Australasia & Pacific
Serene dream: Ruby Wax thinks big in Thailand and Laos
Ruby Wax travelled to Laos to discover her spiritual side, by way of northern Thailand, a disobedient elephant and a George Clooney lookalike
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Families: 'Any suitable beach resorts near Sydney?'
Saturday, 3 May 2008
Q: I will be travelling to Sydney soon and wondered whether there are any beach-style resorts in the surrounding areas. I will be with my nine-year-old daughter and would like to stay somewhere with other children around. Any ideas? S Whitehouse, London
The Active Traveller's Guide To: New Zealand
Saturday, 8 March 2008
From bungy jumping to fly fishing, Lucy Gillmore samples the outdoor life
Hotel of the Week: Valley Wing of the Shangri-La, Singapore
Sunday, 17 February 2008
I am a very important person. I know this because I am staying in the Valley Wing of the Shangri-La Singapore. Only very important people stay here. We have our own driveway, our own entrance, our own check-in. We are different from those ordinary fellows who stay in the hotel's Tower and Garden wings.
The Complete Guide To: South Pacific Journeys
Saturday, 9 February 2008
They've lured sailors, artists and explorers, but there's more to these islands than tropical beaches, says Martin Dixon
Stick it in your family album: Hemingways head south to Australia
Sunday, 3 February 2008
For designer Wayne Hemingway, the best way to bond as a family is to travel together. This year's adventure took them to Australia, New Zealand and the Cook Islands
The Travel Issue: Alice Springs in September
Saturday, 2 February 2008
A police van noses up and down Todd Mall in Alice Springs, past galleries displaying indigenous artworks, past the tourists enjoying dinner alfresco on a balmy spring evening. A group of Aboriginal people are sprawled on a patch of grass, some drinking, some quarrelling. A young police officer jumps out. "Move on," he tells them. "Move on now."
Two states, two time zones, 700 miles. Just one road
Sunday, 27 January 2008
Jeremy Hart takes the Tanami Track through the Australian Outback
The Complete Guide To: Australia
Saturday, 26 January 2008
As the flags come out for Australia Day, Frank Partridge reveals how to explore this vast nation, from Darwin to Hobart, Sydney to Perth – and everything between
Take a trip to Australia's secret marine wonderland
Saturday, 19 January 2008
Ningaloo Reef, off the coast of Western Australia, is a destination to rival its better-known Queensland counterpart. Cameron Wilson takes the plunge
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