Australia
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Hotel reviews
The cheaper way to stay at one of Australia’s iconic outback destinations
What many don’t realise is that only a tiny proportion of visitors to El Questro Station stay at the iconic $2000-a-night Homestead.
- by James Woodford
Australia’s 15 most beautiful coastal drives
Australia’s magnificent shoreline has some of the most scenic coastal driving routes in the world. Here are 10 of them.
- by Lee Atkinson
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Hotel reviews
Aussie fashion designer’s new Byron stay gets a perfect score
These retro-style off-grid accommodations are ideal for an intimate escape or a big bash with you and your mates.
- by Nina Karnikowski
Australia’s 10 most spectacular national park stays
Staying overnight in a national park isn’t necessarily a case of roughing it in a basic campsite. Some Aussie national parks offer something a little more spectacular to spend the night in.
- by David Whitley
Hotel revamp brings a classic touch of London’s Mayfair to Melbourne
The art deco Royce Hotel opened in a former 1920s Rolls-Royce dealership in 2000. Now a redesign has reinstated the hotel’s glamour and glory – and then some.
- by Julietta Jameson
Nine must-do highlights of Kakadu National Park
Indigenous culture, spectacular landscapes, natural plunge pools and unique culinary experiences make Kakadu National Park a must-visit.
- by Kerry van der Jagt
Six of the best places to stay on the Sunshine Coast
It’s Queensland’s sunniest playground and these hinterland getaways are ideal for exploring its terrific food, stunning beaches and rolling hinterland.
- by Sheriden Rhodes
Opinion
Sydney
Locals love to talk up Melbourne. Why don’t Sydneysiders do the same?
Melburnians will proudly talk their city up, particularly to visitors, while Sydneysiders don’t see the value in what they have. That needs to change.
- by Ben Groundwater
Australia is home to the world’s most beautiful puddle
Think blue-tinged water clear as a gin cocktail, pure white sand, and one of the world’s most unusual landscapes. This is a puddle for the Instagram age.
- by Brian Johnston
This outback safari may be Australia’s greatest wildlife spectacular
Unlike safaris in East Africa, here millions of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians can be seen by a maximum of 24 people – plus guides – at any one time.
- by Mark Daffey