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Canter past Patagonian icefields. Sail the tranquil waters of Lake Como in Italy. Sip coffee in a Palestinian village. Listen to the ancient voices of Australia’s Arnhem Land. Climb the mountain paths of northern Albania. Let’s go!
Five essential things to consider before you go to… Sweden 1. Most people speak English, but Swedish greetings are simple for even the most linguistically challenged: say hello, hej hej […]
SNOW: Winter is coming Victoria’s ski season opened on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend (June 6), with more bang for its buck. The state’s most popular resort, Mount Buller, begins […]
Port Campbell National Park. Photo: Mark Watson TECH: Talk the walk Hit the road on foot or by bike throughout Victoria with a new website that shows 15 great walking, […]
On the Corniche, at Alexandria, Egypt KNOW IT ALL: Five essential things to consider before you go… 1 You will get lost the minute you turn inland […]
David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album cover (1973)PICTURE: BRIAN DUFFY © DUFFY ARCHIVE & THE DAVID BOWIE Think big. Really big. Big as Beijing, Bowie or the Great War. Yes, that […]
West Coast Wilderness Railway Recently, I had to sling a Singapore Sling in the historic bar of Raffles Hotel, and the history was palpable. From the ‘last tiger in Singapore […]
A great view from the road: World Heritage-listed Uluru in Australia’s Northern Territory. Photo: Steven Siewert Seven great icons, seven great road trips, Belinda Jackson discovers that the journey becomes the […]
Haji Lane, Singapore. Photo: Belinda Jackson KNOW IT ALL: Singapore 1. Eat cheap on the street: hawker (street food) stalls are carefully audited by the government and the people – […]
The world’s first underwater spa is in the Maldives, at Huvafen Fushi resort. 1. HAIL THE TAXI Usually other countries’ taxis are a source of great rip-off tales for travellers. […]
FOOD The butler does it Lick the plates clean and eat your porridge: that’s the order when you visit Scotland during its year-long celebration of the land and larder. Merry […]