A journey on The Ghan and the Indian Pacific are must-do Australian experiences for travellers everywhere. There are very few global journeys considered national icons but travelling on The Ghan and t…
Experience outback NSW
A visit to Broken Hill should be on the checkbox of every Aussie traveller. An iconic outback town adjacent to the South Australian border with NSW, this remote and fascinating place is a living museu…
Discover funky Paris
It almost doesn’t matter where you stay in Paris; you’re in Paris after all. But with a little homework, you can enhance the experience of being in the world’s most loved city just t…
Cannes is much more than movie stars
The red carpet has probably done Cannes a disservice. As a first time visitor, even in the off season, you can see this icon of the French Riveria is set up to accommodate thousands of people passing…
Scenic’s fairytale cruise on the Rhine and Moselle
It is like wandering through the pages of a fairytale book or living the lyrics of a romantic poem. The enchanting Black Forest, the fabled allure of the Rhine, stunning riverside castles, hamlets set…
Travel writing … in isolation
By Ben Stubbs, University of South Australia While many are cancelling treks to Nepal, putting dreams of Venice on hold and wondering what we can substitute for a tropical beach escape, it is worth re…
New Zealand’s enchanting Arrowtown
In a country where the must-see list is already ridiculously long, visiting Arrowtown on New Zealand’s South Island has to be on it. This delightful village surrounded by the iconic South Island…
Inside New Zealand’s major cities
There is tangible proof behind why Auckland feels like such a welcoming place. In the 2023 rankings of the world’s ‘most liveable cities’, the City of Sails comes in third. The esteemed Mercer survey …
Italy’s incredible vanishing village
It is just so breathtakingly beautiful you’d be forgiven for thinking photographs of Civita di Bagnoregio were instead paintings of an imagined kingdom in the skies. This 1,200-year-old Italian villag…
Is this the most beautiful village in the world?
With just about everything, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and when it comes to our favourite places, personal experiences add an extra dimension. But whatever filter you apply, it’s hard to go…