Australia
Australia’s pandemic-inspired love affair with Australia may be over
The passionate love affair Australians have been having with their own country has begun to cool, with domestic tourist operators reporting that the number of smitten travellers is falling.
- by Sue Williams
How I did this famed Aussie desert trail for a fraction of the price
Trekking Larapinta as a volunteer combines the adventure and fully-catered ease of an ecotourism hiking tour with lower costs.
- by Daisy Dumas
One of the world’s biggest light shows dazzles in the desert
Uluru’s night sky has never lacked dazzle, but these celestial lights might have met their match in one of the world’s largest and most impressive drone shows.
- by Andrew Bain
Blisters, rats and leeches: At my age, I think I chose the wrong hike
It’s one of Australia’s most famous multi-day hikes. But by lunchtime we’d already lost one walker, and would finish our first day trekking in the dark.
- by Carmel Sparke
How to book Australia’s exclusive and totally unique ski lodges
Staying in one can feel like stepping back in time; absolved of cooking and chores, like a kid on holiday.
- by Kate Allman
The must-do highlights of the NSW snowfields over four days
Tick off the country’s biggest ski resort and tallest mountain over a four-day weekend with this guide to the ultimate ski road trip in New South Wales.
- by Kate Allman
Striking Hobart stay takes inspiration from its chilly neighbour
The sparse Polaire Suite, a frosty-toned ode to Antarctica, walks a fine line between austere and cool.
- by Andrew Bain
Tasmanian farm stay making waves for its clever, high-spec design
Iron Creek Bay Farm Stay, a little-heard-of budget accommodation in Tasmania, has just been shortlisted for an important international architecture award.
- by Julietta Jameson
★★★★
Hotel reviews
Offbeat location, but new Melbourne hotel is fun and affordable
The Motley in Richmond offers an arty oasis with a more locally inspired experience.
- by Guy Wilkinson
★★★★½
Hotel reviews
To sleep at this luxury bush lodge is to feel cradled by Mother Earth
The more than $2500 price tag of Arnhem Land’s exclusive Seven Spirit Bay gets you memories to last a lifetime.
- by Kerry van der Jagt