Alison Stewart
Travel writer
Alison Stewart is a Sydney writer and author who loves all travel, but is particularly attracted to wild places.
Vietnam: Travelling in the footsteps of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam war permeates Vietnam's national personality as profoundly as Honda motorbikes permeate Hanoi streets.
- Alison Stewart
Airline review: Vietnam Airlines 787 business class, Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney
Courteous service, pleasant food and comfortable seats mean you wake refreshed to start your Australian day.
- Alison Stewart
Hierve el Agua, Mexico, Oaxaca: A rare natural phenomenon
Hike to Mexico's ancient petrified waterfalls and then take a cool dip.
- Alison Stewart
Lithuania, Plokstine: Beneath paradise, a chilling reminder of Europe's brush with the apocalypse
Deep in the Baltic forest, a nuclear missile bunker is a sombre reminder of darker times in world history.
- Alison Stewart
Germany's Kiel Canal: The world's busiest man-made waterway is an engineer feat
The Kiel Canal is used by a similar number of ships as on the Panama and Suez canals combined.
- Alison Stewart
Cape Town's Kirstenbosch: This could be the world's best botanical garden
Cape Town's Kirstenbosch could well be the world's best botanical garden.
- Alison Stewart
Boulders Beach, Cape Town: The best place to see African penguins
Check your bags before you leave - these cute critters get in everywhere.
- Alison Stewart
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: Just like Western Europe, 40 years ago
Lovely old Europe, once vibrant, feels dog-tired, swamped by tourists and in need of a good lie down. But not the Baltic States.
- Alison Stewart
Maya city of Palenque, Mexico: Visit the archaeological site where the world was supposed to end
Amid 1780 hectares of ravenous jungle lies the magical Maya city of Palenque.
- Alison Stewart
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