2012 Australian Events Calendar

If you’re seeking creative food and wine ideas for your next party, a simple dinner, or want to find a new entree to add to your restaurant menu, our site brings you colorful photos, recipes, nutritional information, and articles. Here you will find a focus on healthy cooking ideas from Australia, Europe, Asia, and other places around the world. While some articles share basic ingredients rather than a detailed recipe, take the time to play and add your own touch.

Festival State: information on Australian festivals
Australians or visitors to Australia interested in themed festivals should investigate festivalstate.com for a listing of events celebrating the activities, cuisine and culture for which the country is famous.

Cruise from Australia

Whether you are looking for the adventure of high northern ports such as Juneau and Ketchikan, the relaxing, warm turquoise waters of the Bahamas, the culture soaked ports of Spain, Italy, Denmark or the world famous tropical ports Hawaii has to offer, a cruise adventure is a delightful and variety packed vacation you won’t soon forget.

Historial walks on Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia offers intrepid adventurers plenty of opportunity to explore it’s serene landscape.

The Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island

Imagine spending three months or more waiting for fresh supplies – well the hike from Cape du Couedic Lightstation to Weirs Cove in the Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island will help you to appreciate the life of a light keeper and contemplate the drama of what it might be like to be shipwrecked here 110 years ago, not to mention the poor old light keeper’s two kilometre walk to bring his groceries back home.

The Harveys Return Hike, near Cape Borda, follows the original route used by the Cape Borda Light keepers who hauled their stores up from Harveys Return using a horse-drawn winch and small rail cars. For geology enthusiasts, there are spectacular outcrops of tightly folded, thinly bedded schists. Below the capstan, the trail is very steep, so walkers should tread carefully. 

Kangaroo Island has a number of trails ranging in length and difficulty to cater for all levels from beginner to experienced trail-blazers. The Clifftop Hike at Cape Borda is the perfect introduction to this landscape, where walkers may be rewarded with dolphin or whale sightings, or views of soaring sea-eagles. The 18 kilometre Hanson Bay Hike at Kelly Hill Conservation Park is also spectacular, meandering from the visitor centre to the south coast at Hanson Bay through pink gum woodlands, coastal heaths, freshwater lagoons and ancient dunes. Check out the Tour Kangaroo Island website.

Whitsunday Islands ~ Hamilton Island

There are 74 islands in the Whitsundays but only a handful have resorts on them.

Many individual islands, 74 to be exact, comprise the Whitsunday Islands in Australia. The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and the Coral Sea surround these picturesque islands, which makes this the perfect vacation spot for both tourists and locals alike. Visitors to the islands can either charter their own yacht or join a group yacht tour. Sailing is also a widely popular activity for many tourists to enjoy as well. Many other exciting adventures abound on these islands, including snorkelling, diving, and swimming. Airlie Beach serves as an introduction to the islands and offers plenty of restaurants, beer gardens, clubs, and other recreational activities for tourists to enjoy. For those more interested in the nightlife aspects of the islands, Broadbeach and Surfers Paradise offer attractive urban skylines, cultural activities, restaurants, and even a thriving fashion scene. At Fantasea Reefworld, tourists can view magnificent reef and the underwater observatory through a glass-bottom boat. For those tourists who prefer not to get wet, there is a coral semi-submersible.

Whitehaven Beach is the most beautiful and pristine beach on the entire set of islands. Unique tropical flowers, shrubbery, and animals inhabit this set of islands as well. In fact, Ulysses butterflies, doves, and lemon myrtle flowers are a common sight. The islands are also home to many humpback whales who choose to give birth to their calves here. Visitors can relax on any of the beautiful beaches the islands have, with sand almost as white as snow, and aqua blue water that is completely transparent. One of the main reasons the islands are so appealing to such a wide variety of tourists is the flexibility in the price of the accommodations. Tourists can choose accommodations within their own personal budget, from inexpensive to high-end luxury resorts. Lizard Island in particular offers tourists private beaches for such activities as secluded picnics and luxury spa treatments.

It is no wonder the Whitsunday Islands are the site of the most proposals and weddings on the entire island of Australia. In fact, the Whitsunday Islands are also hugely popular as a honeymoon spot as well. Only eight of the seventy-four islands are inhabited, so visitors of all kinds can enjoy the beautiful atmosphere in all its exclusive, private glory. The Whitsunday Islands are clearly the perfect destination for vacations of all kinds, and offer much more beauty than anyone could have ever bargained for.

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