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Steve Meacham

Steve Meacham

Freelance writer

Steve Meacham is a freelance writer.

Hot-air ballooning is the perfect way to appreciate the vast remoteness and spectacular dawn colours of the Australian outback and MacDonnell Ranges.

Seeing the outback from above is an experience like no other

I’ve been ballooning several times before. But never under a balloon as big as this.

  • Steve Meacham
Pictured: Scotland's premier design museum alongside the most famous ship ever built on Tayside: Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery.

Dundee is a scottish city worth a detour for its rich design heritage

Dundee, a former UNESCO City of Design, has reinvented itself. It's now a self-declared "Boom City" with one of the biggest and best teaching hospitals in the UK.

  • Steve Meacham
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Six of the best experiences where the Bronte sisters wrote their novels

A visit to 'Bronte Country' - once home to Emily, Charlotte and Anne Bronte, can help you appreciate how lonely the three literary sisters must have been in the bleak midwinter and why they turned their hands to novel writing.

  • Steve Meacham
The Daintree is an ancient rainforest dating back 130 million years (about 110 million years older than the Amazon).

Daintree rainforest, Queensland: Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre guided walk through the forest older than the Amazon

You can't really explore the Daintree without meeting the people who know it best.

  • Steve Meacham
The Bridge.

Bundanon, Arthur Boyd's home in NSW: The artistic gift that keeps giving

Don't think of The Bridge as a hotel - it's more of a superb architectural and environmental creation.

  • Steve Meacham
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The National Football Museum is an essential visit for anyone who loves "the beautiful game".

National Football Museum, Manchester UK: A fitting tribute to 'the beautiful game'

This tribute to "the beautiful game" occupies a prime spot in Manchester’s central entertainment quarter.

  • Steve Meacham
After $250 million of government money much of the Red Centre Way is now bitumen.

Northern Territory road trip: An introduction to country on the Red Centre Way

After $250 million of government money much of the Red Centre Way is now bitumen. Even so, prepare for the unexpected.

  • Steve Meacham
Windsor Castle is the second oldest British royal palace after the Tower of London.

Windsor, England travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

Many Australians are keen to pay homage to the Queen after her death and there are a wealth of royal connections in Windsor.

  • Steve Meacham
Victoria Square featuring the fountain nicknamed 'The Floozie In the Jacuzzi'.

Birmingham, UK travel guide and things to do: Commonwealth Games city will surprise you

Whether you attend the games or not, there are many experiences to enjoy in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Some will surprise you.

  • Steve Meacham
Apartments overlooking Central Park have fetched in excess of US$50 million.

History tours of Central Park, New York city explore the dark side

A straight-talking local guide is the best way to get the low-down on New York's Central Park.

  • Steve Meacham

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