QT GoldCoast | Hip in the City
As soon as you walk into QT GoldCoast, you feel like you’re transported into a time warp, a 1950s-inspired beach club. What gives it away is the vintage panel van with longboards strapped to the roof...
View ArticleKondalilla Falls | Sunshine Coast Hinterland
It’s a lovely morning in May and there’s a slight nip in the air as we pull up beside two cars parked in the Kondalilla Falls Road car park. Although we have explored the Sunshine Coast Hinterland many...
View Article10 Cool Hotels in Brazil
If you haven’t booked your tickets to the biggest sporting event in the world, chances are, you’re probably not going to Brazil for the Olympics. Who wants to go to an Olympic Games anyway? It’s...
View ArticleGoCar Tours | Talking Cars in San Francisco
Looking for a fun way to explore San Francisco? Driving around the streets of San Francisco in a yellow three-wheeled GoCar is such a blast. These talking cars are a great way to discover the city. My...
View ArticleVersace High Tea and other fashionable pursuits | Gold Coast
For those of us who love eating and shopping, the Gold Coast in Queensland is a top spot. Starting with a scrumptious Palazzo Versace High Tea, here are four things to do to fill your weekend with...
View ArticleSnow in Japan | 10 Hakuba Winter Holiday Hotels
Want to see snow in Japan? Planning a skiing or snowboarding trip? Here are 10 places to stay where you’ll definitely see snow in Japan on your Hakuba holiday. Hotel La Neige Higashi-kan Hot tub,...
View Article10 reasons to visit the Sunday markets Sunshine Coast
There’s something grounding about going to the markets on a weekend. It’s relaxing to wander around aimlessly, looking at plants, books, clothes and knick knacks. The concept of the local market has...
View ArticleNorfolk Island Holiday | The Island Where Time Stood Still
The sea shimmers over a rainbow-coloured reef; tufts of cotton-candy clouds drift across the bright blue sky. Plunging cliffs and soaring Norfolk pines hug the rugged coastline. 1600km of ocean...
View Article5 Best Places in Udon Thani | Thailand
Touching down in Udon Thani International airport, I was excited as to what the next few days were going to bring. I was in Thailand as part of the Women’s Journey Campaign, a tourism campaign to...
View ArticleIsaan Thailand | Exploring Chiang Khan
Chiang Khan is a delightful little town located in Loei Province in the Isaan Thailand. Isaan is a region of North East Thailand. Situated on the banks of the Mekong River, Chiang Khan is 580km north...
View ArticleNong Khai | Landscape of Dreams in Northern Thailand
Nong Khai is in the North East Region of Thailand, approximately 626km north of Bangkok, in what’s known as the Isaan Region. Isaan is Thailand’s largest region and is located on the Khorat Plateau....
View ArticleMunda Magic | Solomon Islands Diving
Munda is our destination, the largest settlement on the island of New Georgia in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. And a top Solomon Islands diving spot. Solomon Airlines joyride The flight...
View ArticleWhat to see in Bangkok
What to see in Bangkok? Well, Bangkok is a hive of activity, with people, traffic, markets, street vendors, scooters and tuk tuks. This was my first visit to Bangkok, travelling with Tourism Thailand...
View ArticleGold Coast Places To Visit | Tips from a concierge
Chief Concierge at InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort and a Member of Les Clefs d’Or Australia, Christian Espino was born in Manila and has lived in Macao, Hong Kong and Melbourne. He has been a...
View ArticleInterContinental Sanctuary Cove Review
Stand in the lobby of the InterContinental Sanctuary Cove and look past the fountains, Roman rotunda and swimming pools into the lush tropical gardens and you’ll immediately understand what makes this...
View ArticleHobart to Antarctica in 2017 via Macquarie Island
Antarctica and Tasmania have had a long and intimate association. It was from Hobart that Roald Amudsen and Douglas Mawson’s expeditions launched from. Hobart is also home to the Aurora Australis, the...
View ArticleWestern Canada driving holiday
The Milky Way courses through the sky like a fairy banner. Constellations such as Ursa Major and Cassiopeia twinkle above, connecting me to ancient peoples who wondered about the night sky long ago,...
View ArticleCanada Countdown | 10 ways to party like you’re 150
In this great big land of the maple leaf, the beaver, The Biebs (@JustinBieber), hockey, curling, and Captain Kirk (Canada’s William Shatner), there’s a groundswell of preparations building to a...
View ArticleDriving across Canada | How to Plan a Canadian road trip
With images of “Easy Rider” and freedom dancing in our heads, my husband Eric and I had fun planning then enjoying a six-week Canadian road trip from Quebec to British Columbia this summer. Driving...
View ArticleYukon Royal Tour | Prince William and Kate in Canada
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in British Columbia on 24 September. They were welcomed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Take a peek at Justin Trudeau’s Instagram feed of William...
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