, allowing the sea creatures to revert to their more normalised, nighttime activities. After dinner take a guided walk through the aquarium checking out the exhibits. A must see!

21:00: Cap your first night in the Territory off with a few beers at the Fox'n'Fiddle in the party heart of Darwin; Mitchell Street. You'll have missed the crab racing by this time but it wont be too late to catch some live music or just hit the bar and relax into the evening.

DAY 2: 9:00: Sort the hangover out with a visit to Relish Cafe in the Wharf Precinct. We recommend the green eggs and bacon with a strong black coffee.

12:00: It's time now to visit one of Darwin's biggest tourist drawcards. Crocosaurus Cove (crocosauruscove.com) in the heart of Darwin has a whole host of reptilian themed thrills in store. Pet a baby crocodile or fish for a teenaged crocodile. There's a feeding platform you can stand on and lower bits of bait and other meat into a pool full of juvenile saltwater crocodiles who jump out of the water to get at the

Blissful days on the harbour

food. Or get lowered into a pool full of adult saltwater crocs.

This so called 'Cage of Death' is fast becoming one of the most popular tourist activities in the country. Another one of the heart-thumping, must see experiences.

15:00: Time to leave the water for a little while and get into a little culture. Rent a bicycle and ride over to the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory (artandmuseums.nt.gov) which have a whole heap of different exhibitions and displays running throughout the year, comprised predominantly of locally produced art and photographs.

17:00: The waterways around Darwin are littered with ship wrecks and coral formations, so why not explore some with an afternoon dive? Cullen Bay Dive (cullenbaydive.com) offer wonderful packages for groups or individuals.

20:30: It's been a long day so why not grab a bite at one of Darwin's most respected restaurants. Pee Wee's at the Point (peewees.com) offer stunning views of the waterfront, a relaxed atmosphere and some of the best food in all of Darwin. Some of the mains can get a little pricey, but why not treat yourself? It's worth it.

10:00: Its your last night in town so make it a good one.

Tap on Mitchell Street should be the first stop. Enjoy a beer or two in the barmy evening breeze of the outside seating area. If you're in the mood to dance, put on your best party frock and head over to Throb Nightclub and mingle with Darwin's biggest characters. Sounds like job done.

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FIRST TRANSGENDER BIRD SPOTTED IN NZ NEW ZEALAND

A wildlife sanctuary has nicknamed one of its feathered friends the ‘butch bellbird’ after they discovered it had both male and female characteristics.

Eco-sanctuary Zealandia in Wellington has revealed a young bellbird in their care could be the nation’s first transgender bird.

The now 18-month-old honey-eater, known in Maori as a Korimako, moves like a male when feeding but its calls are mixed – as is its DNA. “It could be due to a hormonal imbalance or it could be a reaction to shock or an incomplete moult – given the appearance and behaviour, any of those would be unusual though,” bird expert Ben Bell of Victoria University told stuff.co.nz.

Sparrow-sized New Zealand bellbirds are dark olive-green with red eyes – males have a blue tint around their face and the female has a white stripe.

BOY’S LUCKY ESCAPE AFTER CROC ATTACK AUSTRALIA

An extremely lucky teenager has survived a saltwater crocodile attack, escaping with minimal injuries.

The boy, 14, was waist-deep in a river in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia when the snapper struck, biting his leg. The victim was rushed to hospital for treatment and reported the incident to the Department of Environment and Conservation.

District wildlife officer Len Terry says it is rare to get bitten by a saltwater croc, but the animals are common in that area.

“In the two years I’ve been in the job here, this is the first one that I’ve actually had a

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I’ll be paper back: The former Govenator of California unveils his new “tell all” book at the Frankfurt book fair. In the book, Arnie apparently deals with his successes as well as the whole illegitimate child thing. Guaranteed page-turner! report of a person being bitten,” Terry said.

“We do occasionally get anecdotal ones but the ones I know of have mainly been freshwater crocodiles biting people.”

OLDIES MORE LIKELY TO STREAK IN HOTELS

AUSTRALIA

A quarter of Aussie hotel guests run naked through the corridors, according to a new survey.

The ZUJI.com.au study also revealed it’s the oldies that staff need to watch out for, with the 45-55-year-olds more likely to streak

in the buff.

Up to 70 per cent of hotel guests spend at least 10 minutes trying to figure out how to turn on a shower in a hotel room, the survey of more than 1000 people also found. And 40 per cent of guests have smuggled in extra friends into a room booked for one person. Who hasn’t?

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Age of Sonny Ress who was given a whisky and water instead of juice at Frankie & Benny’s in Wales. Start them young

Age, in years, women start to worry about sagging breasts, receding gums and getting old, according to depressing research

My precious: what the coins will look like

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Cost, in quadrillions, of mobile bill sent to Solenne San Joe, from France, by her phone provider

NEW ZEALAND

Commemorative coins from The Hobbit are to be released ahead of next month’s movie.

