Christmas

Foodie travel

Most of Australia’s Christmas dishes are adopted, but this one’s our own

Australian Christmas dishes? This is where we’re a little lacking – with one exception, and it comes in the form of a sweet, toothsome treat.

Ben Groundwater

Travel is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves.

Opinion
Travel tips

Twenty great things we gain from travel (and five we lose)

Christmas is a time of giving, and going away. But before you go, what better time to stop and give thanks for the gifts that a lifetime of travel can bring.

Ben Groundwater

Opinion
Travel tips

Eleven perfect Christmas gifts for the travel lover in your family

For my travelling friends, I like to give presents that they can use while on the road.

Lee Tulloch

Chateau Lake Louise: a rink for ice skating and hockey, complete with an ice bar, is about as cool as it gets.

Canada

Everyone should have a white Christmas once – this place has my vote

Sometimes, the best way to enjoy Christmas is to escape everything that leads up to it, so I left summer behind for the Canadian Rockies.

Kerry van der Jagt

Christmas descends on Dubai Mall and its more than 1200 shops.

Top 10s

Ten unexpected destinations where Christmas is surprisingly huge

Move over North America and Europe: You can find plenty of festive fun and decorations in places you never imagined as tinsel towns.

Brian Johnston

Europe

Even the home of Santa Claus is now suffering from overtourism

The capital of Finnish Lapland, Rovaniemi, happily calls itself the “official home town of Santa Claus”. But not everyone is merry about Christmas tourists.

JAMES BROOKS

Elf, starring Will Ferrell, is essentially a one-joke movie.

New York

Elf is my favourite Christmas movie, so I lived like an elf in New York

For 20 years my daughter and I spoke about going on a festive romp through New York to follow the large footsteps of Buddy the Elf. Finally, we made it happen.