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Freelance travel writer

Andrea Black is a columnist.

Samphire Rottnest: The Australian island that's now a world-class destination

Samphire Rottnest: The Australian island that's now a world-class destination

Luxury has finally arrived on this quokka-filled isle, 19 kilometres from the port of Fremantle.

  • by Andrea Black
The Australian island that’s now a world-class destination

The Australian island that’s now a world-class destination

Luxury has finally arrived on this quokka-filled isle, 19 kilometres from the port of Fremantle.

  • by Andrea Black
Pacific Hotel, Yamba: After 86 years, this is still the pub with the best view in Australia

Pacific Hotel, Yamba: After 86 years, this is still the pub with the best view in Australia

In Yamba you'll get a decent bed, a shower to get the sand off, a kettle and your requisite two biscuits and powdered coffee satchels. And change from $100.

  • by Andrea Black
Airline review: Hawaiian Airlines business class, Sydney to Honolulu, Hawaii

Airline review: Hawaiian Airlines business class, Sydney to Honolulu, Hawaii

The airline is also triumphant in setting the aloha mood through cuisine, music and design.

  • by Andrea Black
Airport review: Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore, India

Airport review: Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore, India

Surprisingly smooth check-in experience despite the airport handling 33.3 million passengers in the last year.

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South India: Therapeutic sound healing at Svatma resort

South India: Therapeutic sound healing at Svatma resort

A wooden slab may just help you tune into your body's health and wellbeing.

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A tale of two Sri Lankan brothers and their beautiful gardens

A tale of two Sri Lankan brothers and their beautiful gardens

One was hedonistic and social, the other a more solitary modernist, and you can see it when touring their respective homes.

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Live like royalty at Taj Falaknuma Palace hotel in Hyderabad, India

Live like royalty at Taj Falaknuma Palace hotel in Hyderabad, India

Here we are, sipping champagne as a horse-drawn carriage deposits us at the palace entrance.

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Six of the best futuristic libraries

Six of the best futuristic libraries

Beyond the books: six libraries of the future.

  • by Andrea Black
Veriu Central hotel review: The Sydney hotel with the 'social factor'

Veriu Central hotel review: The Sydney hotel with the 'social factor'

Veriu is helping to redefine how we experience hotels - less time in your room, more time in the social spaces.

  • by Andrea Black