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Neil Perry’s cacio e pepe.

10 simple recipes to cook while you’re camping or caravanning (plus packing tips)

Hitting the road for the holidays? Tuck these recipes in your backpack (along with a stash of parmesan, herbs and spices to keep things interesting).

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Dunkeld Old Bakery is one of the standout regional bakeries doing everything from scratch.

Ten country bakeries worth a roadtrip (and where to find the best pie)

A vanilla slice that “puts others to shame”. Pies and pasties made the old-school way. And what might be the country’s best lamington. These standout bakeries are worth a detour.

  • Richard Cornish
Wineglass Bay: arrive early.

The perfect Australian holiday in our smallest state

Astonishing beaches, stupendous hiking, amazing food and some of the strangest creatures on the planet. Tasmania has it all, and you can see in just two weeks.

  • James Stewart
Visitors near Mount Conner on Curtin Springs Station.

‘Fooluru’: The other giant rock that’s been duping tourists for years

Many celebrate too early after setting eyes on this outback monolith, which is actually bigger – though not as spectacular – as Uluru.

  • Catherine Best
Red Park is a new all-day eatery in Ocean Grove.

A laidback Victorian coastal town is now home to Heartattack and Vine’s famous porchetta roll

Locally minded Red Park serves sandwiches by day, and pizza and cocktails by night. Plus, more new openings to visit in nearby Geelong and beyond.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Barragunda is a set on 400 hectares that supply lamb, beef, rye wheat and dozens of varieties of vegetables and fruit.

This new Mornington Peninsula fine diner is one of Australia’s most ambitious restaurants of the decade

On a sprawling 400 hectares, this new spot rears lamb and cattle, grows its own rye wheat and transforms its harvest into Middle Eastern-tinged tasting menus.

  • Emma Breheny
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We took a 12-person extended family overseas trip. Here’s how it went

Travel can be fraught enough; holidaying with a large, eclectic group signals potential disaster.

  • Catherine Marshall
Through the forests near Pemberton.

We’re calling it: Aussie region has one of the world’s best drives

This road trip is right up there with the Great Ocean Road, but it’s on the opposite side of the country.

  • Julietta Jameson
Couple sitting on blanket on the waters edge at Copperfield Gorge.

I did an epic outback road trip without a four-wheel drive (or a tent)

If you’ve never visited Australia’s great outback before, this is the place to do it.

  • Emily McAuliffe
Inside a typical rural weatherboard hides a Thai restaurant serving home-style cooking.

A humble weatherboard in a tiny town is home to a thrilling new Thai restaurant

Settle in for a long lunch for just 14 guests at a time at this intimate, family-run eatery in the middle of northern Victoria.

  • Quincy Malesovas

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