In South Australia, you’ll find countless places to rise and shine, but this pick of lesser-known spots is for lovers of the path less travelled.

Planning your next adventure? Mitchell Falls, or Punamii-unpuu as it’s known to the local Wunambal people, is located at the tip of Western Australia, and is about as far as you can go without your passport.

The Danish philosophy for living, hygge, pronounced “hoo-gah”, hygge translates as “cosiness of the soul”. Here, we take a tour around wild Victoria and learn hoot create your own hygge.

Just over an hour’s drive away from the Hilton Hua Hin, Thailand’s biggest herd of wild elephants roams free, safe in a little-visited sanctuary that has become the country’s best conservation story.

They are Far North Queensland’s most incongruous neighbours: tourists, sea changers and land developers chasing a slice of tropical paradise versus the world’s most at-risk ratite — the flamboyant, flightless and very much endangered southern cassowary.

Kuching is Malaysia’s most beautiful riverside town offering escapes to beaches, wildlife and tantalising cuisine.

We explore Western Australia’s last pockets of true wilderness and a chance to re-wild: to reconnect and reclaim a sense of solace in the southwest.

In Chitwan, Nepal’s “heart of the jungle”, the greater one-horned rhinoceros is making a remarkable comeback. We explore the world’s most important rhino refuge.

A road trip along Sri Lanka’s south coast offers relaxation and inspiration as well as galleries, wine bars and ocean-view cafes.

Two years on from an earthquake that left it shattered, Nepal’s lofty mountains, rich history, colourful locals and spiritual heartbeat continue to lure adventurous travellers with their beauty and wonder.

A riotously coloured coral reef and mesmerising marine life are just some of the wonders of the deep and the deserts that meet along Western Australia’s mid-north coast.

Rugged red rock, plunging gorges and sinuous streams reward all visitors to Karijini National Park in Australia’s far west, adventurers and serenity-seekers alike. Come with us?