Sydney has always been a city of villages. From its first days as a fledgling settlement on the shores of Port Jackson (more commonly known as Sydney …
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Inside a Bali surf school
It turns out that being a surf instructor is a whole lot of fun, but also a whole lot of hard work. Leaning on a bar in the sweltering noon heat of Ba…
Hawaii in all seasons
Hawaii is a perfect holiday destination year-round. But some months are even more perfect in particular parts of the islands. Here’s how to spend the …
Sailing Italy’s Bay of Naples
Buried for centuries beneath metres of volcanic debris, the once thriving Roman cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii were destroyed in AD79 when the forc…
Kangaroo Island – Bound for greatness
I wasn’t sure I wanted to go back to Kangaroo Island. My first visit, nearly 20 years earlier, had been one of the highlights of my honeymoon. Engrave…
Scenic returns to Egypt and Jordan
Rich in culture, history and sensory indulgence, visiting Egypt and Jordan leaves a lasting impression. And one of the world’s leading exponents…
Looking beyond Bali
Australians have long held a “holiday romance” with the Indonesian island of Bali but with 18,305 other islands to explore, there are many more slices…
The many charms of Fraser Island
The good news about fishing on Fraser Island is you rarely have to exaggerate. Talk to a group of fishermen who line up along Seventy Five Mile Beach …
Swap the car keys for walking shoes in Noosa
Stretching 60-kilometres along Queensland’s beautiful coastline, the Sunshine Coast is packed full of things to see and do. And at the centre of it al…
The islands of Tahiti
French Polynesia, the collective name for those 118 lovely islands of which Tahiti is the largest, remains a popular holiday destination and more Aust…