Trudi Jenkins
Content director, travel
Trudi is Traveller's content director. Originally from England, she's also lived in France and Italy and will travel long distances for good food, great wine and well made coffee.
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This is one of the world’s few luxury hotels that deserves its icon status
A stay at this impeccable property is a unique experience steeped in history and indulgence.
- by Trudi Jenkins
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Every detail has been considered at this luxe Tassie getaway
A newly restored 1840s homestead is an indulgent retreat for a weekend of wine-tasting, saunas and hot tubs.
- by Trudi Jenkins
New York hotel’s joyful design is the opposite of soulless ‘quiet luxury’
There’s a reason many previously all-white houses are now several shades of the year’s most on-trend colours, and it’s Kit Kemp.
- by Trudi Jenkins
The land of happiness that few tourists ever visit
Want to lose the crowds on your next holiday? Tourists are still something of a novelty in Bhutan, the country that invented Gross National Happiness.
- by Trudi Jenkins
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Australia’s oldest wine region has a slick new retreat
Despite the Hunter Valley vineyard setting (with vines first planted in 1968), it’s all mod cons here at The Lane Retreat.
- by Trudi Jenkins
Foodies, if you haven’t heard of this region, that’s about to change
The Ayrburn project – a $184 million playground for devotees of good food and wine – is set to open on New Zealand’s South Island.
- by Trudi Jenkins
★★★★ ½
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This luxury hotel is so close to the water, your feet almost get wet
Hong Kong is not a city short on great hotels but the Regent’s position is unsurpassed: right on the water and with smack-bang views across to Hong Kong island.
- by Trudi Jenkins
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Former motel in ‘the new Byron’ gets upgrade and celebrity restaurant
The Three Blue Ducks team have taken over the restaurant at this former motel, which has also been given a contemporary new look.
- by Trudi Jenkins
This Mediterranean harbour city is a surprise package
From red phone boxes, dazzling Baroque churches and walled gardens to a vibrant food culture, Valletta is a city of unexpected pleasures.
- by Trudi Jenkins
Built in 1980, this legendary Hong Kong hotel has a new lease on life
This flagship property on the harbour’s edge at Kowloon has been given an extensive renovation and a new (old) name.
- by Trudi Jenkins