Where are the most liveable cities in the world for 2011? The results of Mercer’s annual survey may surprise you.
Travel deals: Bali, Egypt, Fiji, Norway, Russia
November 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
With economic crises making much of the world’s economies wobbly, getting the best travel deals has never been more important. Here’s some of the best.
Horoscopes and the man with burning eyes
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Astronomical Observatory of Jaipur is unforgettable, but it’s the man with the laser beam eyes who continues to haunt my dreams. India does that to you.
Sex, crime and walking the wild side of Sydney
November 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you want to behave badly, you have to come here. Mobsters, murders and knock shops make Kings Cross the Sydney centre of scandal where anything goes.
An Australian’s incurable love of Provence
November 11, 2011 By 8 Comments
Australian Desley Truscott’s long love affair with Provence has survived a divorce, moving house 19 times, lots of travel back and forth, and a lot of agonising about where she truly belonged.
A stack of slender books telling big stories
November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a pile of compelling reads, each one small enough to slip into your hand luggage next time you travel, er, except for the one on 9/11. Possibly not a good idea to read that one on a plane.
Greek food odyssey with Georgia Gerardis
November 9, 2011 By 9 Comments
Tahinopitas are traditional sweets, little known to visitors, from the fascinating village of Archangelos on my Greek island of Rhodes. Enjoy!
So you want to be a travel writer
November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Journalist and author Diana Plater is running travel writing workshops at her home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
New life for Murder on the Nile hotel
November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The world’s best-selling crime writer Agatha Christie wrote Murder on the Nile while living at The Old Cataract Hotel in Egypt. It’s just had a big facelift.
Hidden Burma opens the doors to travellers
November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Pro-democracy activists in Burma now encourage tourism as a way to get money into the hands of locals, which is easier said than done. Lonely Planet tips Burma as one of the Top 10 places to visit in 2012
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