Featuring characters such as Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf, the gold money will be legal tender, although their face value will be less than what they will cost.

The most expensive is made from 28.3g of gold and will set collectors back about £1900. But its face value is just £10. The cheapest is a 50p coin retailing at £15.

The coins go on sale from November 1 and will no doubt generate much interest among geeks, erm, Tolkien fans in the build up to the premiere of the first of the three Peter Jackson-directed Hobbit movies.

PANTS PINCHER STRIKES AGAIN

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NEW ZEALAND

Queenstown Police are on the hunt for a knicker thief who has struck twice in the last six months.

The perpetrator has targeted the same Arrowtown address twice – the first time grabbing clothing and underwear from a washing line in the back garden in April.

Last weekend, he was at it again, this time entering the house to steal knickers.

“There are elements to these crimes which are very disturbing not only to the victim but also for the wider Arrowtown community,” Detective Sergeant Brian

Number of penguins that died at London Zoo after contracting malaria.

The zoo said it was a “very sad occasion”

Knicker nicker: keep an eye on your undies Cameron said. The police are asking for anyone with information to come forward so they can apprehend the underwear thief before they strike again.

ELDERLY COUPLE BUY BUSH, GROW WEED UNITED KINGDOM

When an elderly couple bought an innocuous green plant at a car boot sale, they had no idea what they were getting into.

Unbeknown to the married man and woman, the bush was a cannabis plant and it grew to a monstrous size in their back yard. Police in Bedford posted a picture of the luxuriant bush, growing as tall as the fence in the garden.

In a message posted to Twitter, the force said the plant had been “seized today”. The message added: “Elderly couple bought shrub at car boot sale, tended carefully – biggest cannabis plant we had seen!!”

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK I certainly couldn’t play him as Australian because people would think, ‘That’s Crocodile Dundee!’

Aussie actor Chris Hemsworth on why his superhero character Thor has a British accent

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No joke. The woman’s bill was $14,676,614,570,049,452

The bill of gripes, mobile phone convenience comes at a price A woman in France gets hit with the world’s largest phone bill

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It has finally happened. The hugely overpaid and grossly under whelming men and women running this country have finally lost the plot.

In the wake of Peter Slipper’s resignation from his role of speaker, the parliament floor has descended into a mud slinging match.

While I’m sure everyone was suitably cowed by the prime minister’s fearsome tirade against Tony Abbott, the point has rather been lost.

It hasn’t helped that a comedian

The point has “rather been lost ” speaking at a Labor function made a cringe worthily sexist joke about a female Liberal staff member only days after the PM’s sanctimonious rant went viral worldwide.

It’s one thing to have the leaders of two ideologically opposed political parties dislike each other, it’s quite another when that dislike turns to pure, vitriolic hatred.

Can’t everyone just get on with it?

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Solenne San Jose, a young woman from Bordeaux in the south of France couldn’t believe her eyes when she opened her phone bill and saw a number that was 6,000 times larger then her country’s entire annual economic output. Of course somebody had made a mistake and added about 16 zeroes too many, but this farce also highlights an uncomfortable truth of mobile operators everywhere. The expense is getting almost too much to bear.

Modern day society is so intrinsically linked with the mobile phone that many people panic or stress out when their phone isn’t within arm’s reach. They get nervous and fidgety, wondering whether or not somebody really important is phoning, messaging or emailing them. These people suffer from fear of missing out (what they call FOMO) on some piece of information, of being out the loop. It’s become so bad that an actual, medical condition has been coined for this; it’s called nomophobia.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my phone and it’s an undeniably important tool in pretty much every aspect of my life; equally as important for work as it is for play. Yet I can’t help but think that the telecommunications companies know this fact and are wantonly exploiting it. In fact I don’t think this, I know it.

Gone are the days when a “$49 Cap” ever actually costs you $49. I remember sitting in my local Optus provider, with a very helpful young woman in her canary yellow shirt and signing a piece of paper, thinking that we were in this together. We were a team and we both knew the cost. Obviously though, I was wrong. Every month since I’ve opened my bill to find what could best be described as an arbitrary figure staring back at me.

The worst thing is I’m too lazy and weak to do anything about it. Whenever I get a call from them telling me I’m late for a payment; I fawn and beg and mewl pathetically for forgiveness. Optus have weighed my soul and they have found it wanting.

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TRIAL DE LANCE BEGINS AGAIN CYCLING

Despite having already admitted to doping throughout his once illustrious career, American cyclist Lance Armstrong is set to face further inquest after long time teammate and friend testifies against him.

George Hincapie, a long time support rider for Armstrong throughout his period of Tour de France domination has confirmed the allegations, even implying that he too had been forced to cheat.

