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 […]
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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!
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 […]
Savour the flavour of Australia: Food experiences across Australia
Tasmania’s Red Feather has been serving patrons since 1842. Unleash your hunter-gatherer instinct with a do-it-yourself food adventure in Australia. So you think you can eat? Oh, much neglected blog, […]
Get going: trek to Tibet
The new Shangri-La, Tibet From Tibet to Canberra, we’ve got it all covered this weekend for the best travel deals around. Obviously, the theme is to get high: in the […]
Get going: Singapore on the cards
Sentosa Singapore resort. GO NOW SINGAPORE Sink into the five-star Sentosa Singapore Resort and save 18 per cent, with Wi-Fi and breakfast included. Book and stay by May 31, and […]
Get going: bound for Bali
101 Bali-Legian hotel, Bali. Hi ho, the summer sun is still only just dipping below the horizon but it’s time to think winter, with all the international resorts releasing their […]