You’ve just clicked your way to our official TFE Hotels’ blog and the start of your next holiday adventure. This is a place for travel inspiration and for sharing cool ideas, great deals, insider tips, local insights and stories on what’s hot across Australia and New Zealand whether your travelling solo or with your family. Each of our stories is written by travellers (travel journalists, travel bloggers and our in-house team who spend a lot of their time on the road) for travellers. So, if you’re a seasoned adventurer or you’re dipping your toe in to Australia and New Zealand for the very first time, we invite you to come on this fun and fabulous journey with us. We guarantee we’ll surprise you.
Few would argue Melbourne’s buzzing, street art-emblazoned laneways broke the mould as iconic destinations, once dubbed Australia’s top cultural attraction by travel bible Lonely Planet. Not one to compete, big sister Sydney – a global icon in her own right, famed for glistening high-rise, relaxed inner-city beaches and architectural wonders like the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge – has clearly done a bit of navel-gazing of late.
Of all the things to do in Melbourne, probably the most rewarding is to savour its fantastic food scene. Melbourne is frequently ranked as one of the world’s most liveable cities, and its restaurants, cafés and cocktail bars undoubtedly play a large part in that. From cheap and cheerful cafés to high-end world-class dining, the city has it all.
Read MoreDreaming of an A-lister’s getaway or ‘Sweet As’ staycation to cheer on New Zealand’s record-breaking defence of the America’s Cup, but budget won’t stretch? Think again!
Read MorePerth is officially the sunniest capital city in the world with an average of eight hours of sun per day, year-round making it an ideal destination for exploring the outdoors… and our pick for a little Australia Day fun in the sun.
Read MoreRenowned as a mecca for creatives, foodies, fashionistas and funsters, Melbourne is waiting for you to stamp your mark on its ever-evolving playground, packed with buzzing attractions and hidden surprises at every turn. A melting pot of pretty much everything the most curious of social urbanites yearn for… all in one spot.
Read MoreGreen and gastronomically good are two ways of describing Hobart. The buzzing capital of Australia’s only island state and ‘wild child’ of Gondwana, born 45 million years ago, as one of the last chunks of land to split from the massive supercontinent that once spanned Africa, South America, India, Madagascar, Australia and New Zealand.
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