Unpredictable, serendipitous Tasmania

Only toward dawn did the sea begin to calm. I rose from my berth and glanced out the window. The setting moon cast a broad light on the...

On the hunt for truffles in Western Australia

Truffle-sniffing dogs, 'punters' and towering karri forests: Welcome to South Western Australia, an Eden in the rough for food and wine...

Wild journey into the Kelabit Highlands of Borneo

"At one time or another, I imagine that we have all dreamed about how wonderful it would be to live in a Shangri-La where the climate is...

Finding Paradise on Rangiroa, the slow-paced South Pacific atoll

Twice a day the tide changes here on this South Seas atoll, and when it does, 8- to 12-foot-tall waves churn through Tiputa Pass, creating a...

Island paradise at your fingertips

Times Staff Writer Rosemary McClure has a thing for islands and has hopped to dozens all over the world. Here are a few of her recent...

Bora-Bora: Dreams are made in French Polynesia

Bora-Bora, French Polynesia

Riding the Ghan train through Australia's Red Center

The fabled Ghan, one of the world's great rail trips, threads its way through the Outback, where the wild things star.

Some Down Under fun at Noosa Heads

Just a few hundred yards into our family's short hike from an oceanfront hotel to the beach at Tea Tree Bay, our 5-year-old son stopped dead...

Hiker opts for comfort on New Zealand wilderness trek

REPORTING FROM NEW ZEALAND