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Sketching The Country
DISTANCE IS NOT MEASURED in kilometres onboard the Great Southern that travels between Brisbane and Adelaide. Instead, vignettes of rural Australia serve as waymarkers: A white mare flicking its tail on the emerald slopes of the Byron hinterland; A l
Australian Traveller1 min readPopular Culture & Media Studies
Permanent Holiday
Despite having its own season in the fashion calendar, there are plenty of misconceptions when it comes to resort wear. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be on vacation to wear it. “If it’s hot and you’re dressing up but want to feel comf
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Throwing Shade
A series of highly stylised photographs composed by visual artist George Byrne will be on display as part of the Synthetica exhibition at Sydney’s Olsen Gallery. The exhibition features images drawn from natural and man-made environments using blocks
Australian Traveller7 min read
Study In Contr Ast
FROM A DISTANCE, Ngarrabullgan (Mt Mulligan) looms large, like a giant crouching on the grassy plain. The monolith is starting to glow golden as I floor the accelerator of my all-terrain Kubota, impatient to arrive at its southern end, known as The B
Australian Traveller2 min read
Footloose in Freo
“IF YOU’RE GOING TO do a tour of somewhere new, absolutely do it on the first day to discover the best of [the place],” is the sage advice of effervescent Adie Chapman, founder of Perth-based tour group Oh Hey WA. It’s my first visit to the historic
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Whale Tales
“WE’VE GOT TWO MALES WITHOUT A CALF, let’s go!” Captain Grant McCaffrey shouts just as lunch is served onboard M.V. Arcadia, Hervey Bay Dive Centre’s whale swim vessel. I drop my sandwich and start running from the upper deck to the back of the boat
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Simple Stuff
A FEW YEARS BACK, WHEN ROTTNEST ISLAND set itself a goal of welcoming 800,000 annual visitors to its sandy shores by 2034, it seemed like an optimistic gaze into the crystal ball. But it turned out those expectations were a tad low: it surpassed that
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Clayton Wells
YOU ARE WELL KNOWN FOR YOUR ENDEAVOURS AT MOMOFUKU SEIOBO, AUTOMATA AND A1 CANTEEN. WHAT COUNTRIES MOST INFORMED YOUR FOOD PHILOSOPHY? Japan and Scandinavia have both had an impact on me in terms of the food culture and interesting and innovative use
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Chic Shack
To get your bearings at Rolling Seas in Bilinga, just walk barefoot onto your balcony and inhale the salty air. Pack your rose-tinted glasses as this luxury Mediterranean-inspired estate faces due east, so you can take note of when the day-trippers d
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Colour By Numbers
Sydney-based design studio CHADA seems to have flipped through its Pantone Colour Chart to find the most vibrant shades to rainbow over the walls and surfaces of Melbourne’s new hotel, The Motley. The boutique hotel is in Richmond, once the epicentre
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Red Hot
I’M LYING IN MY BRIGHT RED hammock – notebook in one hand and virgin piña colada in the other – hanging on the balcony of my room on Virgin Voyages’ Resilient Lady, also splashed in red and watched over by the mildly annoyed-looking mermaid painted o
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Dreamboats
You will want to dream up your fantasy future as a boatie on Berowra Waters when onboard the retro dream that is Oh Buoy. Spend the day drifting along the Hawkesbury River in the 1960s-built boat which is flooded with light that winks off the water l
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The Outback
These RENOWNED outback destinations are on the NATIONAL R ADAR for a reason, but they still hold some remarkable SECRETS. Uluṟu, in the heart of the Red Centre, began to form some half a billion years ago, rising 348 metres out of the Central Desert.
