(This is part 5 of a 5 part series on Kangaroo Island. Click here to read the rest of the posts) I can’t tell you how many times while travelling to countries around the world, locals have pointed out their local trees. “These are Eucalyptus trees” they will tell me “ they are native of Columbia/Portugal/Ghana/insert country name here”. Well, I’m sorry to disappoint, Eucalyptus trees are all Aussie. Eucalyptus oil is distilled from the leaf of the Eucalyptus and this particularly distillery on Kangaroo Island, the only in South Australia, opened in the 1880s. It is distilled in the traditional [...]

(This is part 4 of a 5 part series on Kangaroo Island. Click here to read the rest of the posts) I have a confession to make – I’ve fallen in love with Rustic Blue. Rustic Blue is a former shearing shed which has been transformed into a modern gallery space exhibiting emerging to international award-winning Kangaroo Island and Australian artists. If you’re lucky enough to visit, pick a seat under the giant gum or one of the little mosaic covered tables sprinkled throughout the lush garden. There is more secret seating in an old garden shed around the corner. Once [...]