Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
Ben Groundwater is a Sydney-based travel writer, columnist and author with more than 20 years' experience. He specialises in food and wine – writing about it, as well as consuming it. Follow him on Instagram @bengroundwater
There’s nothing on Earth like this surprising fish dish
This prized Basque dish celebrates the part of a fish that many would never think of eating.
- by Ben Groundwater
Opinion
Tips & advice
Sorry influencers, here’s who really rules the modern travel scene
Gen Z and Millennials might be the smiling faces of the social media campaigns, but that’s not where the power lies in travel.
- by Ben Groundwater
A cherished plate of carby deliciousness
Served with a spicy salsa, a wedge of lime and a cold, dark beer, this is Peru on a plate.
- by Ben Groundwater
Peru’s ‘other’ hike is one of the world’s most spectacularly Insta-worthy locations
This isn’t the Inca Trail or the equally spectacular Salkantay Trail. But it’s up and back in the space of a morning, with time to return to Cusco for afternoon tea.
- by Ben Groundwater
Opinion
Tips & advice
Why the world’s best travel destinations are 15-minute cities
Sorry Los Angeles and Bangkok - the most perfect places to visit are the ones where you don’t need a car or to travel long distances to do everything you want.
- by Ben Groundwater
Wild, fresh, delicious: You can’t go past this 1000-year-old Greek dish
This is a pastry with an intense sense of place, a taste of the Greek countryside, and perhaps the finest of all Greece’s pastry-draped treats.
- by Ben Groundwater
Opinion
Family holidays
I’ve made these road-trip mistakes so you don’t have to
Anyone who tells you that having kids won’t change your lifestyle is either A) a bad parent, or B) not a parent.
- by Ben Groundwater
The French dining tradition that we’ve all overindulged in
This sort of dining is an institution on almost all cruise ships, as is the tendency to wildly overindulge.
- by Ben Groundwater
Opinion
Tips & advice
I’m a veteran traveller, but I just fell for a scam (again)
It happened just last week. I was in a cab in Palermo in Buenos Aires, coming to the end of a 24-hour journey from Australia.
- by Ben Groundwater
The sensational salad for people who don’t like salad
Yes, there was a real-life Caesar behind this go-to dish, but it originates in a place that will likely surprise you.
- by Ben Groundwater