I wanted to ride Australia’s The Ghan the moment I learned it’s one of the world’s great train rides. And, last October, I had my chance and it was an experience I will never forget. The inaugural journey was in 1929 but the route back then only went from Adelaide to Alice Springs. It wasn’t [...]
After a long day of filming in South Australia’s Barossa Valley it was time for me to check into my hotel. This time I decided to try a country house experience that opened in July, and it was amazing! Kingsford Homestead was built in 1856 on a beautiful 225 acre property. The two-story sandstone Georgian structure has seven [...]
Getting to the Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island (or KI as locals refer to it) for North Americans is not easy or cheap. You will have to take a couple of flights to Adelaide and then either a short 20 minute flight on REX or a 90 minute ferry ride. But if you are looking for a once in a lifetime, [...]
Johnny has long touted the U.S. Trusted Traveler program for people who do a lot of international travel. Now Australia has opened its automated border processing system, SmartGate, to U.S. Trusted Travelers. When U.S. Trusted Travelers arrive in Australia, they can bypass the passport processing queues and self-process using an ePassport. How does it work? [...]
Since I just spoke at the Australian Tourism Summit I thought it would be the perfect time to release my latest Australia videos. One is about the world famous Ghan train and the other is about Kangaroo Island’s Seal Bay.
This past week, I spent most of my time in downtown L.A. at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE attending and speaking at the Australian Tourism Summit. It’s the 10 year anniversary for the program, which showcases Australian capabilities throughout the United States. The final night there was a Black Tie Gala hosted by [...]
Trip(s): Sydney to Darwin; Darwin to Wildman Wilderness Lodge Airline: Virgin Australia; Direct Air Aircraft: 737-800; Cessna Scheduled Departure Time: 9:55am; Charter flight Push Back from Gate: 9:53am; 2pm Actual Departure Time: 10:10am; 2:05pm Actual Arrival Time: 12:55p; 2:40pm Announced Flight time: 4:18; 25minutes Miles: 1,960; 130 Seat: 13E; Backseat Cost: $340; Tourism Australia flipped [...]
Ralf Hadzic from Life is a Cabernet gave me a fantastic tour of The Barossa Valley in South Australia. It is a major wine-producing region Down Under and a visit to the Barossa is definitely a taste of the good life. The rolling hills of the Barossa Ranges and its vineyards, picture book villages, historic [...]
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