“Early in my professional career, it became clear to me that given the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs by cyclists at the top of the profession, it was not possible to compete at the highest level without them.”

The inquest into Armstrong’s doping has resulted in a 1,000 page report being published and presented to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport.

OWEN WADES INTO THE DIVING DEBATE FOOTBALL

Diving to win fouls has always been around in the world of football and things are getting worse, according to the former Liverpool and England star, Michael Owen.

“I’d say it’s worse now than it was 10 years ago and I would have to say that [it grew] with the foreign influence of players coming from South America, Spain and Italy.”

Owen, however, refuses to just point the finger at the influx of foreign players in the English domestic league as the sole reason behind the recent spate of incidents. Instead he admits that the problem is just as bad with British players.

“It’d be unfair to single just one person out. It is a widespread problem in world football.”

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Talk to the hand: For most people European Handball only becomes of interest for a few short days every four years during the Olympics when it’s a choice between watching that or a man dancing with his horse. Yet in the deepest, darkest recesses of eastern Europe the sport is big business. Towering Serb forward Stefan Terzic can be seen here playing for HSV Hamburg in the Handball Bundesliga... who knew?

JONNY HAS THE LIONS TOUR AT HEART RUGBY UNION

Despite having retired from International Rugby Union last year, Jonny Wilkinson still feels he has something to offer the British side.

Currently plying his trade with French top flight club Toulon, the Fly-Half does not think his lack of international rugby should be held against him come selection time.

“The Lions have selected players in the past who were no longer playing international rugby but were playing at the next highest level – which we are at Toulon.”

Wilkinson has reportedly met with Wales and Lions Head Coach Warren Gatland and expressed an interest in taking his place in the squad for 2013 tour to Australia.

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The Swiss born Lotus driver who races under the French flag, Romain Grosjean, has always been seen as something of a hot–headed driver but his recent antics may well see him lose his lucrative Formula 1 contract. The Frenchman’s latest indiscretion came last week in the Japanese Grand Prix when he smashed into Red Bull’s Mark Webber at the first corner, earning himself a fierce rebuke from the Australian.

This was Grosjeans ninth incident in 14 races.

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QUOTES OF THE WEEK It’s nice when people say nice things about you, but things are easily said in football Manchester City and England Goalkeeper Joe Hart remains philosophical about the recent praise being bestowed upon him from all angles. Probably a good idea

He’s coming home: Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter slides in to score

PREVIEW The World Series BASEBALL, OCT 24-NOV 1 Another long season of America’s national pastime is coming to an end and, needless to say, it’s going out with a bang rather than a whimper.

America’s apparent inability to decide sporting finals with just one game is very much on show here. The World Series is a seven game battle between two teams played out over nine gruelling days in front of millions of screaming fans.

With perennial baseball heavyweights the New York Yankees looking likely to carry the American League over Baltimore’s

Oreals, interest will turn on to who will carry the opposing National League playoffs being held between the St Louis’ Cardinals and the Washington Nationals, who represent the US capital.

Some might argue that American sports are overly long and drawn out but it’s almost impossible to ignore the spectacle that they create. Even if you’ve never watched a game of baseball in your life, the sheer magnitude of the World Series will have you hooked, reinforcing the importance of the game globally.

THE CHAT | Alan cops a rodgering over Allen

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What’s caused Liverpool FC manager Brendan Q Rodgers to criticise Toon Legend Alan Shearer? former Blackburn and Newcastle hitman turned A The football pundit has landed himself in hot water with the fiery Ulsterman over comments criticising Rodgers’ Welsh favourite and new LFC signing Joe Allen. “I saw something criticising Joe for not playing risk passes,” fumed Rodgers when probed about Shearer’s comments. “Unbelievable. Our so-called pundits who don’t know the dynamics of a team and how it functions. Joe will prove an absolute bargain.” Allen who joined Liverpool for £15 million in the summer has already won over the fans having been voted player of the month, as well as winning the prestigious Welsh player of the year award.

II’m m a machine and I w wil i destroy David Haye will if he gets in the ring with me, no problem Undefeated English Heavyweight Tyson Fury seems quietly confident in his own abilities to beat part-time boxer/full time pest David Haye. Seems smack talk is as much an art form as the actual punching

When W Wh KP’s happy and wants to play for us he’s a massive asset England fast bowler Stuart Broad seems keen to welcome the South African born batsman back into the fold. Let’s just hope that they do something about Kev’s phone

TV HIGHLIGHTS FOOTBALL Melbourne Victory v Adelaide The A-League season continues Fri, 7:30pm. Fox Sports

RUGBY Bledisloe Cup New Zealand retain the trophy Sat, 9pm. Fox Sports

FORMULA 1 Indian Grand Prix The Formula 1 season winds down Oct 28, 8:30pm. One HD

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Manly Backpackers 24-28 Raglan St. Manly.

