We've compiled a list of our top spots for diving and snorkelling in our favourite destinations.

Any of these can be incorporated as part of a tailor-made holiday, or we can arrange a dedicated trip for the hardcore divers amongst you.

Australia has so many diverse and exhilarating experiences to offer, here’s a few of the latest on offer in the Northern Territory to whet your appetite. For those who haven’t arranged their summer holiday yet this area is at its best between May and September.

With the opening of Kuri Bay fast approaching, Wild Bush Luxury opens the next chapter in its collection of exclusive experiences in some of Australia’s most inspirational and exclusive natural places.

Although summer is nearly over in Australia there is still plenty going on in the upcoming months. Indeed from March to May there is a rich program of events on offer. Hot-air balloons float over our national monuments at the Canberra Balloon Fiesta, and revellers dance down Sydney’s Oxford St for the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Autumn is when Melbourne hosts its food and wine festival, fashion week and the Australian Grand Prix. On Australia’s west coast you can wine and dine at the Margaret River Wine Festival or head to Kununurra for the Ord Valley Muster. A 4WD adventure bash, diamond hunt, rough-riding rodeo and music concert on the Ord River are just some of the Muster’s 50 events.

Congratulations to Mike Terry - the winner of our 'Win a Case of South Australian Wine' competition!

Eight Australian hotels were included on Tatler magazine’s list of the ‘101 Best Hotels in the World’ for 2012.

We've just spotted this blog article on the Just Eat website - some light entertainment for a Friday afternoon!

Wildman Wilderness Lodge will soon be celebrating its first anniversary but this fabulous wetlands safari lodge is already celebrating a Northern Territory Tourism Award!  

If you have been enjoying BBC 2’s current three part series on the Great Barrier Reef, with the final episode being screened on Sunday (Jan 15th), we thought you might like to discover various ways that you could experience this wonder of the world first hand.

It’s not just Sydney who has the monopoly on spectacular New Years Eve celebrations, all the capital cities have their own colourful pyrotechnics, street parties and entertainment to help you usher in the new year in style. Below is a guide to what’s happening where, oh and scarves and woolly hats can definitely be left at home!

We were winners at last night's Sunday Times Travel Magazine Reader Awards. "Bridge & Wickers 'can do attitude' pushes them to second place and makes them your favourite tour operator to Australia and New Zealand".

Thanks to everyone who voted for us.

The prestigious Relais & Châteaux association has long provided the discerning traveller with the best private hotels and fine restaurants worldwide. This year they have added a further 3 of Bridge & Wickers favourite luxuruy properties to is current 45 member collection, including Qualia on Hamilton Island, Saffire Freycinet on Tasmania's east coast and Huka Lodge in Taupo, New Zealand.

Australia's "Queen of the Rails", the Indian Pacific is hosting a spectacular 24-hour Mardi Gras themed journey across the Outback from Adelaide to Sydney. Crammed with sparkle and celebration, this rail journey will provide travelling 'queens' with a unique way of making their entrance into one of Sydney's largest and most famous street parties.

Since most airlines put up their prices on (or around) December 13th, you can often make considerable savings on airfares by taking off before the seasonal peak. Our consultants can tailor any holiday to your requirements but here are some examples of savings.

Find out here where you can get up close and personal to nature’s spectacle in Australia.

It’s not hard in a country that holds 550 national parks and 15 World Heritage- listed wonders. You’ll see snow-capped mountains and salt-encrusted lakes, rolling countryside and turquoise sea. Find strange creatures, colourful birds and vibrant fish. This is a country where boundaries blur - ancient rainforests skirt modern cities and waterways surge from craggy red earth. In Australia you can get up close to our native plants and animals and experience spectacular beauty on land, air and sea.