Culture holidays
The islands known as the ‘seven pearls of the Mediterranean’
Italy’s Aeolian Islands offer everything from azure seas and Aperol spritzes to the fire and brimstone of an active volcano.
- by Helen Pitt
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The unspoilt tropical island that still uses shell money
On this remote Solomon island, tradition is etched as deeply as tribal tattoos, and ancient shell money holds more value than any paper or plastic.
- by Christine Retschlag
New York’s second-largest museum is a must-visit
When it comes to American museums, few are as storied as this pioneering and much-loved one in Brooklyn.
- by Julietta Jameson
I hadn’t had so much fun in years. Then, disaster struck
We were not prepared for the radical joyousness of our farewell dinner. And then something totally unexpected happened.
- by Lee Tulloch
Ten great cities unfairly labelled ‘boring’ (plus five that really are)
We often hear people say cities such as Zurich, Brussels, Adelaide and Wellington are boring, but do they really deserve a dissing?
- by Brian Johnston
Ten things we’ll never understand about Singapore
Singapore is one of our most frequent stopover cities, but misconceptions about the city-state abound, and so does cultural confusion.
- by Brian Johnston
A desert ‘sound bath’ sounded cringe. But it turned out to be amazing
On paper, it all sounds a bit, well, woo-woo, but Joshua Tree National Park, with its energy sources, is the perfect setting to be open to new experiences.
- by Rob McFarland
Eleven things we should adopt from Italy
Wild driving, paying for the beach? No, grazie. However, there are parts of Italian life we’d love to see here, from evening strolls to the art of doing nothing.
- by Ben Groundwater
Four reasons to visit this relatively unknown Tokyo neighbourhood
You might know Shinjuku, you’ve heard of Harajuku. But who travels here with the idea of calling through Jimbocho? Almost no one.
- by Ben Groundwater
The mysteries of a lost dynasty and an emperor without a throne
An audience with nobility highlights the fragility of ways of life, of monarchies, and even world peace.
- by Anabel Dean
The new global design marvels to bucket-list (including two here)
New structures dreamt up by architects and designers with an eye to the whimsical, the futuristic and the sustainable are about to be revealed.
- by Belinda Jackson
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