More than 130 years on, Australian island hotel still shines
The Pinetrees story begins with Margaret Curry, an Irish-born housemaid, and Thomas Andrews, a fetching seaman she met on her passage to Australia in 1832.
Elspeth considered being a fiction writer until she started travelling the world and realised nothing is more fascinating to her than real people’s true stories. She is based in lutruwita/Tasmania.
The Pinetrees story begins with Margaret Curry, an Irish-born housemaid, and Thomas Andrews, a fetching seaman she met on her passage to Australia in 1832.
Stunning Lord Howe Island is home to the world's most southerly coral reef.
The other side of Tasmania proves to be a whole different world.
It serves regional, seasonal and Indigenous bush foods, and gets young Indigenous people from the Northern Territory workplace ready.
Travel by floatplane while in Sri Lanka, especially if you're short on time.
I'm ashamed to admit I lived in Tasmania for more than a decade before discovering Queenstown.
These flights inevitably involve outrageously beautiful scenery.
It might be just a camping cushion but it could mark the beginning of the end of this traveller's life in the rough.
This was almost two decades ago when I first ate in this manner.
An exploration of creative arts, nature and traditional life in Arnhem Land.
A cook and cycle tour is a wonderful way to see how this tiny town in Victoria's high country has reinvented itself.
The vibe peps you up as you walk out through reception and embraces you every time you return.
You've heard of elevator music, now see dazzling elevator art.
Chilean winemakers are changing attitudes about the quality of the country's vintages.
This Chilean haven is the place to rest and relax, and to eat and drink extremely well.
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