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Urban Fabric
BEFORE I EVEN ARRIVE at The Motley Hotel, I know it’s close to the MCG and has a rooftop bar with views over Richmond. But what I am unprepared for is the glamorous entrance and striking fashion portraits of artist Mohammadreza Rezania lining the foy
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Taking The Plunge
Metung Hot Springs is notched into the earth on a natural undulating site overlooking the Gippsland Lakes. It’s one of a handful of hot springs that will be laced together along the Great Victorian Bathing Trail. This 900-kilometre-long bucket list f
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Splendour On The Grass
BEFORE HAVING CHILDREN, I never knew how fortifying a margarita could be. As I rock back in my chair and adjust my eyes to the ravishing of greenery popping from every hanging basket and pot around our table, the combination of a full belly, tequila
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A Shore Thing
AS SOMEONE WHO LIVED around the corner from Hurricane’s Grill & Bar Bondi Beach when it launched in the mid-1990s, I have a few questions. How did the chain that bowed so deeply to the appetite of carnivores go from being a restaurant known for its s
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WINE & DINE
Diners are in for a treat at Nico, tucked away amid an unassuming strip of shops in Sydney’s Cammeray. To take your seat in the dining room, all terracotta, saffron and rich blue hues, is to be transported to Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Expect intelligent
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Hands Down
NAME: VENUSTUS LOCATION: PADDINGTON, SYDNEY, NSW STEPPING OFF OXFORD Street – the busy thoroughfare linking Sydney’s CBD to the eastern suburbs – and into Venustus comes as a total surprise to the unsuspecting. This is no ordinary salon, and in fact
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Roots Run Deep
I’M TAKING MENU SUGGESTIONS from owner Katrina Myers moments after arriving at luxurious Lost & Found retreat in Barham, NSW. She’s just recommended the pork at Ivy Joyce, the hip restaurant I’m headed to later that night. “And if you like that, you’
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Wish You Were Here
WHILE THE RESURRECTED Southern Ocean Lodge is in the same position as its predecessor, the airy Ocean Pavilion is something else entirely: a new addition purpose-built for even more of an ultimate getaway. The sprawling four-bedroom Ocean Pavilion is
Australian Traveller4 min read
Sculpting Stories
WE’RE HURTLING ALONG Larapinta Drive, a wide, open stretch of road that winds west of Mparntwe/Alice Springs towards Hermannsburg. A blur of colour rushes past: the powder-white trunks of ghost gums, deep reds of the MacDonnell Ranges and a wash of p
Australian Traveller2 min read
Pillow Talk
Rolling Seas is a chic shack mere steps from the sand at Bilinga Beach on the sun-drenched Gold Coast. Bring your entourage to stay in the sprawling beachside mansion, which includes two spacious villas and accommodates up to 12 guests. The property
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Australian Traveller
CONTENT Head of content KATIE CARLIN Editor IMOGEN EVESON Art director LAUREN DE SOUSA Social media manager & writer EMILY MURPHY Writer & producer ELIZABETH WHITEHEAD Native content editor KASSIA BYRNES Editorial assistant
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Online
Farewell summer and welcome the cooler months by seeking out the cutest, cosiest towns across the country to visit when the seasons change and autumn arrives in a blaze of glory. Cooling down at the beach is a non-negotiable during an Aussie summer.
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Penrith, NSW
THE SUN IS JUST CRESTING the curves of the Blue Mountains when the Nepean Belle chugs into view from my vantage point on the grassy banks of the Nepean River. Pink streaks of light and cloud are stretching across the sky and back towards the city. Te
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Travel Buzz
Sydney's largest open-air rooftop bar is now open on Level 7 of Kimpton Margot Sydney. The sprawling Harper Rooftop Bar conceived by FiveFootOne Design features buttery-hued booths, a pastel-pink mosaic bar, moveable drink stations and DJs. There’s a
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What’s On
Take a musical trip around the world from Adelaide’s Tainmuntilla/Botanic Park with tunes from all corners of the globe. The family-favourite festival returns with a line-up that includes Grammy-nominated Senegalese musician Baaba Maal, who sings in
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Australian Traveller In 100 Covers
What makes a great Australian Traveller cover? For our 100th edition, we’ve looked through the archives to find all the wild and wonderful ways we like to explore the nation. The magazine’s former editors pick their favourites on page 30. What’s your
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