Cairns is one of Australia’s most iconic destinations; a balmy, tropical paradise which acts as both gateway to Queensland’s tropical north and the world-famous Great Barrier Reef. Though 2020 threw a spanner in the...
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Chris Ashton
Three Blue Ducks Launch New Byron Wine Bar, Oma
Byron Bay needs no introduction. Australia’s most easterly town, and currently the most northerly extension of Sydney given the number of city dwellers currently enjoying its many delights, has well and truly bounced...
New Campaign Launched to Help Samoa Recover From Pandemic
The worldwide tourism industry has been brought to its knees this year by the ongoing pandemic, and some of the hardest hit destinations have been islands which rely solely on tourism. Places like Samoa, a stunningly...
Eki-Ben: The Fastest Food in Japan
I’ve been to a lot of countries, but there’s one I keep getting drawn back to: Japan: For me, it offers the ultimate combination of natural beauty, history, culture, style and adventure. It’s also hands down my...
Four Great Rooftop Bars on the Gold Coast
Let’s face it, cocktails are always better when there’s a view involved. Whether it’s at the top of a beachfront hotel or just a level above the ground so you can enjoy a bit of people watching, there’s a high...
What It’s Like to Visit Kyoto’s Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion
Do you ever look at the available memory on your hard drive and think, ‘Where did all that storage go? I swear I had more’. I did that recently and discovered that I actually did have quite a lot saved on there –...
Switzerland’s Most Enchanting Castle Wineries
When we visited Switzerland for the first time late last year it was like stepping into some kind of fairytale. The snowy mountain peaks, the countryside dotted with timber houses and fuzzy sheep, stunning waterfalls...
The Best Scuba Dive Sites in Queensland
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who will travel to the ends of the earth to discover the greatest scuba diving sites, and those who haven’t yet realised they should. We’re in the former. There’s...
Byron at Byron Reopens With Fresh New Look
Every five-star hotel loves to claim they redefined a luxury hotel market, that they ushered in a new era of sophistication and left all others in their wake. Most of those claims can be easily dismissed. But, in the...
Auschwitz-Birkenau: Why Everyone Should Visit Once
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” These words by George Santayana were repeated many times during our tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau earlier this year. Though dating from 1905, decades prior...
