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Kerry van der Jagt

Kerry van der Jagt

Travel writer

Kerry van der Jagt is a Sydney-based freelance writer with expertise in Australia's Indigenous cultures, sustainable travel and wildlife conservation, and a descendant of the Awabakal people of the mid-north coast of NSW.

The 610-metre raised boardwalk across Blanket Bay.

No Lycra required: New NZ route is perfect for the unserious cyclist

This New Zealand cycleway will change the way you see biking forever.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
Skip-gen holidays see grandparents taking kids away without their parents coming along.

Forget school fees: Here’s how I’m spending my ‘bank of nan and pop’

There’s no chance this grandma will bankroll the cost of private school fees, but I will take them on holiday.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
The tropical forest inside the train station of Atocha. It is the largest railway station in Madrid.

Inside the world’s most interesting metro network

More than a century old, this underground labyrinth includes museums, art installations and a station that feels like something from Jurassic Park.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
The remains of vintage cars and motorcycles in the Borbone family’s tunnel.

The hidden underground world beneath an Italian city

Created more than 2400 years ago, this hidden world disappeared for 55 years, only to be rediscovered in 2005.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
Portugal’s Mateus Palace.

The story behind the beautiful castle on a world-famous wine label

In the 1970s, Mateus Rosé was the epitome of cool; its curvy shape as much a style icon as the flares and shag-pile carpet of the era.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
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Beachfront bliss.

Iconic ’90s resort’s new must-see island spectacle

This is a tranquil, eco-friendly base to explore the beauty, landscapes and wildlife of the biggest sand island in the world.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
On the river in the cappuccino-coloured MS Estrela.

The Australian ship cruising one of Europe’s most spectacular waterways

The MS Estrela is a new ship for a new era of cruising, purpose-built to navigate the Douro River.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
Zodiac excursion to King George Falls.

Every day is a surprise in this remote part of Australia

Along Western Australia’s remote Kimberley coast, time and tides rule everything.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
Pompeii with Vesuvius in the background – the site is huge, making a guide a good choice.

Seven wonders to see at the destroyed Roman city of Pompeii

Pompeii is huge. Comprising nine regions across 66 hectares it would take two to three days to see it all. Here are seven highlights.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper wreck from World War I, Vansittart Bay, Kimberley coast.

This plane wreck in a remote part of WA is like a scene from Lost

It was the night in World War II when a Douglas C-53 Skytrooper, low on fuel and hopelessly lost, made a belly-flop landing on a salt pan in Vansittart Bay.

  • Kerry van der Jagt

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