Bali’s newest club has ‘em screaming for more
The screams were ear-splitting, and they rang out through the vast hotel lobby. “I want to go back to kids’ club!” shrieked Mme Three, as we attempted to check out […]
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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!
Flying the world’s best economy airline to warmer climes
Balinese dancer. Photo:Belinda Jackson That special moment when you find your laptop isn’t charged and the sound on your airline movie screen is stuffed. Yes, that moment. All hail technology […]
Travel deals: rock the lobster
Mandarin Oriental Taipei, Taiwan. Soak up the seafood and sunshine in Perth, shop Seminyak or sip South Australia… there’s not much more alliteration left, so I’ll stop right here to […]
Travel deals: the Playford Adelaide
The Playford Adelaide. It’s all sweet, chic and boutique this week, with Adelaide’s boutique hotel The Playford on show, Melbourne’s Art Series hotels on offer and a ‘raid the minibar’ […]
Great Southern Land: Our Patch, Gippsland
Melburnians, if you were stuck for a weekend away, you’d do far worse than hitting the highway for an hour to South Gippsland. Here’s what we discovered on a weekend […]
Get going: a new Shangri-La
Sule Shangri-La, Yangon, Myanmar To all ends of the world, from Chilean Patagonia to the new frontier of Myanmar, in this week’s Sun-Herald travel deals. Closer to home, eat and […]
Ultimate downers: ultimate travel experiences
The world’s most polluted city? Delhi, India.Photo: Belinda Jackson. Hi, travel stats lovers, as an addendum to the previous story on ultimate travel experiences, ‘Boasters with the Mostest, here’s five […]
Boasters with the mostest: ultimate travel experiences
The world’s highest bar, Ozone, in the Ritz Carlton Hong Kong Biggest, highest, most blindingly expensive. Belinda Jackson rounds up the ultimate travel experiences, from super-luxe to just plain boastful. […]
Trading places: Sri Lanka
Winter is happily settling in to Melbourne: it’s got its squalls, sharp winds and drizzle and is setting up shop quite nicely, thank you very much. If I could trade […]
Catch your own fresh seafood: food adventures in Australia
Surrounded by sea, and with lakes and rivers aplenty, Australia is a fisherman’s heaven. Kiss the fish, eat the fish: your call. If you’re dropping in to drop a line […]