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Julietta Jameson

Julietta Jameson

Travel writer

Julietta Jameson is a freelance travel writer who would rather be in Rome, but her hometown Melbourne is a happy compromise.Connect via email.

Queen Anne arrives in Sydney on Friday morning.

The newest Queen of the seas arrives in Australia for the first time

Queen Anne arrived in Sydney Harbour on Friday morning as part of its inaugural 107-day world cruise.

  • Julietta Jameson
Dandelion Lounge and Eatery.

In a multicultural patch of Melbourne, new hotel is the ultimate base

Holiday Inn Dandenong, in one of Melbourne’s most culturally diverse suburbs, is a great option for those on their way to Gippsland.

  • Julietta Jameson
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.

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Up a notch… Suite Australis Bathroom. Supplied

‘Unparalleled’ luxury suites to be launched on Australian trains

The new Australis and Aurora suites will take off on The Ghan, Indian Pacific and the Great Southern from April 2026.

  • Julietta Jameson
The 25hours Oddbird in central Jakarta.

Despite being replaced as a capital, Jakarta is still booming

Indonesia may be moving its capital, but Jakarta is continuing to grow with a new hotel taking eclectic design to the maximalist max.

  • Julietta Jameson
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This Pacific paradise is ready to welcome Australian travellers back

Australians were the second-biggest market for this idyllic island nation. But after unrest in May last year, all tourism ground to a halt.

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Soak bathhouse on the Gold Coast.

Communal bathing is finally taking off in Australia

Japan, Hungary, Turkey – all these countries love public baths. Australia is finally getting in on the act.

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The Eve Hotel in Sydney.

The great Melbourne, Sydney hotel boom enters stylish new era

Australia’s two biggest cities are finally addressing a shortage in visitor beds, with serious design credentials to boot.

  • Julietta Jameson
Sweden’s Icehotel is celebrating 35 years.

Scandinavia’s coolest place to stay, literally

Each year the suites that make this unique hotel even more spectacular change with one good reason: the previous ones melt away.

  • Julietta Jameson
The opening of Palazzo Citterio as part of the Grande Brera project.

Move over, Florence: Milan’s answer to the Uffizi gallery is here

Milan, the northern Italian capital known mainly for fashion, design and finance, is staking its claim as a centre of art – as a plan conceived half a century ago reaches its culmination.

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