Holidays
If you haven’t been to the ‘Goldie’ lately, you could be in for a surprise
It’s flashy and fun but there’s also a sophisticated side to this part of Queensland.
- Genevieve Quigley
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Butlers, private pools and volcanic mud baths: The side of Bali you’ve been missing
Discover the island’s most serene stays, where healing, hedonism and high design collide.
- Paul Ewart
This town has been given the ‘luxe rural’ treatment. Even my 86-year-old mum was impressed
Mudgee is fiercely protective of its hard-won gold-medal podium position for “top rural town getaway”.
- Fiona Carruthers
Justin Hemmes has discovered this part of the NSW coast. Get there before everyone else
For the freshest oysters of your life, take this jaunt south of Sydney.
- Paul Ewart
After Dad died, I found his retro T-shirt. Then a surprise email was the sign I needed
It was the catalyst for a transformative trip.
- Genevieve Quigley
Why this ‘unfashionable’ season is the best time to visit the south of France
It’s not everybody’s picnic by the Seine, but France in autumn harbours some hidden gems.
- Michael Bachelard
The boom in midlife ‘friendsmoons’ and the perfect destination for one
Less than six hours from Sydney, this drop-and-flop hideaway is perfect for relaxation and reconnection.
- Fiona Carruthers
- Collection
- My happy place
My happy place
Traveller’s writers reflect on the holiday destinations in Australia and around the world that they cherish the most.
- Opinion
- Style
The hunger for beach property has spilled onto the dunes. Cabanas are an ‘up yours’ to equity
This summer has been a point of no return for the humble beach ambler. If you can’t see our beaches as a shared egalitarian natural resource you can get cabana’d.
- Jacinta Parsons
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- Summer reads
My best beach
Australian summers are synonymous with beaches: places that belong to everyone, to holiday, celebrate, rejuvenate and heal. We asked local identities to tell us about their favourite spot.