Australia

Destination guide

Brisbane

From a pool to electric blankets to the latest tech: solitary confinement has never looked so good.

This spectacular coastal drive is so rugged and remote that even the young adults are impressed.

Six nights of indulgence, in scenery and food, lie ahead on this road trip – that’s if the car will keep moving.

This somewhere place, a realm imbued with myth and legend, is a region without set borders.

Think of Freycinet and the curvaceous, turquoise-rimmed Wineglass Bay comes to mind. But the park’s lesser-known attractions are exceptional, too.

Traditional owners closed the spot to visitors due to the disturbance of a sacred men’s site by Parks Australia.

Poor old Katoomba has seen better days, but to suggest it be bypassed en route to other sights in the area does the town a major disservice.

Tick off Byron Bay’s top attractions and explore its lesser-known neighbours and hinterland gems in a long weekend with this action-packed itinerary.

There are still plenty of hostels around, but this surf town’s gentrification has given rise to a crop of trendy and beautiful new stays.

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