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Sydney Aquarium Darling Harbour. sydneyaquarium.com.au

Cammeray Gardens 66 Palmer St, North Sydney.

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SYDNEY DO Manly Surf School Manly Beach.

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Sydney Wildlife World Darling Harbour. sydneywildlifeworld.com.au

Backpackers Inn 29 Shirley St 1800 817 696,ackpackersinnbyronbay.com.au

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Powerhouse Museum Darling Harbour. powerhousemuseum.com.au Skydive the Beach Wollongong. skydivethebeach.com Sydney Olympic Park Darling Harbour. sydneyolympicpark.nsw.gov.au Sydney Tower and Skytour 100 Market St, CBD. sydneyskytour.com.au

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Oxford Art Factory oxfordartfactory.com

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Backpackers Holiday Village 116 Jonson St 1800 350 388, byronbaybackpackers.com.au

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Lower River Terrace, Kangaroo Point.

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Gold Coast International BP 28 Hamilton Ave, Surfers.

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RAINBOW BEACH Dingos Backpacker Adventure Resort 20 Spectrum St. 1800 111126, dingosresort.com Pippies Beach House 22 Spectrum St. 1800 425 356, pippiesbeachhouse.com Skydive Rainbow Beach 0418 218 358, skydiverainbowbeach.com

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FRASER ISLAND Eurong Beach Resort 07 4120 1600, eurong.com.au Palace Adventures 184 Torquay St, Hervey Bay, 1800 063 168 palaceadventures.com.au

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TOWNSVILLE Adventurers Resort 79 Palmer St. 1800 211 522, adventurersresort.com Adrenalin Dive.

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MAGNETIC ISL Base Magnetic Island 1 Nelly Bay Rd. 1800 24 22 73, stayatbase.com Bungalow Bay Backpackers Horseshow Bay. 1800 285 577, bungalowbay.com.au Hotel Arcadia 7 MArine Parade, Arcadia Bay. 07 4778 5177, magnetic-island.com/arc-rsrt.htm Pleasure Divers 07 4778 5788

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CAIRNS STAY Bohemia Central Cairns 100 Sheridan St. 1800 558 589, bohemiacentral.com.au Bohemia Resort Cairns 231 McLeod St. 1800 155 353, bohemiaresort.com.au Calypso Backpackers 5 Digger St. 1800 815 628, calypsobackpackers.com.au

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INNISFAIL IInnisfail Budget Backpackers Worker’s Hostel 125 Edith St. 07 4061 78337 Walkabout Motel & Backpackers 07 4061 2311

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07 4030 7990, ragingthunder.com.au

Parrotfish Backpackers Resort 37 Warner St, Kuranda.

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03 8663 2200, acmi.net.au

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Old Melbourne Gaol 377 Russell St. 03 8663 7228, oldmelbournegaol.com.au

Hotel Bakpak Melbourne 167 Franklin St. 1800 645 200, hotelbakpak.com

Official Neighbours Tours 570 Flinders St. 03 9629 5866, neighbourstour.com.au

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GIPPSLAND Prom Country Backpackers 03 5682 2614 Cambrai Hostel Maffra 117 Johnson St, Maffra.

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ST KILDA The ultimate Melbourne beach-side suburb, St Kilda boasts all the hip cafes, bars boutiques that make Melbourne oh-so-cool, then tops it all off with some killer views and relaxing vibes. Check out the St Kilda Esplanade Markets on Sundays and stroll the side streets for live music and rustic feeds. While the cold Melbourne winters may normally have swimmers shying away from the beach, the St Kilda Sea Baths provide heated indoor pools right on the waters edge for soothing dips all year-round. With Luna Park Melbourne lighting up the boardwalk, and St Kilda’s iconic local, Hotel Esplanade, keeping true to the grunge rock of Melbourne culture – St Kilda beats to it’s own drum.

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Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery 2 Invermay Rd & 2 Wellington St. 03 6323 3777, qvmag.tas.gov.au

Narrara Backpackers 88 Goulburn St. 03 6234 8801, narrarabackpackers.com

Tasmania Zoo 1166 Ecclestone Rd. 03 6396 6100, tasmaniazoo.com.au

Pickled Frog 281 Liverpool St. 03 6234 7977, thepickledfrog.com

DEVONPORT

Transit Backpackers 251 Liverpool St. 03 6231 2400, transitbackpackers.com

COSMO JARVIS Marion Bay. Oct 13. Price TBA Jarvis played almost all of the instruments on the new album and now he’s doing sideshows after the Falls Festival.

