Tasmania's unusual hexagonal-like natural wonder
The other side of Tasmania proves to be a whole different world.
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Elspeth Callender
Elspeth allows a chronic compulsion to travel to rule her life. The road keeps her mind open to other ways of living and fresh ways of seeing and makes her take risks. To quote her hero, writer and activist Gloria Steinem, “more reliably than anything else on earth, the road will force you to live in the present”. Writing about travel feels as instinctive as that innate desire to be on the move.
This Victorian cafe that's changing lives
It serves regional, seasonal and Indigenous bush foods, and gets young Indigenous people from the Northern Territory workplace ready.
Six of the best elevated experiences in Sri Lanka
Travel by floatplane while in Sri Lanka, especially if you're short on time.
The other Queenstown: Australia's most misunderstood town
I'm ashamed to admit I lived in Tasmania for more than a decade before discovering Queenstown.
Six of the best floatplane flights in British Columbia
These flights inevitably involve outrageously beautiful scenery.
The raw beauty of roughing it
It might be just a camping cushion but it could mark the beginning of the end of this traveller's life in the rough.
How to handle your first communal meal in Africa
This was almost two decades ago when I first ate in this manner.
Australia's ancient, final frontier of travel
An exploration of creative arts, nature and traditional life in Arnhem Land.
La dolce vita in Victoria's High Country
A cook and cycle tour is a wonderful way to see how this tiny town in Victoria's high country has reinvented itself.
Cool style, warm service: Newly revamped Waikiki hotel
The vibe peps you up as you walk out through reception and embraces you every time you return.
USA, Hawaii: Waikiki Beachcomber's elevator flower art
You've heard of elevator music, now see dazzling elevator art.
Think this country only produces average wine? Not likely
Chilean winemakers are changing attitudes about the quality of the country's vintages.
Awe-inspiring architecture meets breath-taking scenery
This Chilean haven is the place to rest and relax, and to eat and drink extremely well.
Pinetrees Lodge on Lord Howe Island gets a facelift
Just about every guest room and suite at Pinetrees has been newly renovated, but the heart of this much-loved getaway remains intact.
The US island paradise that's far from boring
There may be palm trees and a Pacific Island breeze but we are undeniably in the US.
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