Destination Guides | Plan Your Trip Before You Fly
Written by people who book these routes every week, not by a content farm. Each guide covers when to go, what to expect and what to organise before you fly, with honest local knowledge.
How to use these guides
Every guide follows the same promise: tell you what a first-time visitor actually needs, in the order they need it. When to go and when not to. How long to stay. Which areas to sleep in. What to book before departure because it sells out. And the practical bits nobody glamorous mentions, like visas, SIM cards and how much cash to carry.
The flight is the expensive part, so sort it first: get a free fare quote while you read, and the rest of the trip can take shape around real dates.
City and country guides
Delhi
A practical Delhi guide for Australians. Best months, areas to stay, getting around and what to book before you fly. By...
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Mumbai
A practical Mumbai guide for Australians. Best months, Colaba to Bandra, getting around and what to book before you fly....
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Singapore
A practical Singapore guide for Australians. How long to stay, where to sleep, hawker food and how to turn a layover...
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Bali
A practical Bali guide for Australians. When to go, which area suits your trip, what to book ahead and how to skip the...
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Amritsar
An Amritsar guide for Australians. Visiting the Golden Temple properly, the Wagah ceremony, the legendary food and how...
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Bangkok
A practical Bangkok guide for Australians. Which neighbourhood to stay in, how to beat the traffic, what to eat and the...
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Bengaluru
A Bengaluru guide for Australians. The garden city's cafes, markets and day trips, the weather advantage nobody...
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Chennai
A Chennai guide for Australians. Mylapore's temples, Marina Beach, Chettinad food, the December music season and day...
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Colombo
A Colombo guide for Australians. Fort and Pettah, Galle Face sunsets, crab and hoppers, the two-monsoon trick and how...
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Goa
A Goa guide for Australians. North versus south, the beaches worth flying for, Portuguese heritage, fish thali and feni,...
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Hyderabad
A Hyderabad guide for Australians. Charminar and Golconda, the biryani question settled, pearl bazaars, Nizami palaces...
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Kochi & Kerala
A Kochi and Kerala guide for Australians. Fort Kochi's history, houseboat honesty, Munnar tea country, Ayurveda done...
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Ahmedabad
An Ahmedabad guide for Australians. The pols of the walled city, Gandhi's ashram, stepwells, the dry-state rules and the...
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Auckland
An Auckland guide for Australians. The volcanic field under the city, black sand and white sand in one day, Waiheke, and...
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Dubai
A Dubai guide for Australians. The old city most visitors miss, the heat calendar, desert trips worth doing, and why...
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Fiji
A Fiji guide for Australians. The island group decision that shapes the whole holiday, the transfer costs nobody...
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Hanoi
A Hanoi guide for Australians. Crossing the road, the coffee that is not coffee, why Ha Long deserves a night, and the...
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Ho Chi Minh City
A Ho Chi Minh City guide for Australians. What the districts actually mean, the war sites done honestly, the Mekong...
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Kathmandu
A Kathmandu guide for Australians. The three Durbar Squares, why the valley beats the city, the Lukla flight nobody...
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Kolkata
A Kolkata guide for Australians. The trams, the coffee house, Durga Puja, the food that beats Delhi's, and why nobody...
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Kuala Lumpur
A Kuala Lumpur guide for Australians. Why KL is the best-value city in Asia, the food that beats Singapore's, and the...
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London
A London guide for Australians. The free museums, the airport that decides your first day, jet lag from the wrong...
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Manila
A Manila guide for Australians. Intramuros, the terminal problem that ruins connections, the traffic nobody believes,...
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Phuket
A Phuket guide for Australians. The beach decision that makes or breaks the holiday, the red flags that are not...
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Tokyo
A Tokyo guide for Australians. Why the neighbourhoods are the sights, the rail pass mistake, cash in a cashless country,...
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