20 Stunning Instagram Photos From Our 'Month of Australia'
Luke Shadbolt@garypeppergirl, Nicole Warne
"To me, Australia is home to some of the most diverse natural landscapes and vivid colors I’ve ever seen. First up is the colors of #LadyElliotIsland along the The #GreatBarrierReef." -Nicole Warne
@australia, Tourism Australia
"Synchronised shakas... because that's just how we roll in Australia! Kyle Taylor had absolutely perfect timing to capture this incredible photo in Byron Bay. He was out for a swim as the sun was setting and saw some breaching whales start to come closer towards him… but when he stuck his hand out of the water he had no idea that a whale would show it’s whole tail like this at the same time. And just like that, an unexpected moment was captured forever!"
@australia, Tourism Australia
"'Wanna make sand angels with me?' - Quentin Chester captured this little Australian sea lion with a cheeky grin at Seal Bay Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. The guided ranger tours on the beach here make this spot in Australia one of the only places in the world where you can have an up close and personal encounter with these endangered creatures in their natural habitat."
@stephanie_somebody, Stephanie Stamatis
"Country Victoria is so varied and beautiful, I often escape the city to little towns like Trentham and Castlemaine. In the tiny town of Newstead a very special butter factory turned home and venue called Butterland Newstead where we have held events and workshops. This gorgeous example of seasonal florals is by Katie Marx Flowers and photographed by Luisa Brimble." -Stephanie Stamatis
@lucylaucht, Lucy Laucht
"Morning sun salutations on the Smoky Cape. This guy was quite the obliging subject. He posed for a few photographs, muttered something in kangaroo, and then hopped away down the beach." -Lucy Laucht
@lucylaucht, Lucy Laucht
"Right now I'm listening to snowstorm Jonas howling outside my window and thinking back to this slice of paradise. Turquoise waters, a beach lined with old VW combis, good cafes, and a growing farm-to-table food scene lend the little surf town of Crescent Head a distinctly bohemian air. It reminds me of Byron Bay, but without the crowds." -Lucy Laucht
@davidprior, David Prior
"Last year's breakout star was undoubtedly Halcyon House on Cabarita Beach in northern New South Wales, a 1960s surfer crash pad motel that has reemerged as a startlingly bold new boutique hotel. Channelling a dormant nostalgia for the simple Aussie beach holiday and then elevating it with charming touches (passionfruit ice cream on arrival!), Halcyon House delights in delivering sophisticated simplicity. Designer Anna Spiro's largely blue and white decor and walls filled with a French hang of ephemera might at first glance seem to owe more to Capri or Cape Cod than Cabarita, however, one look out the window to the pristine headland dotted with pandanus and the storied surf break rolling onto a stretch of almost-always empty golden beach, you realize you couldn't be anywhere else but Australia." -David Prior
@from.miles.away, Matt Deakin
"Some of the more remote areas of Australia’s North West are only accessible by red dirt roads. The iron rich dirt is called ‘Pindan’, a term that comes from a local language and applies both to the soil and to the vegetation community associated with it. Thanks for following along with me today." -Matt Deakin
@tarongazoo, Taronga Zoo
"The warmer weather has heralded the arrival of more tiny paws at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. This little guy is named Baxter and he’s already begun chomping on eucalyptus leaves and exploring the trees from the safety of mum’s back. Visitors can meet Baxter and his friends at Taronga’s Koala Encounter, where they learn more about one of Australia’s most iconic species and how they are under threat from urban development and forestry breaking up their natural habitat."
@reneredzepinoma, René Redzepi
"A tasting of ingredients - do you know any of them? We're pretty excited that none other than Noma Australia is going to be presenting a new frontier of flavor in Sydney." -René Redzepi
@darrenthreeblueducks, Darren Robertson
"Sunset in Byron Bay is always spectacular and on this evening we captured it just as these pasture-raised Scottish Highlander cows were being herded on the farm where our restaurant Three Blue Ducks is. What makes the place unique is that it’s a genuine working farm where people can connect with the food they're eating by walking around the grounds and seeing where it’s grown. Our philosophy at the restaurant is to source sustainably: free-range, spray-free and ethical produce is important to us." -Darren Robertson
Kara Rosenlund@kararosenlund, Kara Rosenlund
"This is my favorite sight of all. To me this is summer in #Australia. The uncomplicated freedom of the coastline, a primitive playground to us all. Every Australian knows that feeling of being at the beach on a 90 degree day, skin tingling from the bite of the midday sun, smelling zinc and reef oil in the air and kicking air whipped sand on your towel. Australia, you are the best!" -Kara Rosenlund
The Kimberley@thekimberleyaustralia, The Kimberley
"This is the iconic camel train you will be sure to see at sunset as it walks along the world famous Cable Beach in the Kimberley town of Broome." -The Kimberley
Scotty Connell@thekimberleyaustralia, The Kimberley
"The epic scale and pristine wilderness of The Kimberley region in Australia's northwestern corner should be at the top of every adventurous Traveler's bucket list in 2016. Today, The Kimberley is posting dispatches from their astonishingly remote location: 'The magnificent King George Twin Falls on the Kimberley Coast are an absolute must do. Accessible only by a Kimberley cruise vessel, the falls are a staggering 340 feet high. In this image, you can see the "Lady M" idling up to the left hand falls. To give you some perspective, that vessel is 100 feet long.'" -The Kimberley
Anson Smart@bill.granger, Bill Granger
"Fresh Aussie and broken eggs with spinach, pine nuts and ricotta, and genmai tea. Sydney’s love affair of all things clean and lean—our fresh Aussie ticks all the boxes, but life is all about balance. This is when you might try broken eggs with the best bread anywhere at Iggys Down Under." -Bill Granger
Anson Smart@bill.granger, Bill Granger
"Early morning laps at the Bondi Icebergs pool. When I first moved to Sydney as an art student, I’d start my day in one of the ocean or harbour pools. There are so many in Sydney but the iconic Icebergs is the supreme ocean pool in my humble opinion. Swimming here is like being in a Slim Aarons’ shoot. Cheap public pool entry at $AUS6.50 for adults – this is egalitarian Sydney at its best!"
Brett Stevens@agrariankitchen, Agrarian Kitchen
"When I finally made it to Australia in 2014, I encountered such beautifully pure ingredients and cooks of such great integrity that I wish I’d gone sooner—it is truly one of the great gastronomic destinations. But it’s the Agrarian Kitchen, 45 minutes outside Hobart, that will stay with me forever—a dream cooking school made real, run by a former chef turned magazine editor turned farmer named Rodney Dunn. It lives up to the name: a beautiful old schoolhouse on a working farm with mulberry trees and boy- senberries and rare-breed Berk- shire pigs. Rodney’s classes are as much a celebration of Tasmania’s abundance and agricultural traditions as they are lessons in the fundamentals of great cooking." -Alice Waters
Richard Christiansen@chandeliercreative, Richard Christiansen
"With more than 1,500 species of tropical fish in the Great Barrier Reef, it was inevitable that I'd get hooked. (This red emperor #snapper was on the small side, so we threw it back.)" -Richard Christiansen
Tim Denoon@denoodle, Tim Denoon
"Friendly swimming races are held every Sunday at Bondi Icebergs followed by snags on the barbie. The best way to work up an appetite."
Courtesy Nicky Zimmermann@zimmerman_, Nicky & Simone Zimmermann
"The view of the Harbour from the city never loses its appeal." -Nicky Zimmermann