David Whitley, travel journalist

David Whitley is the author and creator of Australia Travel Questions. He is a freelance travel journalist who specialises in Australia, and is used by publications all over the world as an Australia expert.

David first visited Australia in 2001 on a working holiday visa. He ended up staying for five years, editing a magazine for backpackers. While doing this, he also branched out into writing freelance travel pieces for Australian newspapers.

Since returning to the UK from Australia, he has travelled Down Under twice a year, barring that unfortunate period where Covid shut the country time. He has covered most of the country in the last two decades, from Sydney Harbour to Kakadu National Park, and the Great Barrier Reef to Rottnest Island. His knowledge of Australia’s odd little corners is generally higher than that of most Australians.

Who David Whitley writes for

David is still a regular contributor to Traveller, the travel section of the Sydney Morning Herald and Age newspapers. He also does plenty Best of Australia articles for the Traveller website.

Mostly, though, David Whitley writes travel articles about Australia for the UK media. That might mean pieces on Australia’s best island escapes and quirkiest accommodation for the Telegraph. It might mean features on driving the Nullarbor or dolphin-feeding for i.

He has also done pieces on Australia’s most unmissable experiences and the Swan Valley wine region for the Independent. And big features on a Murray River road trip and the Northern Territory’s Cobourg Peninsula for National Geographic Traveller UK.

You can also find David’s expert Australia coverage in the Sunday Times, Evening Standard, Travel Weekly and Adventure.com.

Commission David Whitley to write for you

Australia Travel Questions is side project, and David Whitley is still available for commissions. If you’d like David to write about Australia for you, drop him a line on david@australiatravelquestions.com