HOBART DO Cascade Brewery 140 Cascade Rd. 03 6224 1117 cascadebreweryco.com.au Mt Wellington Descent Bike tours. 03 6274 1880 mtwellingtondescent.com.au

Hobart

Port Arthur Historic Ghost Tours 1800 659 101, portarthur.org.au

Salamanca Markets Every Saturday, Salamanca Place. salamanca.com.au Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery 5 Argyle St. tmag.com.au

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LAUNCESTON Arthouse Backpacker Hostel 20 Lindsay St. 1800 041 135, arthousehostel.com.au

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Tasman Backpackers 114 Tasman St. 03 6423 2335, tasmanbackpackers.com.au

Mt Roland Budget Backpacker Rooms 1447 Claude Rd, Gowrie Park. 03 6491 1385

CRADLE DO Devils at Cradle Tassie devil sanctuary. 3950 Cradle Mountain Rd. 03 6492 1491. devilsatcradle.com Overland Track Six-day walk parks.tas.gov.au

FREYCINET Iluka Backpackers YHA Reserve Rd. 03 6257 0115, yha.com.au Freycinet National Park Brewery, Wineglass Bay camping. 03 6256 7000, wineglassbay.com

BICHENO Bicheno Backpackers 11 Morrison St. 03 6375 1651, bichenobackpackers.com Bicheno Penguin Tours 03 6375 1333, bichenopenguintours.com.au

CRADLE MTN Discovery Holiday Parks Cradle Mountain Rd. 1800 068 574, discoveryholidayparks.com.au

STRAHAN, Strahan YHA 43 Harvey St. 03 6471 7255, yha.com

STRAHAN DO Four Wheelers Henty Sand Dunes quadbike tours. 04 1950 8175, 4wheelers.com.au Water by Nature Extreme multiday whitewater rafting. 1800 111 142, franklinrivertasmania.com

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MONA When you think of Tasmania, some images may come to mind: the Tasmanian devil, the great outdoors, beautiful mountains and lots of National Parks. A world class museum however?

Maybe not so much. Yet, the Museum of Old & New Art (MONA) is definitely worth a visit.

Take the ferry from Hobart’s harbour and step into another world. The three levels of underground galleries that have been carved into the rock feature over 400 works of art. Even if you’re not an arty person, you’ll be surprised how much there is to love about this place.

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FAVOURITE DAY SPOT? WHY? The beautiful Lake St. Claire. It’s surrounded by mountains and stunning nature.

FAVOURITE NIGHT SPOT? WHY? I actually had lots of fun in Hobart, pretty good night life. You can’t really beat hanging out with your new friends in the hostel, slapping the goon bag together and getting to know one another.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP? When me and some of my friends climbed Cradle Mountain together. The views of the national park and of the harbour are absolutely stunning.

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DARWIN STAY Banyan View Lodge Darwin 119 Mitchell St. 08 8981 8644, banyanviewlodge.com.au

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BIG4 Katherine Holiday Park 20 Shadforth Road.

1800 501 984, big4.com.au

Elkes Backpackers 112 Mitchell St. 1800 808 365, elkesbackpackers.com.au

KATHERINE DO

Gecko Lodge 146 Mitchell St. 1800 811 250, geckolodge.com.au

Youth Shack 69 Mitchell St. 1300 793 302, youthshack.com.au

DARWIN DO Crocosaurus Cove Crocodile park and cage of death. 58 Mitchell St. 08 8981 7522, crocosauruscove.com Deckchair Cinema Jervois Rd, Darwin Waterfront.

08 8981 0700, deckchaircinema.com.au

ALICE DO Alice Springs Desert Park Larapinta Drive.

08 8951 8788, alicespringsdesertpark.com.au

Airborne Solutions Scenic helicopter flights.

08 8972 2345 airbornesolutions.com.au

Frogshollow Backpackers 27 Lindsay St. 1800 068 686, frogs-hollow.com.au

Melaleuca on Mitchell 52 Mitchell St. 1300 723 437, momdarwin.com

Toddy’s Resort 41 Gap Rd. 1800 027 027, toddys.com.au

Palm Court Kookaburra Backpackers Giles St. 1800 626 722

Darwin YHA 97 Mitchell St. 08 8981 5385, yha.com.au

Alice Springs Reptile Centre Meet and hold lizards.

9 Stuart Terrace.

08 8952 8900, reptilecentre.com.au

Nitmiluk Tours Gorge cruises and kayak hire. 1300 146 743 nitmiluktours.com.au

A CIRCUS AFFAIR Darwin Entertainment Centre. Oct 9-10. From $20 A comic tale of circus and romance with popular appeal. This hilarious duo will keep you laughing for hours on end.

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Fannie Bay Gaol Heritage prison. East Point Road, Fannie Bay. 08 8941 2260, nt.gov.au Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 19 Conacher St, Bullocky Point.

