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Trudi Jenkins

Trudi Jenkins

Content director, Traveller

Trudi is Traveller’s content director, with responsibility for all editorial across the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Originally from England, Trudi began her magazine career in London, and also worked as a sub-editor on Fleet Street. She has edited Sunday Life, delicious. magazine and Vogue Entertaining + Travel as well as establishing two successful online businesses. She has lived in France and Italy, and will travel long distances for good food, wine and coffee.

This is where to get the classic Taj snap.

Ten things I learnt on my first visit to India

I’m anxious about my first trip to India. Then I hear that even Tripologist Michael Gebicki has succumbed to illness while there. What hope is there for me?

  • Trudi Jenkins
Little Polynesian Resort, Rarotonga.

Island resort offers a wonderfully laid-back escape from winter

Set in lush gardens with a backdrop of volcanic mountains and the ocean beckoning beachside, Little Polynesian is your textbook tropical escape.

  • Trudi Jenkins
Pacific Resort Aitutaki is the tropical island of your dreams.

The tropical paradise you can have (almost) all to yourself

Aitutaki is wonderfully unspoiled compared to certain other island hotspots, and this adults-only resort takes the fantasy a step further.

  • Trudi Jenkins
The Nagoya Kanko Hotel is in one of Japan’s less visited cities.

A taste of undiscovered Japan in an imposing new hotel

Keen to steer clear of Western tourists but still indulge in a luxe stay? Check out this hotel-within-a-hotel in Nagoya, Japan’s fourth-largest city.

  • Trudi Jenkins
The main lodge building has been extended, with additional indoor and outdoor areas.

The 100-year-old grande dame of luxury lodges gets a $25m revamp

Huka Lodge, the luxury New Zealand lodge that inspired imitators around the world, has just reopened after a substantial renovation.

  • Trudi Jenkins
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The curved foyer of Hotel Gajoen, Tokyo.

This luxury Tokyo hotel is a favourite with locals

A historic hotel with its own shrine for weddings and a stunning art collection offers a unique insight into Japanese culture.

  • Trudi Jenkins
JAL suites in the First Class cabin.

This first-class is dated, but superlative service makes up for it

The plane on this route is 17 years old and looks it, but rarely have I encountered such welcoming, warm and thoughtful staff.

  • Trudi Jenkins
The David Caon-designed seats are surprisingly comfortable.

Dreading this long-haul flight, I had the best surprise

After forking out on business class to Europe for several years, it was time to see if premium economy is the Goldilocks option.

  • Trudi Jenkins
A culinary adventure at the exceptional Peskesi Organic Farm in Crete.

The New York food writer who loves it here (and where he eats in NYC)

The man with one of the best jobs in the world – curating global food experiences for Silversea guests – shares his favourite discoveries both here and overseas.

  • Trudi Jenkins
Silver Ray’s unique asymmetrical design places the pool and lifts on one side.

Think cruising is not for you? This ship will change your mind

Silversea’s newest ship has an innovative, asymmetric design that makes it feel more like a luxury resort.

  • Trudi Jenkins

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