Indian summer coming up
I must be missing my beloved hiking tent, because I saw this teepee in Sydney’s Koskela, when I was putting Kitchen by Mike through its paces (big thumbs up to the […]
NOTEBOOK
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!
Travel deals: 29 July 2012
TOURWATCH: Bend to pray at Kumbha Mela 2013 Surfers flex their pecs in Port Macquarie, while saints and holy men, seers and the devout bend to pray in India. TASMANIA […]
The sacred cows of travel: user pays (and pays)
Sacred cows (Photo: Belle Jackson) *Warning: this post contains mild ranting and mentions children* It seems our fair country is in the midst of a tussle between ideologies of socialism […]
TRAVEL DEALS: 22 July 2012
Hong Kong kids do masterclass Everyone loves a bargain, even if the transport to your resort is a luxury speedboat. It’s the Maldives, of course. Or why not swim with […]
TRAVEL DEALS 15 JULY 2012
TV chef Luke Nguyen on the road. Got a secret crush on TV chef Luke Nguyen? Get up close and personal for a week in Yunnan; just read on… VICTORIA […]
TRAVEL DEALS 8 July 2012
Varanasi, Indina Meet the living goddess in Kathmandu or walk God’s own country on the Great Ocean Walk in this week’s best international and domestic travel deals: NSW Ski Thredbo […]
TRAVEL DEALS 1 July 2012
Nashville to New Orleans QUEENSLAND Noosa’s restaurant scene just keeps getting bigger, so it’s convenient that the Outrigger Little Hastings Street Resort & Spa is set up on a hill […]
Taking it easy: Bali or bust?
Warm sun, icy cocktails, hot Petitenget restaurant, fabulous fashion stores that I’ve cruised, but not shopped. Head down, I’m writing Bali. The island of the Gods is so close, just […]
TRAVEL DEALS: embrace or escape winter around the world
Oia village, Santorini, Greece ESCAPE WINTER GREECE Received travel wisdom states that some of the world’s best sunsets are to be viewed in the village of Oia, on the island […]
TRAVEL DEALS: 24 June 2012
NSW Senator Bob Brown, ex-judge Michael Kirby and sailor Jessica Watson are all packing their bags and heading to Byron Bay for the annual writer’s festival, 3-5 August, when the […]