Trip Notes

Alissa is a staff writer at Australian Traveller. Check out where she's been this week and what she's learnt as she navigates her first role in the travel industry.

Power to the People

Posted 20 Mar 2012 | Comments (0)

Social media, it’s everywhere. Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Flickr…take your pick. And it appears that no matter what industry you’re in, if you’re part of an operating business, you need to jump on the bandwagon or get left behind with those who thought colour television was but a passing fad. Granted, …

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Creative Supply for an Artistic Eye

Posted 24 Feb 2012 | Comments (0)

Over the past couple weeks I have found myself craving some creative stimulation, yearning for some good ol’ fashioned one-on-one time with my artbook. There’s something so therapeutic about forgetting about the world and the stresses it holds, and focusing on nothing but line, shape and colour. But when I went to …

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Travelling through books

Posted 20 Feb 2012 | Comments (0)

Here at AT, we’re always on the lookout for new Aussie books that relate to travel or seeing our big brown land for the review section in our magazine. But with space restrictions, word limits and all the other elements that must be considered when putting the mag together, this means we …

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Entertain us, Sydney

Posted 10 Feb 2012 | Comments (0)

As a newcomer to Sydney, I am still adjusting to the plethora of performances, festivals and other events, which are seemingly always on offer. Having come from a small country town in the NSW Snowy Mountains, the availability and accessibility of regular entertainment can at times be overwhelming Since moving I’ve attended …

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