Do you know what I love most about food?

(If you know me, you know there’s a lot - but there is one reason that stands out.)

You could go out for dinner and order spaghetti bolognaise every single night, for five nights, at five different restaurants - and you’ll have a different experience, every time.

Because eating food, while your travelling away from home, is not just about the ingredients you’re being served.

It’s about the way it ties in with the culture of the place you’re visiting. It’s about the scenery you’re looking at while you dine. It’s about the language the waiter who serves you is speaking. And it’s about the new friends you’ve made over dinner.

Food is what brings all the things I love about travelling together, into one beautiful package.

Our tours are like our children - we put our heart and soul into them and they mean the world to us.

And so, of course, we don’t have favourites.

But if we did have a favourite… I’m not saying we do… but if we did…

It would be Tasmania.

It just has so much to offer - a fascinating history, absolutely stunning scenery and mouth watering food.

Fair warning, I’d say the average weight gain for the Tassie trip is about four kilos.

It’s such a beautiful place, this country we live in. 

Our Outback Tours are so unique and are some of my favourites (as you may have read about in my previous blog post.) 

I spend a fair bit of my time encouraging people to get out there and experience the rich culture and history of Australia.

But that doesn’t mean it’s not important to cross the sea.

Each year, when we are looking to take a holiday, I ask the kids (who are all grown up now) - ‘where do you want to go this year?’

Their answer, each time, is ‘NORFOLK!’

The place is a one-of-a-kind paradise. It’s a land where cows have right of way, there is little phone reception and a speed limit of 50km per hour.

It is the perfect combination between a tropical, relaxing holiday and an action packed adventure. 

The Australian landscape is daunting.

You’re in the middle of a vast space that is so much bigger than you. It feels limitless.

But that’s what makes it magic.

It’s also the towns in between, the communities of fantastic people.

I have spent much of my life jumping between the Queensland and New South Wales border.

This is why our Outback Tours hold a special place in my heart.