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Craig Tansley

Craig Tansley

Travel writer

Craig Tansley is a Gold Coast-based freelance travel writer with a specialty in adventure, and a background in the South Pacific.

The Calile Hotel Brisbane: This former big country town has come of age, and its accommodation offerings reflect this.

The best places to stay in Brisbane

This former big country town has come of age, and its accommodation offerings reflect this.

  • Craig Tansley
This part of Arnhem Land is home to some of the most significant Aboriginal art on Earth.

In all of Australia you won’t find anywhere else like this wonderland

Once you get to this part of the Top End, a fancy bar is one where the drinks are actually cold.

  • Craig Tansley
Western Brook Pond, a fjord within Gros Morne National Park surrounded by billion-year-old, 600-metre-high sheer rock walls.

A piece of paradise locals kept to themselves, until now

It was the setting for an international hit musical, but most people know little else about this quiet, wind-swept corner of Canada.

  • Craig Tansley
Local swim spot Killen Falls in the “Tintenbar triangle”.

Just 30 minutes from Byron, you can capture its bygone holiday magic

Just beyond the famed coastal spot, find gourmet meals, distilleries and stunning country hamlets that hardly anyone knows about – perfect for busy school holiday periods.

  • Craig Tansley
The retreat is near the town of Jaco.

You don’t have to live here to have a long life, but it helps

In one of five zones on Earth where people live longest, the outside world hardly seems to exist – so visiting adds a few months to my expiry date, surely?

  • Craig Tansley
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Espiritu Santo still feels like a secret.

Close to Australia, but Pacific paradise still feels like a secret

Off- the-beaten-track places are harder to find than ever, particularly when you can fly straight there, but Espiritu Santo is one of them.

  • Craig Tansley
The Delta One suite.

This is the best way to fly between Australia and the US

With its private check-in, stunning new lounge and business suites with closing doors, this US airline outdoes the competition.

  • Craig Tansley
Koh Lipe, Southern Thailand.

Go west: 16 highlights of the other great ocean on our coast

The Indian Ocean stretches from WA to the east coast of Africa and offers a wealth of islands, many with white-sand beaches ringed by coconut palms and aquamarine water.

  • Lee Cobaj and Craig Tansley
The anti-tourist tour … Ethical Adventures visit Litchfield attractions where the crowds aren’t, like Wangi Falls.

‘This isn’t Disneyland’: A better way to see two world-famous Aussie wonders

In the dry season, busloads of tourists flock to these iconic, UNESCO World Heritage-listed national parks. To avoid them, take the ‘anti-tourist tour’.

  • Craig Tansley
Praia da Marinha in Algarve is one of the most iconic beaches of Portugal

The 16 best places for a beach or island escape in 2025

Feeling the squeeze? We’ve got the perfect antidote with these handpicked places to lay down a towel.

  • Craig Tansley

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