Jane Richards
Travel writer
Jane Richards is an Associate Producer with Traveller.Connect via email.
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New central Sydney hotel offers feel-good vibes at a reasonable price
This new kid on the block offers a cosy home away from home that’s bright, playful and welcoming – no grim corporate colours here.
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It’s no Bondi, but this dark, wild beach is startlingly beautiful
If Bondi Beach is Barbie, New Zealand’s Piha Beach is Wuthering Heights’ Heathcliff. Brooding, wild, unpredictable.
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The Michelin Guide is heading to NZ. It will find plenty of stars
Great food and quirky innovation that works: Auckland is so much more than a pitstop.
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This Sydney gem offers a rare affordable stay in the heart of the city
The Russell Boutique Hotel in the historic Rocks has a story -– or 100 – to tell.
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A Sydney hotel has become an unlikely mecca for Japanese visitors
Two animated characters once stayed in room 25 at this hotel, which has just reopened after a six-year hiatus.
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A five-star home away from home on Australia’s most exclusive island
This private Lord Howe Island getaway is like having your own private luxury getaway – with all the best bits that a hotel can provide.
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How Aussie island’s ’70s-style apartments became a luxe ‘house hotel’
Begun in 2016 and delayed by COVID, this project created a retreat that’s difficult to leave, despite Lord Howe’s abundant outdoor attractions.
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No kids, no cars at this fun, hidden Barcelona hotel
The only clue to the entrance to this boutique hotel down a dead-end alley is the discreet doorman outside.
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An emperor slept here (and you can too for less than $120 a night)
Napoleon apparently hid out and rested here during the Peninsular War, after being wooed by both its comfortable rooms (and strategic position).
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After 65 years, is a Eurail pass still worth it for Aussies?
For years backpacking with a Eurail pass was a rite of passage; now new generations are choosing this old-school way of travelling.
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