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Slow Travel: Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands

Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands | Best Bits Travel & Lifestyle

Discover slow travel across Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific beyond crowded tourist routes.

Karijini classic red rocks of Western Australia outback

Australia

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Waiau waterfall, Coromandel on Tapu Coroglen road 309, New Zealand

New Zealand

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Tropical Pacific beach with palm trees and clear water

Pacific

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Great Ocean Road to the Limestone Coast: A Slow Summer Road Trip – Seven days from Melbourne to Robe, beyond the Twelve Apostles crowds.

Grafton Jacaranda Festival 2026: A Purple Detour Off the Waterfall Way – 1,700 jacarandas and Australia's oldest floral festival, 30 Oct – 8 Nov.

Limestone Coast Slow Travel Guide – Sinkholes, crater lakes, caves and coast in South Australia.

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Beyond The Obvious

Regional discoveries, travel observations and slow travel inspiration.

Through the Lens

Not a photography portfolio. Just the things worth stopping the car for: light, weather, fences, signs and the quiet bits between the highlights. Mostly my own photos, with a few licensed images where mine didn't do the place justice.

The real best bits

Favourite places

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Slow travel stories

Itineraries, small towns and the places worth the detour, from New Zealand and Australia.

Jay’s Observations

The funny side of slow travel, one cartoon at a time.

Jay's Observation No. 18: West Coast weather, a Best Bits Travel cartoon. Jay holds a purple umbrella in heavy rain on a Greymouth street beside a drenched visitor in a yellow raincoat.
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