Chrissie McClatchie
Travel writer
Travel writer
- ★★★★½
- Europe
You can take Italy’s ‘red arrow’ fast train even if you’re not in Italy
A business class trip passes in a blur of bucolic French countryside and Italian food and wine.
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Dream trip: A journey on the Venice-Simplon Orient Express had me pinching myself
An overnight journey from Venice to Paris is like stepping into a wonderful time warp.
- Chrissie McClatchie
The best value mini-cruise in the Med is not on board a cruise ship
An overnight ferry from the mainland to this island is a taster of Mediterranean cruise life for a fraction of the price.
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The Aussie import that lights up the French Riviera in winter
So happy is this native Australian plant in the soils of the Cote d’Azur that whole festivals and road trips have sprung up to celebrate it.
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The Aussie chef who conquered the home of the Michelin star
When Nick Honeyman and sommelier wife Sina took over a long-running seasonal bistro in 2020, it opened only for eight weeks in summer. Then eight weeks stretched out to six months.
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A quirk of history let me visit four countries in a single day
This isn’t your typical Italian hilltop village, as much as it might look like one from the outside.
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- Opinion
- Savvy traveller
Meltdowns and stares: Five things I learnt taking kids on a luxury ship
Things are going well until my daughter starts slamming her head into the dining table and wailing at high volume.
- Chrissie McClatchie
Underwhelming European airport at least offers a beautiful view
France’s second-busiest hub has so much potential, yet it’s an underwhelming gateway to a beloved tourist region.
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This French garden inspired some of the world’s most famous paintings
Without the world’s first water lily nursery at Latour-Marliac, Monet may never have had any lilies to paint.
- Chrissie McClatchie
This French high-speed train is cramped, but the savings are glorious
France’s budget OUIGO train service uses the same mechanics as the original TGV and travels at incredible speeds of up to 320km/h.
- Chrissie McClatchie