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Anthony Dennis

Anthony Dennis

Editor, travel

Anthony Dennis is editor, travel, at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via Twitter.

Cafe Chebaane in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia, overlooking the Mediterranean.

Med alert: How to beat the heat and crowds of Europe’s top hotspots

Travel to some of the Mediterranean’s most popular cities at this time and you might even find the locals welcome your arrival.

  • Anthony Dennis
South Australia’s new Monarto Safari Resort.

An African-style safari on home soil? This Aussie resort is a game-changer

Home to a herd of newly relocated elephants and a deluxe 78-room hotel, South Australia’s Monarto Safari Park is the newest bucket-list stay for wildlife lovers.

  • Anthony Dennis
Balcony view of whitewashed Muscat from the Mandarin Oriental.

A five-star stopover stay in a neighbour beats bustling Dubai

This outstanding outpost of the venerable Mandarin Oriental brand impresses even more than most.

  • Anthony Dennis
Viking’s heated pool with its retractable dome roof allowing for trans-seasonal dips.

No casinos, no kids: This ship could convert cruise sceptics

This is one deluxe, no-nonsense cruise ship delivering oceans of Nordic style, design, comfort and sophistication.

  • Anthony Dennis
Valletta, Malta.

Europe’s smallest capital is surprisingly impressive

What Europe’s smallest, UNESCO World Heritage-listed capital lacks in size is amply compensated for in its wealth of impressive and historical attractions.

  • Anthony Dennis
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On the rails … an already epic trip extended.

Australia’s most epic train journey just got longer

The itinerary of the 4352-kilometre Indian Pacific, which includes the longest straight stretch of railway track on Earth, has been extended from 65 hours to 90 hours.

  • Anthony Dennis
A landmark takes shape .. the exterior of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi

This city is about to give Dubai a real run for its dirhams

Abu Dhabi is at last set to compete with its glitzier neighbour Dubai, with its incredible new cultural district finally near completion.

  • Anthony Dennis
We see what you did there… the transformed Lanson Place Parliament Gardens.

Historic former Salvos building in Melbourne now a classy hotel

This is a genuinely smart and superbly situated addition to Melbourne’s five-star hotel stock.

  • Anthony Dennis
The business suites offer a “hotel in the sky” feeling.

This business class seat is a perfect ‘hotel in the sky’

This is one snug designer cubbyhole even if the unusual backwards-facing aspect of the seat takes a little getting used to.

  • Anthony Dennis
Kyoto’s tourist numbers have surged to unmanageable levels.

Go somewhere else: Overtourism is no longer just a European problem

Kyoto tourist numbers have become so onerous the tourism board recently urged Australians to visit other parts of Japan.

  • Anthony Dennis

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