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Trudi is Traveller's content director. Originally from England, she's also lived in France and Italy and will travel long distances for good food, great wine and well made coffee.

Think cruising is not for you? This ship will change your mind
★★★★★
Ship reviews

Think cruising is not for you? This ship will change your mind

Silversea’s newest ship has an innovative, asymmetric design that makes it feel more like a luxury resort.

  • by Trudi Jenkins
Byron Bay’s iconic resort for A-listers reveals major expansion plans

Byron Bay’s iconic resort for A-listers reveals major expansion plans

After 30 years in business Raes on Wategos is still innovating, with plans for two new luxurious properties in the area.

  • by Trudi Jenkins
The surprising things I learnt about Mediterranean food on board a ship

The surprising things I learnt about Mediterranean food on board a ship

As a former food-magazine editor, I wasn’t expecting to broaden my culinary knowledge on a cruise ship.

  • by Trudi Jenkins
This is one of the world’s few luxury hotels that deserves its icon status
★★★★★
Hotel reviews

This is one of the world’s few luxury hotels that deserves its icon status

A stay at this impeccable property is a unique experience steeped in history and indulgence.

  • by Trudi Jenkins
Every detail has been considered at this luxe Tassie getaway
★★★★½
Hotel reviews

Every detail has been considered at this luxe Tassie getaway

A newly restored 1840s homestead is an indulgent retreat for a weekend of wine-tasting, saunas and hot tubs.

  • by Trudi Jenkins
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New York hotel’s joyful design is the opposite of soulless ‘quiet luxury’

New York hotel’s joyful design is the opposite of soulless ‘quiet luxury’

There’s a reason many previously all-white houses are now several shades of the year’s most on-trend colours, and it’s Kit Kemp.

  • by Trudi Jenkins
The land of happiness that few tourists ever visit

The land of happiness that few tourists ever visit

Want to lose the crowds on your next holiday? Tourists are still something of a novelty in Bhutan, the country that invented Gross National Happiness.

  • by Trudi Jenkins
Australia’s oldest wine region has a slick new retreat
★★★★
Hotel reviews

Australia’s oldest wine region has a slick new retreat

Despite the Hunter Valley vineyard setting (with vines first planted in 1968), it’s all mod cons here at The Lane Retreat.

  • by Trudi Jenkins
Foodies, if you haven’t heard of this region, that’s about to change

Foodies, if you haven’t heard of this region, that’s about to change

The Ayrburn project – a $184 million playground for devotees of good food and wine – is set to open on New Zealand’s South Island.

  • by Trudi Jenkins
This luxury hotel is so close to the water, your feet almost get wet
★★★★ ½
Hotel reviews

This luxury hotel is so close to the water, your feet almost get wet

Hong Kong is not a city short on great hotels but the Regent’s position is unsurpassed: right on the water and with smack-bang views across to Hong Kong island.

  • by Trudi Jenkins

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