Alison Stewart | The Sydney Morning Herald

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Alison Stewart is a Sydney writer and author who loves all travel, but is particularly attracted to wild places.

Vietnam: Travelling in the footsteps of the Vietnam War

Vietnam: Travelling in the footsteps of the Vietnam War

The Vietnam war permeates Vietnam's national personality as profoundly as Honda motorbikes permeate Hanoi streets.

  • by Alison Stewart
Airline review: Vietnam Airlines 787 business class, Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney

Airline review: Vietnam Airlines 787 business class, Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney

Courteous service, pleasant food and comfortable seats mean you wake refreshed to start your Australian day.

  • by Alison Stewart
Hierve el Agua, Mexico, Oaxaca: A rare natural phenomenon

Hierve el Agua, Mexico, Oaxaca: A rare natural phenomenon

Hike to Mexico's ancient petrified waterfalls and then take a cool dip.

  • by Alison Stewart
Six of the best St Petersburg wonders

Six of the best St Petersburg wonders

Six of the best St Petersburg wonders.

  • by Alison Stewart
Lithuania, Plokstine: Beneath paradise, a chilling reminder of Europe's brush with the apocalypse

Lithuania, Plokstine: Beneath paradise, a chilling reminder of Europe's brush with the apocalypse

Deep in the Baltic forest, a nuclear missile bunker is a sombre reminder of darker times in world history.

  • by Alison Stewart
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Germany's Kiel Canal: The world's busiest man-made waterway is an engineer feat

Germany's Kiel Canal: The world's busiest man-made waterway is an engineer feat

The Kiel Canal is used by a similar number of ships as on the Panama and Suez canals combined.

  • by Alison Stewart
Cape Town's Kirstenbosch: This could be the world's best botanical garden

Cape Town's Kirstenbosch: This could be the world's best botanical garden

Cape Town's Kirstenbosch could well be the world's best botanical garden.

  • by Alison Stewart
No crowds: Europe's three new travel hotspots

No crowds: Europe's three new travel hotspots

  • by Alison Stewart
Boulders Beach, Cape Town: The best place to see African penguins

Boulders Beach, Cape Town: The best place to see African penguins

Check your bags before you leave - these cute critters get in everywhere.

  • by Alison Stewart
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: Just like Western Europe, 40 years ago

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: Just like Western Europe, 40 years ago

Lovely old Europe, once vibrant, feels dog-tired, swamped by tourists and in need of a good lie down. But not the Baltic States.

  • by Alison Stewart