Fifteen of Australia’s best places to stay in the wild

Fifteen of Australia’s best places to stay in the wild

From the wild and rugged to comfortable safari-style stays and architectural cabins that cling to cliffs and shorelines.

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Best short-haul holiday destinations:Singapore

Best short-haul holiday destinations:Singapore

Still consider this city a place in which to merely pause on the way to somewhere else (or somewhere more interesting)? It’s time to catch up.

  • byAnthony Dennis
The must-do highlights of the Blue Mountains in three days

The must-do highlights of the Blue Mountains in three days

From iconic sights and trails,to new experiences that tap into current trends or ancient connection to Country,this three-day itinerary showcases the natural and cultural gems of the Blue Mountains.

  • byJulie Miller
Smashed by COVID and cyclones,Pacific paradise now back with a vengeance

Smashed by COVID and cyclones,Pacific paradise now back with a vengeance

Vanuatu’s old experiences been given a flirty facelift and there are plenty of new ones. Here are the highlights.

  • byChristine Retschlag
Six of the best tried,true and new Hunter Region eateries

Six of the best tried,true and new Hunter Region eateries

The Hunter’s burgeoning culinary scene – with its mix of newcomers and old favourites – is celebrated every April with a month-long food festival.

  • bySheriden Rhodes
Yes,you read right:The river that’s officially recognised as a ‘legal person’

Yes,you read right:The river that’s officially recognised as a ‘legal person’

New Zealand’s longest navigable river has a personality that changes with every twist and turn.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
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Wind-swept Aussie island retreat is a hidden gem

Wind-swept Aussie island retreat is a hidden gem

Cosy rituals abound on a solo stay at Tasmania’s remote Kittawa Lodge. It immediately feels like home.

  • byRiley Wilson
Clever,Med-style design is just the beginning for reinvented hotel
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Clever,Med-style design is just the beginning for reinvented hotel

The former Arts Hotel Paddington’s drab-to-fab makeover has finally brought the complex in line with its fashionable postcode.

  • byKatherine Scott
Sydney’s newest boutique hotel opens behind iconic Coke sign

Sydney’s newest boutique hotel opens behind iconic Coke sign

Hotel Indigo Potts Point has arrived,with decor nodding and winking at the formerly and famously red-light area’s colourful past.

  • byJulietta Jameson
What a place:This crayfish capital is New Zealand’s best-kept secret

What a place:This crayfish capital is New Zealand’s best-kept secret

I felt like I had discovered something very few people know about. I got the feeling most locals would like to keep it that way,too.

  • byBen Groundwater
Can a wellness retreat cure a midlife crisis? I gave it a try

Can a wellness retreat cure a midlife crisis? I gave it a try

My friend and I are in prime existential crisis territory,since we’re both celebrating our 40th birthdays this year.

  • byNina Karnikowski