Brent Rees
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With a career spanning news journalism, travel documentary-making and general wanderlust, I have been fortunate to venture far & wide to experience some amazing things ... and I still get excited packing my bags every time!

Our 20 favourite museums

The most popular museums in the world have been voted on … by feet. In an age where technology is turning most traditions upside down, museums have done a wonderful job to stay relevant and repo…

New home port cruises from Cairns

Cairns has joined the ranks of Australia’s elite cruise cities with P&O’s Pacific Eden becoming the first ship to be based in the north Queensland ‘capital’. The 1500-guest ship, which set sail on…

Diary of a Sri Lankan adventure

Article by leading travel writer Leyla Giray Alyanak @ Women on the Road – September 2016. For decades, Sri Lanka was torn apart by a horrible civil war that made it a no-go zone for most travel…

Online scams and how to avoid them

By leading travel writer Amanda Woods @ Adventures All Around They’re dodgy, they make me cross, and they keep on happening. After seeing so many Facebook scams from fake airline pages with promises o…

Five places that changed me

Lisa Pagotto is the founder of Crooked Compass, a boutique tour operator that “uncovers the world’s best kept secrets through small group touring and customised itineraries”. When you trav…

Michelin star for street food

‘Street food’ is something that’s never really taken off in Australia but anyone who’s ever travelled widely knows how many delicious treats sit kerbside and within local’s markets around the wo…

Explore Germany’s Fairy Tale Castles

Article by leading travel writer Briar Jensen @ Briar’s Travel Beat Ever dreamt of sleeping like a princess – in Sleeping Beauty’s castle? Fancy letting down your hair in Rapunzel’s tower? What …

The sound of serenity in Venice

Article by leading travel writer Leyla Giray Alyanak @ Women on the Road– July 2016. My Perfect Hour in Venice The shrillest sound of early morning Venice is no sound at all. As I slide across t…

A cultural feast in the Lake District

Article by leading travel writer Amanda Woods @ Adventures All Around Poetry, perfect plates and picturesque scenes There are some places in this world that make you feel like you’ve stepped into a pa…

On board the Queen Mary 2

She is one of the world’s iconic vessels and after a multi-million dollar refurbishment, find out first-hand what it’s like to cruise on Cunard’s ‘new’ QM2. Article from …