Places in the Heart: Pat Rafter
Forget lounging by the pool: tennis champion Pat Rafter’s holidays are action-packed adventures on Sunshine Coast beaches and in the hinterland. My family moved to the Sunshine Coast from Mount […]
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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!
Animal antics in Africa and Adelaide: travel deals 25 November 2012
Discover the Way of the Panda in Adelaide, go gorilla-tastic in Africa, or hitch a ride on a camel in Broome in this week’s best international and domestic travel deals. […]
Home of the island gods
Candi Kuning temple at Lake Bratan, Tabanan. Photo: Getty Images Belinda Jackson swaps the noisy demands of the south for a slice of serenity amid temples and hillside rice terraces. The […]
You can can can in Canberra: travel deals 18 November 2012
The Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition opens 14 December, Canberra You can can can in Canberra, oh yes you can. You can also go ethical in Melbourne’s Fed Square or go camel, houseboat […]
The art of relaxation: Noosa
Flat out in Noosa, Qld When we’d talked about a girls’ weekend away, the plans were laid for lovely spas, lazy brekkies and dips in Noosa’s warm waters. I hadn’t factored […]
Peace in Bali, bustle on the Bund: travel deals 11 November 2012
Cinque Terre, Italy Peace is found in Bali’s Tabanan district and in a Tuscan villa. Or find fabulousness on Shanghai’s Bund and Hobart’s Salamanca market in this week’s Australian and international […]
Twenty reasons to visit Seminyak
Surfers on shore at Legian beach. Photo: Getty Images 1 Kopi luwak “Civet coffee, where cherries are passed through the native cat”, is a very nice way to describe the natural […]
Gangnam style and buffalo stations: travel deals 4 November 2012
Bamurru Plains, Northern Territory, Australia Let’s talk Victoria’s (shopping) secrets, Gangnam Style in Seoul and, for a complete wildcard, buffalo stations in the Territory, in this week’s best Australian and international travel […]
From the top of Australia to top drops of Australia: travel deals 28 October 2012
Petra, Jordan. Visit the tippy-top of Australia, hang with Lawrence of Arabia’s mates in Wadi Rum or raise a glass in Wineglass Bay or the Barossa. TASMANIA Wineglass Bay is […]
Baby got backpack
Me and Yasmine, en cyclo, Hanoi. PIC: Belinda Jackson Dummy cord, check. Vegemite, check. Belinda Jackson learns the art of travelling plus one. Last month, I travelled to Vietnam for […]