08 8999 8264, magnt.nt.gov.au

Oz Jet Boating Stokes Hill Wharf.

1300 135 595, ozjetboating.com.au Spectacular Jumping Crocodile Cruise Adelaide River.

08 8978 9077, jumpingcrocodile.com.au Wave Lagoon Waterfront Precinct. waterfront.nt.gov.au

TENNANT CREEK Tourist Rest Leichardt St. 08 8962 2719, touristrest.com.au

Outback Ballooning Hot air balloon rides.

1800 809 790, outbackballooning.com.au Royal Flying Doctor Service Base Museum and operations room.

Stuart Terrace. 08 8952 1129, flyingdoctor.net

ALICE SPRINGS Alice Lodge 4 Mueller St. 08 8953 1975, alicelodge.com.au Alice Springs YHA Cnr Parsons St & Leichhardt Tce. 08 8952 8855, yha.com.au Annie’s Place 4 Traeger Ave. 1800 359 089, anniesplace.com.au

Haven Resort 3 Larapinta Drive.

1800 794 663, alicehaven.com.au

School of the Air Long-distance schooling museum.

80 Head St. 08 8951 6834, assoa.nt.edu.au The Rock Tour Uluru tours.

78 Todd St. 1800 246 345, therocktour.com.au

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Vanessa Kaubisch, Germany WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN IN NT? Darwin, Alice Springs, also went and saw Uluru, which was awesome.

FAVOURITE DAY SPOT? The Kakadu national park was my favourite. There was so much stuff to see; wildlife on the way and I had an awesome time with my tour group.

FAVOURITE NIGHTSPOT? Mindil Beach Market. It had a really great atmosphere and the sunsets are just unbelievable, I ended up sleeping on the beach (not alone). There were also great things there to buy, good food and drink, really good fun.

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Perth City YHA 300 Wellington St. 08 9287 3333, yha.com.au The Old Swan Barracks 6 Francis St. 08 9428 0000, theoldswanbarracks.com Underground Backpackers 268 Newcastle St, Northbridge.

08 9228 3755, undergroundbackpackers.com.au

DON’T MISS BEN SIMS Ambar. Nov 16. From $23.70 Label boss, producer and internationally recognised techno legend in his own right, Ben Sims, is coming to Perth.

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PERTH STAY Billabong Backpackers Resort 381 Beaufort St. 08 9328 7720, billabongresort.com.au Britannia on William 253 William St, Northbridge.

08 9227 6000, perthbrittania.com Emperor’s Crown

85 Stirling St, Northbridge.

1800 991 553, emperorscrown.com.au Globe Backpackers & City Oasis Resort 561 Wellington St. 08 9321 4080, globebackpackers.com.au Ocean Beach Backpackers 1 Eric St, Cottlesloe.

08 9384 5111, oceanbeachbackpackers.com.au

The Witch’s Hat 148 Palmerston St. 08 9228 4228, witchshat.com

PERTH DO Aquarium of Western Australia 91 Southside Drive, Hillarys.

08 9447 7500, aqwa.com.au Kings Park & Botanic Garden bgpa.wa.gov.au Perth Mint 310 Hay St. 08 9421 7223, perthmint.com.au Perth Zoo 20 Labouchere Road, South Perth.

ZIMFEST Matilda Bay Reserve. Nov 18. From $23.50 Perth Zimfest is an annual celebration of African music, food and culture. So get your party shoes on and your mood in dance mode!

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PERTH MUSIC Amplifier amplifiercapitol.com.au Astor liveattheastor.com.au Mojo’s Bar mojosbar.com.au

The Bakery nowbaking.com.au The Rosemount Hotel rosemounthotel.com.au

FREO STAY Backpackers Inn Freo 11 Pakenham St. 08 9431 7065, backpackersinnfreo.com.au

IT’S A BUNGLE

THE BUNGLE BUNGLE Unbelievably unheard of until as recently as the 1980s, the World Heritage-listed Purnululu National Park is not only one of the most spectacular geological wonders on Earth, but also one of Australia’s best kept secrets – think Uluru, without the crowds. Strolling into Piccaninny Creek is akin to stepping foot on an alien world. Heading across the eroded creek-bed, mystical beehive mounds rise into the air on all sides. Dating back 350 million years, these curious formations, with their coloured bands or orange, grey and black, are the world’s finest examples of sandstone cone karsts. But while the Bungles are what have brought the world’s attention to this rocky outpost of the Kimberley, they are just one of Purnululu’s draw cards. The trek into Cathedral Gorge takes you past ancient Aboriginal rock paintings as the cliffs loom high on either side, while Echidna Chasm, at times little more than a metre wide, is another must-see.

