If you’ve ever looked at a 24-hour layover and thought "well, that’s basically a lost day of my travel," Singapore would like a word.
Because the Lion City isn’t the kind of destination where you pace around duty free eating questionable sandwiches and counting down boarding calls. In fact, whether you’ve got 5.5 hours or…
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Ricardo Madias-Farinha shares Madeira’s most exciting luxury resorts with a select group of Australian media, writes Cathy Wagstaff
Scenic aerial shot of a coastal village in Funchal, Madeira, surrounded by cliffs and ocean. Photo by Matej Simko
As demand for meaningful multi-generational travel continues to surge, Madeira is quietly emerging as one of Europe’s most compelling…
Our journey began at the bottom of the world. While sheltering from fierce Patagonian winds at Torres del Paine’s Hotel Lago Grey, I found myself leafing through a book about the region. It was there I first read about the extraordinary legacy of the late Doug Tompkins and his wife Kris.
The timing felt…
Evans Head sits just under two hours south of the Gold Coast in New South Wales - a leisurely two-hour drive from home for me, 90 minutes from Coolangatta Airport, 30 minutes from Ballina Airport (for those flying in) and a short drive beyond the iconic Ballina Big Prawn relocated to its new home outside…
I first came to Australia in 1980 when I was 39. I am now 84 so that was a long time ago. The first time I saw Bondi Beach I thought it was a dream come true. Compared to the grey skies of the United Kingdom and the grey pebbles and even greyer sand of…
Women Love Travel invites you to journey to Southeastern Turkey to uncover the mysteries of Göbekli Tepe, .
From Machu Pichu in South America to England’s Stonehenge and the glory of the Egyptian pyramids, the world abounds in vital archeological sites. Yet there is one site which not only pre-dates these more famous ancient monuments but may well…
Footprints in the sand share the secrets of this untamed world in Kwazulu Natal’s best private game reserve. This is the first lesson I learn on safari as we head off at dawn in a 12-seater open vehicle in search of recent paw print sightings of the world’s biggest and fastest cat.
Less than 20…
We all know the exhaustion that comes from a packed travel itinerary, racing from one landmark to the next just to snap a photo and say we’ve been there. But according to a fascinating new study, Australian travellers are officially calling time on the frantic pace.
The inaugural Wendy Wu Tours: The Journey Ahead Report…
We were a party of two couples: myself, Mr. G, and our foodie friends Mitch and Gemma on a quest for the perfect luxury gateway to Cradle Mountain. The drive from Devonport uses the imposing Mount Roland as a natural navigation system, leading us down gravel driveways to a place where keys and codes aren't…
We arrived in Spain by train, crossing from France into a new country and a whole new rhythm of travel. Four days in Barcelona, followed by a single night in Madrid before flying home. A short trip, deliberately so, as this time I’m not flying solo. I’m travelling with my sixteen-year-old daughter, Luca, which, for…
