Catherine Best
Travel writer
Catherine Best is an award-winning Melbourne-based travel writer and author of the guidebook Ultimate Caravan Trips Australia. A keen scuba diver, she loves writing about outdoor adventures and nature-based experiences, wellness and family travel.
- Opinion
- Air travel
Stuck between a couple on a long haul, I expected one to swap seats. They didn’t
This couple has played the spare-middle-seat lottery – booking an aisle and window in the hope that no one takes the seat between them – and lost. I’m in it. For 14 hours.
- Catherine Best
Ten great things to do in NSW with kids during the Easter holidays
A bloodsuckers exhibition, a harbour sleep-out and a floating Easter-egg hunt are just some of the ways to keep boredom at bay these school holidays.
- Catherine Best
Ten great things to do in Victoria with kids during the Easter holidays
Take a vintage steam train or spend a night at the museum. Here are 10 of the best things to keep the kids entertained these school holidays.
- Catherine Best
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- Airline reviews
I slept better in this economy class than in business
I score an upgrade to business on my return leg, but had a more relaxing flight in this roomy economy cabin.
- Catherine Best
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- Train journeys
Can’t afford the Indian Pacific? Try this bargain outback train instead
While you won’t get the luxuries of the famous cross-continent train, you’ll at least be able to enjoy some of the same views.
- Catherine Best
‘Fooluru’: The other giant rock that’s been duping tourists for years
Many celebrate too early after setting eyes on this outback monolith, which is actually bigger – though not as spectacular – as Uluru.
- Catherine Best
How ‘Kangaroo Dundee’s’ sanctuary inspired a new Australian film
Meet the NT’s original mob boss, a gentle giant whose wildlife rescue work forms the basis of a new movie.
- Catherine Best
The end point of the Mornington Peninsula is both beautiful and creepy
For first-time campers, Point Nepean Discovery Tents, on raised timber platforms with camp stretchers, provide a soft introduction to camping.
- Catherine Best
The forgotten island where an Australian legend was killed
Damien Parer shot footage that won Australia’s first Academy Award, but few visit the site of the bloody battle where he was killed.
- Catherine Best
Beyond the high rises: The deep history of the Gold Coast
Most Australian holidaymakers could name at least one theme park on the Gold Coast but few know the region’s oldest creation stories.
- Catherine Best