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Sundancer Backpackers Resort 80 High St. 08 9336 6080, sundancerbackpackers.com.au

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Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort Monkey Mia Road Monkey Mia 1800 653 611, monkeymia.com.au

Fremantle Markets Henderson Street Fremantle 08 9335 2515, fremantlemarkets.com.au Fremantle Prison 1 The Terrace. 08 9336 9200, backpackersinnfreo.com.au

NINGALOO REEF Blue Reef Backpackers 3 Truscott Crescent, Exmouth 1800 621 101, aspenparks.com.au

ROTTNEST ISL Rottnest Island YHA Kingstown Barracks. 08 9372 9780, yha.com.au

Ningaloo Club Coral Bay 08 9948 5100, ningalooclub.com

Rottnest Express 1 Emma Place North Fremantle 1300 Go Rotto rottnestexpress.com.au

Excape Backpackers YHA Murat Rd, Exmouth.

08 9949 1200, yha.com.au

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Margaret River Lodge YHA 220 Railway Tce. 08 9757 9532, yha.com.au

Cable Beach Backpackers 12 Sanctuary Road.

1800 655 011, cablebeachbackpackers.com

Surfpoint 12 Riedle Drive Prevally 08 9757 1777surfpoint.com.au

Kimberley Club 62 Fredrick St 08 9192 3233, kimberleyklub.com

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Nicole Rijmaars, Netherlands WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN IN WA? Up the west coast; from Esperance to Exmouth in a campervan. Then drove through the Margaret River, Perth, Pinnacles, Kalbarri, Denham and up to Exmouth.

FAVOURITE DAY SPOT? Coral Bay. It’s so peaceful. Snorkelling with the whale sharks was very cool. I really loved Coral Bay, it was such a beautiful spot, a place I’d love to have stayed longer at.

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Adelaide Backpackers Inn 112 Carrington St. 1800 24 77 25, adpi.com.au

Riba’s Underground 1811 William Creek Rd. 08 8672 5614, camp-underground.com.au

Adelaide Central YHA 135 Waymouth St. 08 8414 3010, yha.com.au

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Adelaide Travellers Inn 220 Hutt St. 08 8224 0753, adelaidebackpackers.com.au Annie’s Place 239 Franklin St. 1800 818 011, anniesplace.com.au Backpack Oz 144 Wakefield St. 1800 633 307, backpackoz.com.au

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Blue Galah Backpackers Lvl 1, 52-62, King William St. 08) 8231 9295, bluegalah.com.au

ADELAIDE FRINGE

Glenelg Beach Hostel 5-7 Moseley St. Glenelg. 1800 359 181, glenelgbeachhostel.com.au

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The Adelaide Fringe has released dates and announced a mysterious act set to get tongues wagging during the one month of festivities.

Hostel 109 109 Carrington St. 1800 099 318, hostel109.com My Place 257 Waymouth St. 1800 221 529, adelaidehostel.com.au Shakespeare Hostel 123 Waymouth St. 1800 556 889, shakeys.com.au

ADELAIDE DO Adelaide Oval Home to the Donald Bradman collection. War Memorial Drive.

08 8300 3800 cricketsa.com.au Adelaide Zoo

Adelaide CBD

Frome Rd. 08 8267 3255, zoossa.com.au Haigh’s Chocolates Factory tours.

153 Greenhill Rd, Parkside 1800 819 757, haighschocolates.com.au Temptation Sailing Dolphin swimming, Glenelg.

04 1281 1838 dolphinboat.com.au

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BAROSSA VAL Barossa Backpackers 9 Basedow Road Tanunda.

08 8563 0198, barossabackpackers.com.au

COOBER PEDY Opal Cave Coober Pedy Hutchinson St. 08 8672 5028, opalcavecooberpedy.com.au Radeka Down Under

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13 The Strand, Port Elliot.

08 8554 2785 yha.com.au

EYRE PENINSULA Coodlie Park Farmstay Flinders Highway, Port Kenny.

08 8687 0411 coodliepark.com

Kangaroo Island YHA 33 Middle Terrace, Penneshaw.

08 8553 1344 yha.com.au

Baird Bay Ocean Eco Experience Sea lion and dolphin swims.

08 8626 5017 bairdbay.com

Vivonne Bay Lodge 66 Knofel Drive, Vivonne Bay 13 13 01 seaink.com.au

Calypso Star Charters Great white shark cage diving.

08 8682 3939, sharkcagediving.com.au

RIVERLAND Berri Backpackers Sturt Highway, Berri.

08 8582 3144, berribackpackers.com.au Harvest Trail Lodge Loxton.

08 8584 5646, harvesttrail.com.au Nomads on Murray Sturt Highway, Kingston on Murray.

1800 665 166, nomadsworld.com Riverland Backpackers Labour Hire Services 08 8583 0211

FLEURIEU PENIN Port Elliot Beach House YHA

Nullarbor Traveller Tours across to Perth.

