Jim Darby
Senior Producer
Jim Darby is a senior producer for Traveller and the author of White Gold, a history of Australia in winter sports.Connect via X or email.
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- Hotel reviews
This sublime, boutique Brisbane stay is well worth discovering
There’s a dual personality here, but as much as they contrast, here at Spicers Balfour Brisbane, the two sides complement each other.
- Jim Darby
The clever French invention opening up Australia’s wildest coast
Want to poke around among the mangroves at high tide? Want to get a spray from a Kimberley waterfall? The Zodiac will get you there.
- Jim Darby
- ★★★★
- Hotel reviews
Australian airport hotel – and its gigantic pool – feels like a resort
With a lagoon-style pool and Bali-style villas, this might be Australia’s most relaxing capital city airport hotel.
- Jim Darby
Off-grid masterpiece the ultimate base for a Tassie wilderness escape
There’s hiking, kayaking, eagles and a little luxury to be had on this long weekend on Tasmania’s Bay of Fires coast.
- Jim Darby
- ★★★★½
- Ship reviews
French-designed ship is a floating masterpiece cruising our waters
A marina that folds down like the roof of a smart sports car? Here’s a ship where adventure meets luxury, and each is delighted with the other’s company.
- Jim Darby
A tiny Tasmanian town has transformed from sleepy to buzzing
Once a sleepy seaside secret, this town is now buzzing with new creativity, driven by locals determined to bottle its essence.
- Jim Darby
After reaching No.1, Great Ocean Road, I opted not to go any further
This massive wave of a building curves around the landscape to host 92 guest rooms along with restaurants, lounges, a gym and spa and a 25-metre indoor pool.
- Jim Darby
How to go behind the scenes at two Melbourne icons
These tours take you where few have ventured to reveal two very different sides of Victoria’s cultural spread – art and sport.
- Jim Darby
Australia’s highest chairlift has transformed skiing on this mountain
Mount Perisher has everything you look for in an Australian snow resort, but it had one big problem – until now.
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The home of Australia’s best-selling pinot is also ‘Tasmania’s Kakadu’
At the back of his ute, a local Tasmanian oyster farmer is shucking oysters from their shells, to be savoured alongside a glass of sparkling or riesling.
- Jim Darby