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.
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Andrea Black
Sydney-based freelance travel writer Andrea Black specialises in travel relating to design, history, architecture and music. When visiting a city she will track down vintage vinyl record stores and bring home a local release from way back, the perfect sonic and historic artefact of a time and place. When flying long haul she has one rule, to listen to Link Wray’s 1971 self-titled album in its entirety.
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.
Airline review: The US airline that excels in service
The airline is also triumphant in setting the aloha mood through cuisine, music and design.
Airport review: The best service of any airport
Surprisingly smooth check-in experience despite the airport handling 33.3 million passengers in the last year.
Therapeutic sound healing at India's Svatma resort
A wooden slab may just help you tune into your body's health and wellbeing.
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.
Six of the best futuristic libraries
Beyond the books: six libraries of the future.
You really can live like royalty at this palace turned hotel
Here we are, sipping champagne as a horse-drawn carriage deposits us at the palace entrance.
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.
Channelling Bob Dylan and The Band while staying at Big Pink
This is where, 50 years ago, Bob Dylan tinkered on an Olivetti typewriter, producing 139 songs together with The Band.
What it's like staying in one of Nat Geo's Unique Lodges of the World
You can tell that everyone who works here truly loves their job and the surroundings.
City of cool: Why Canberra is Australia's new design capital
Design Canberra demonstrates why art and design are bringing the world to the nation's capital, not just to visit, but to stay.
The unusual South African safari you've probably never heard of
It's not about seeing the Big 5, nor the Magnificent 7, and certainly not the Ugly 5 (though there are Cape dune mole-rats).
Perth's most controversial hotel's multimillion-dollar makeover
Perth's famous beach precinct and its landmark 1980s hotel have undergone much-needed makeovers.
Flight test: Singapore Airlines A350 premium economy
The level of seat comfort, minus the business class price tag, makes this flight an attractive option for Australians.
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