Inspiration
Indonesia’s answer to the Maldives is one of the best-kept island secrets
Belitung Island, with its Maldives vibes, pristine environment, eco-resort offerings and sunken bounty, may be one of the world’s best island secrets.
- by Penny Watson
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What the travel brochures omit about ‘the world’s happiest nation’
Bhutan is often sold as a real-life Shangri-La. But what’s life really like beyond the postcard?
- by Nina Karnikowski
Port guide: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
Cool Britannia’s northern capital has transformed itself from a gritty industrial city into a trendy cultural and gourmet getaway.
- by Brian Johnston
Port guide: Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
This once dull financial capital is Germany’s most overlooked city but is lively, cultured, and has buzzing neighbourhoods and great dining and shopping scenes.
- by Brian Johnston
Port guide: Townsville, Australia
Australia’s largest tropical city is overshadowed by Cairns when it comes to tourism, but you’ll find plenty of ways to spend an enjoyable day in port.
- by Brian Johnston
Travel quiz: Which country shares borders with Ecuador, Peru and Brazil?
Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with this week’s quiz.
Bigger is better: The world’s 20 largest islands you need to visit
Big islands mean big opportunities to find somewhere magical, all for yourself. To those who think the world has been “done”, this will make you think again.
- by Craig Tansley
Opinion
Food and wine
When it comes to eating overseas, forget what’s new. Go for what’s old
Some dishes and restaurants stand the test of time for good reason.
- by Terry Durack
No monsters, but this tourist-free loch is the one you should visit
Loch Ness and its mythological sea monster hogs the limelight, but Scotland has about 30,000 other lochs. And it’s Loch Tay that keeps pulling me back.
- by Steve McKenna
Australia’s new epic hike is unlike any others
It might be a new hike officially, but the 42-kilometre Gidjuum Gulganyi Walk in northern NSW has an ancient history.
- by Louise Southerden
My kids wanted to go shopping in an urban maze. It was terrifying
The souks of Marrakesh are full of very pretty things, about 98 per cent of which my daughters want to buy.
- by David Whitley
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