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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

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
Sorry influencers, here’s who really rules the modern travel scene

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

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.

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Peru’s ‘other’ hike is one of the world’s most spectacularly Insta-worthy locations

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.

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Why the world’s best travel destinations are 15-minute cities

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.

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Wild, fresh, delicious: You can’t go past this 1000-year-old Greek dish

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
I’ve made these road-trip mistakes so you don’t have to

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.

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The French dining tradition that we’ve all overindulged in

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.

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I’m a veteran traveller, but I just fell for a scam (again)

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.

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The sensational salad for people who don’t like salad

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