The real life Rick’s Café Casablanca

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The iconic movie Casablanca wasn’t filmed there, yet travellers still flock to Morocco’s biggest city with stars in their eyes, where many residents have never heard of the film. But you can visit Rick’s Café, designed around the Hollywood version.

Italy’s top chef will heat up Crave Sydney

Italy's top chef Massimo Bottura will be a star attraction at Crave Sydney

Italy’s top chef Massimo Bottura and Spain’s Jordi Roca, rated number two in the world, will star at Crave Sydney food festival.

Argentinian Francisco’s Table at Byron Bay

Argentinian chef Francisco Smoje

Argentinean chef Francisco Smoje brings to the Byron Bay area a series of pop-up dinners at Coorabell Hall on the ridge overlooking the bay, opening on Sunday, July 15.

Siren Sophia Loren christens the newest floating city

Sophia Loren and Gerard Depardieu arrive for the launch of MSC Divina

Screen legend Sophia Loren and French actor and bon vivant Gerard Depardieu were the stars at the launch of MSC Cruises newest floating city, MSC Divina.

Mad about Wellington’s Matterhorn

A dessert cocktail comprising spiced rum, cointreau, spumante rose and grenadine

Matterhorn is Wellington’s most treasured local haunt, starting in 1963 as a European-styled cafe. Over the years it’s reinvented itself and become a top-class eaterie, winning awards and continually wowing diners with its menus and drinks.

Homestead beauty on the edge of the Barossa

Kingsford bush bath and champagne

An outdoor bath set among silvery gum trees, accompanied by a bottle of bubbly, is a highlight of the historic Kingsford homestead on the edge of the wine-making region of Barossa in South Australia.

Walking 1200km across Spain

A smiling Ailsa at the end of her 1200km hard but beautiful journey

Ailsa Piper woke in darkness on a chilly morning in Granada. After a quick shower she hoisted a pack on her back and started to walk across Spain all the way to Galacia. That’s 1200km. It was no picnic.

Ask Sally: Gone snowboarding with his mother

Ask Sally Slaughter

Dear Sally, I’m on my honeymoon with my husband Pieter and his mother. They’ve gone snowboarding and I’m stuck in front of a roaring fire with a glass of wine. I don’t think this is going to work. What should I do?

Dine like a queen on Fitzroy Street

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Toast the Diamond Jubilee in Melbourne. A four-day foodie extravaganza will be hosted on iconic Fitzroy Street in St Kilda’s over the Queen’s Birthday Weekend, with offers at dozens of restaurants and bars on the bustling strip.

Lodge at Kauri Cliffs world’s best

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Travel + Leisure Magazine readers have chosen The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs as Number One in the World in the World’s Best Awards 2012 – World’s Best Service.