It’s guinea pigs on the barbie and Pi Mai in Laos: travel deals March 24, 2013
To die for: Sofitel Sydney’s Addams Family suite. Roast guinea pix in Ecuador with Celine Cousteau. Go on, you know you want to. Or stay with the Addams family in […]
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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!
Where Maggie Beer relaxes, Fleur Wood eats and wellness and eco escapes: Good Weekend
Where does Maggie Beer truly relax, and Fleur Woods find a Victorian gourmet getaway? Part of Good Weekend’s 52 ExtraordinaryJourneys that cover wellness retreats and eco-escapes. MAGGIE BEER, cook, restaurateur, […]
Can’t get to Afghanistan? Here’s the next best thing.
Gold hair pendant, 1st century BC – 1st century AD. Photo: Thierry Ollivier Afghanistan’s been on my wishlist for years, but it seems every time there was the hint of […]
Cruising on all continents: travel deals March 17 2013
Silver Spirit in Santorini, Greece. Cruise, baby, cruise. Get in quick to snap up a travel deal on the high seas. CHINA Cruise China’s Yangtze River on the 14-day Yangtze […]
Find the romance of Persia or follow the Great Migration: travel deals 10 March 2013
Ancient cities, warm hospitality, wild landscapes: the romance of Persia is calling. Closer to home, get fabulous in northern NSW or Thailand, or follow the Great Migration across the Serengeti […]
Colomboscope to get the town talking
Galle Rd & the Indian Ocean, Colombo. If you’re in Colombo next weekend, pencil in a few events from Colomboscope, an arts festival curated by Sri Lankan author Ashok Ferrey. If I […]
Loving Mungo and Malaysia: travel deals 3 March 2013
Tiptoe through the tulips, snap up a bargain stay in Malaysia or go mad for Mungo in our own wilderness, at the edge of the Outback. (Ok, so this column […]
Going floral like a kid in a Kandy shop
The crush at the Temple of the Relic of the Tooth, Kandy I read a travel decorating piece a few years ago that gave tips on how to make your […]
Travelling, Sri Lanka style: Hatton’s tea plantations
Last night, we stayed in an old tea mansion in Hatton, high amongst Sri Lanka’s verdant tea plantations. The hills roll and tumble, every inch covered in short, green tea […]
Colombo via Rum Jungle and Connemara
Flying from Melbourne to Colombo via Kuala Lumpur, the tv map on the aircraft wall has thrown up some gems – it’s listing Arthur’s Seat (a beauty spot on the […]