When to go: Spring (September to November) and autumn (March to May), November to March is high season and can be crowded. Immigration and Visas: You will need a visa to visit Australia. Apply...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Port Douglas Port Douglas and Cairnes are well-known as the jump off points to explore the Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef, both treasures and reason enough on their...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Barossa Valley Australia’s Barossa Valley is one of the major players in the world’s red wine market. At about 225 square miles, it has some of the oldest continuously producing...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Adelaide Adelaide was the next destination on our three-week trip through eastern and central Australia. We started in Melbourne and were making our way to the red center and then...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Great Ocean Road: About four and half hours outside of Melbourne lies the Great Ocean Road, a magnificent scenic drive highlighting Victoria’s southeastern coast. The road not only features fantastic...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Yarra Valley One of the principal reasons we were visiting this part of Australia was to visit the outstanding wine country here and to taste my personal favorite, Shiraz, as...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Phillip Island There were so many favorite things on our trip to Australia, but this day trip was definitely one of the top. We set off for Phillip Island from...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Melbourne We bypassed Sydney to start our Australian holiday in Melbourne, as we would be revisiting Sydney at New Years. However, we did have a surge of excitement flying over...