Dine in the desert, lap up the luxury: travel deals 3 February 2013
It could only be the Maldives. Lap up the luxury in the Maldives, dine in the desert beneath the stars at Uluru or snigger like a schoolboy in Cappadocia, 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!
Would you visit Egypt now?
Adrere Amellal ecolodge, Siwa. Two weeks ago, I started writing a post about the idea of visiting Egypt once again. It was time: tour prices have halved, even from the […]
Swing and sing across Texas: travel deals 27 January 2013
Do glamour, Gregory Peck and gelato in Italy, swim with dolphins in Western Australia or hit the road, Jack, and swing across Texas, in this week’s round-up of domestic and […]
From Elysium to Middle Earth: travel deals 20 Jan 2013
The crowd-pleasing silvery gibbon, Indonesia. Track down the Asian Big 5, find Elysium in the Hunter Valley or hit Middle Earth, in this week’s domestic and international travel deals. ACT With the […]
Tickets, please!
The Shard, London. An astonishing line-up of new attractions awaits globetrotters in 2013, as Belinda Jackson and Julietta Jameson discover in their round-up of the best. For lovers of the […]
Getting out there with your fantasies: travel deals 13 January 2013
The Gordon River, Tasmania. Live out your Man or Woman from Snowy River fantasy or check into the Wildman Wilderness Lodge – it’s time to get out there. VICTORIA Head […]
Some like it hot: and then there’s Oodnadatta
On the Oodnadatta Track. This morning, as Sydney puffs its way through a heat wave, breakfast TV did a cross to Oodnadatta. The tiny town in northern South Australia is […]
Lame Van Halen leads Melbourne limping into 2013: opinion
Happy new year, everyone! I hope you saw Christmas in with a bang from London, New York, or the back blocks of Gippsland (for those whose work won’t let them leave […]
Best shopping finds of 2012: Vietnam quilts
Yes, it’s time to look back, so I’m looking at the best shopping finds in 2012, a list topped by the beautiful quilts of Mekong Quilts. I visited their shop […]
Unearthly delights and pleasure palaces await, from Udaipur to Adelaide: travel deals December 23, 2012
Lose yourself in the Garden of Unearthly Delights, go art deco in Kuala Lumpur or sail and rail around Australia’s best wine regions in this week’s best Australian and international […]