Eight amazing adventures from Australia you don't have to travel far for

By Ben Groundwater
Updated August 25 2016 - 3:25am, first published August 24 2016 - 8:29am

It's a trap that travellers often fall into: the idea that to have a true adventure, you need to be far away from home. You have to go somewhere like Africa or Central America to really put yourself out there, to feel the rush of the unknown, to experience something life-changing and different.

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