1800 816 858 the-traveller.com.au Port Lincoln Tourist Park 11 Hindmarsh St. 08 8621 4444, portlincolntouristpark.com.au Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions Great white shark cage diving.

08 8363 1788 rodneyfox.com.au

FLINDERS RANGES Angorichina Tourist Village 08 8648 4842, angorichinavillage.com.au Wilpena Pound Resort Wilpena Rd. 08 8648 0004, wilpenapound.com.au

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ADELAIDE Of all Australia’s state capitals, Adelaide arguably enjoys the most beautiful of settings. Nestled between the majestic Adelaide Hills on one side and the crystal blue waters of the Gulf St Vincent on the other, few cities can match Adelaide for picturesque natural beauty. It is also fast becoming the culinary capital of Australia with a huge number of wonderful restaurants, wine bars and gastro pubs. Lying between some of the country’s best vineyards and pristine natural coastline full of fresh seafood, the level of produce on offer is up there with the best to be found anywhere in the country. In fact, Adelaide has been voted the most livable city in Australia on two occasions (and by extension one of the most livable cities in the world) in 2011 and 2012.

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RENTAL FIRMS Ace Rental Cars 1800 140 026, acerentalcars.com.nz Backpacker Campervan & Car Rentals +800 200 80 801, backpackercampervans.com Bargain Rental Cars 0800 001 122, bargainrentals.com.nz

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Base Auckland 229 Queen St. 0800 227 369, stayatbase.com

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Bamber House (BBH) 22 View Rd, Mt Eden. +64 9623 4267, hostelbackpacker.com

Escape Rentals 1800 456 272, escaperentals.co.nz Explore More 1800 800 327, dcrentals.com.nz Jucy Rentals 0800 399 736, jucy.com.nz

The Fat Camel (Nomads) 38 Fort St. +64 9307 0181, nomadshostels.com

Nomads Capital 118 Wakefield St. 0508 666 237, nomadscapital.com

Base Discovery Lodge St. +64 Queenstown 49 Shotover St. +64 3441 1185, stayatbase.com

Nomads Auckland 16-20 Fort St. +64 9300 9999, nomadshostels.com

Rosemere Backpackers (BBH) 6 McDonald Cres. +64 4384 3041, backpackerswellington.co.nz

Bungi Backpackers (VIP, BBH) 15 Sydney St. 0800 728 286, bungibackpackers.co.nz

Oaklands Lodge (BBH) St. +64 5A Oaklands Rd, Mt Eden. +64 9638 6545, oaklands.co.nz

Rowena’s Backpackers (VIP) 115 Brougham St. 0800 80 1414

Cardrona Alpine Resort Between Queenstown and Wanaka. +64 3443 7341, cardrona.com

Queen Street Backpackers (VIP) 4 Fort St. +64 9373 3471, enquiries@qsb.co.nz Surf ‘n’ Snow Backpackers 102 Albert St. +64 9363 8889, surfandsnow.co.nz YHA Auckland City Cnr City Rd & Liverpool St. +64 9309 2802, yha.co.nz YHA Auckland International 5 Turner St. +64 9302 8200, yha.co.nz

WELLINGTON Base Wellington 21-23 Cambridge Tce. +64 4801 5666 stayatbase.com

Central City Backpackers 26 Lorne St. +64 9358 5685, backpacker.net.nz

Downtown Wellington Backpackers (BBH) 1 Bunny St. +64 4473 8482 db@downtownbackpackers.co.nz

City Garden Lodge 25 St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell. +64 9302 0880

Lodge in the City (VIP) 152 Taranaki St. +64 4385 8560 lodgeinthecity.co.nz

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Chester Street Backpackers (BBH) 148 Chester St East. +64 3377 1897, chesterst.co.nz

Hippo Lodge (BBH) 4 Anderson Hts. +64 3442 5785, hippolodge.co.nz

Foley Towers (BBH) 208 Kilmore St. +64 3366 9720, backpack.co.nz/foley

Nomads Queenstown 5-11 Church St. +64 3441 3922, nomadshostels.com

Jailhouse Accommodation (BBH) 338 Lincoln Rd. 0800 524 546, stay@kiwibasecamp.com

Peterpans Adventure Travel 27 Shotover St Queenstown. peterpans.com.au

The Old Countryhouse (BBH) 437 Gloucester St. +64 3381 5504, oldcountryhousenz.com

Pinewood Lodge (VIP) 48 Hamilton Rd. 0800 7463 9663, rgrieg@xtra.co.nz

Tranquil Lodge (BBH) 440 Manchester St. +64 3366 6500, tranquil-lodge.co.nz

Southern Laughter (BBH, VIP) 4 Isle St. 0800 728 448, southernlaughter.co.nz

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