North America
Why LA is burning in the middle of winter
What’s behind the Santa Ana winds that are blowing more than 100km/h and can make fires rage downhill just as fast as uphill?
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nick O'Malley
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How London’s most famous bridge ended up half a world away
London Bridge is falling down? Not quite – it was disassembled and reconstructed brick by brick in another country.
- by David Whitley
Scott Morrison spends New Year’s Eve with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
The former Australian prime minister and his wife partied their way into 2025 at the president-elect’s Florida estate.
- by James Massola
How Shen Yun tapped religious fervour to make a fortune
The dance group has accumulated enormous wealth, in large part by getting followers of the Falun Gong religious movement to work free and pay its bills.
- by Michael Rothfeld and Nicole Hong
Of America’s two most famous ski towns, which one is the best?
We put two of North America’s glitziest ski towns up against each other in an alpine battle royale.
- by Steve Madgwick
No bookings required: The coolest place to eat in New York
Unlike Australia’s most talked-about restaurants, you don’t book a table at Dimes Square’s establishments. It’s good, but it’s chaotic good.
- by Melissa Mason
Former property of world’s most notorious drug lord now a stunning hotel
Casa Malca, the reimagined former beach mansion of Pablo Escobar, isn’t trying to be an art hotel. But it could rival many modern art museums.
- by Katherine Scott
Beyond Graceland and Beale Street: Nine other highlights of Memphis
Tennessee’s second-largest city is known as a music lover’s paradise and a destination for serious barbecue lovers. But Memphis has more surprises in store...
- by Carrie Hutchinson
★★★★½
Hotel reviews
Not cheap, but this supremely modern stay puts you in the thick of NYC
In a city where rooms can resemble a glorified wardrobe, these lodgings offer a welcome sense of space – and a hard-to-beat location.
- by Carolyn Beasley
★★★★½
Hotel reviews
No wonder celebs love this iconic LA hotel
This historic pink-hued hotel which opened as The Huntington in 1914 has always attracted A-listers.
- by Sue Wallace
★★★★½
Hotel reviews
If you want a good-value, perfect base for exploring Manhattan, this is it
“This is Where the Magic Happens” reads the pink neon sign near The Moxy Lower East Side Hotel reception desk. Ain’t that the truth.
- by Barry Divola
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