Milanda Rout

Milanda RoutDeputy editor of The Weekend Australian's Travel + Luxury

Milanda Rout is the deputy editor of The Weekend Australian’s Travel + Luxury. A journalist with over two decades of experience, Milanda started her career at the Herald Sun and has been at The Australian since 2007, covering everything from prime ministers in Canberra to gangland murder trials in Melbourne. She started writing on travel and luxury in 2014 for The Australian’s WISH magazine and was appointed deputy travel editor in 2023.

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Sweet obsession

Why 5.30am is the best time to eat chocolate

One of Australia’s top chocolatiers shares the best bucket list destinations for chocoholics — and how to tell good from bad chocolate just by looking at it.

Travel

Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn Bridge at sunrisePhoto - istockEscape 14 April 2024NYC

The first place I visit when I touch down overseas

Here, you’ll gain insight into the traditions of the destination and get to witness locals in their most natural habitat. Plus, there’s plenty of food.

Review

ESCAPE: HWTCMJ Qatar Airways, Business class lounge onboard Airbus A380-800. Picture: Alamy

Is business class on the world’s best airline worth it?

Qatar Airways was named world’s best airline by Skytrax, taking the title from Singapore Airlines. We test out a long haul flight from London to Sydney and this is what we found

REVIEW

Al Safwa First Class Lounge, Hamad International Airport, Doha

Inside the first-class lounge at the world’s best airport

With this airport recently knocking Singapore Changi off the No. 1 ranking, you’d expect big things from Qatar’s premium venue | VIDEO

travel secrets

The best skincare advice for flying long-haul

The third-generation CEO of beauty company Ella Bache has some top tips for long-distance travellers.

Exclusive

15-06-22 - St VincentÃs Hospital Sydney Professor Steven Faux who is a long Covid expert. He is picture in the long covid clinic at the hospital. Picture By Ryan Osland

Expert’s warning on Long Covid

The nation’s leading expert in Long Covid care has urged the federal government to back dedicated treatment clinics and abandon plans to shift the burden of patient care to GPs.

MAGAZINE

EMBARGO FOR TWAM 20 APRIL 2024. FEE MAY APPLY. , 9/04/2024 Journalist Milanda Rout photographed in Sydney for a first person piece on Long Covid. Nic Walker/TWAM

Fighting an invisible illness: the curse of Long Covid

Exhaustion, erratic heartbeat, brain fog, pain: women aged 31 to 45 are contracting Long Covid in greater numbers than any other part of the population. Why?

Suitcase dramas

Passengers baggage in carts is waiting to be loaded onto the plane. The concept of damage or loss of tourists luggage

‘Unpack half the clothes and take twice the money’

A call out to readers on packing tips led to an extraordinary response, heated discussions and some great advice.

Your Essential guide

Where to get the best coffee here and overseas

From Collector in NSW to Stumptown in New York, Single O co-founder Emma Cohen shares her favourite spots to get a caffeine hit.

Cheers

Is this Australia’s most underrated wine region?

Ditch the crowds of the popular Yarra and Hunter valleys for this hidden gem where the food and wine is matched by generous hospitality.

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