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Hold your horses - here we go again!

Okay, I packed you off to Badminton the other day – the next big deal on the international Aussie sporting calendar is a thing called WEG in Lexington, Kentucky. Yep, I'm slightly biased when I say 'next big deal', but read on. You don't even know what...

A close encounter with the King

Gorillas are gorgeous. We love them; right? We like viewing them on wildlife docos and behind bars at zoos. Or, if we’re very, very lucky, in their natural habitat on special gorilla safaris somewhere like Rwanda. But there’s one gorilla who’s been a...

Where, where, where? How about Riquewihr?

Riquewihr is a weird name, don’t you think? The 'rique' part is so French; the 'wihr' part so Germanic. But there’s a reason for this anomaly, and that’s because this indescribably beautiful old town is in Alsace, where people still speak (though not...

The Sorcerer in the Salt Tower

We’re delving into some magic today, because I’ve been sitting here wondering whether you’ve ever seen the strange and ancient sorcerer’s carving in the Tower of London. Possibly you haven’t. I haven’t either; a friend of mine has just told me all about...

Don’t go hungry (or thirsty) in Glasgow

Remember how we’ve been looking at out-of-the-way places in Scotland lately? Here’s something to stash away in your memory when you go looking for them, because you might well pass through Glasgow at some point in your travels. People used to bypass this...

Mush! Something very special in Cardrona, NZ!

OmiGOSH. How could this have slipped past my eagle eyes? I’ve just told you about winter things to do in Wanaka and Cardrona in New Zealand, and I now find out that I omitted outstanding piece of action: something really, really WONDERFUL. No truly. You...

Burghley: be there if you can

A message to all patriotic Aussies : even if you know nothing about horses, and less than nothing about three-day events, you should make an effort to go and support our fantastic riders at Burghley if you happen to be in the UK early next month. Because...

Is this the trendiest hotel in Europe?

You need to know about this place. It’s a hotel so cool it’s hypothermic. It opened just over a year ago and has (unsurprisingly) just been voted the trendiest in Europe by TripAdvisor members. Its name is citizenM Amsterdam City. There’s a second citizenM...

Awkward in Auckland: picking the perfect hotel

Auckland has some seriously good hotels. You have to admit it. And because our dollar goes further across there, it’s very tempting (or simply sensible?) to capitalise on this and stay somewhere special. So, I’m taking a look at three independent Auckland...

KaDeWe: the biggest shop in Berlin

Don’t you just love department stores? Wherever you are in the world, you can feel at home in these wonderful places – probably because they’re all basically the same. I’m ashamed to say that I actually prefer them to markets. The thing is, you know where...

Educating Peter… the Hunter Valley Wine School

This post is a kind of “PS” to my recent piece on Broke and the Hunter Valley. It’s for those of you who think you know a thing or two about wine. Be warned: you might have another think coming , as they say. I'm going to tell you what happened to a ...

Vampires in vogue: whistle one up in Whitby

Call me a boring fuddy-duddy; you might be right. I haven’t watched Twilight or True Blood etc, etc, etc, and probably never will. I don’t understand the attraction. As you might remember, I have the same problem with Robin Hood – though I do find him...

Wowed by Wanaka in Winter

Apologies for dwelling on New Zealand’s South Island at the moment, but there’s a good reason: this is one of the best times of the year to be there. Wanaka is another place to add to your list of ‘musts’; not only is this little town in a picture-book...

See more in Siem Reap

Most of us have only one thing on our mind when we travel to Siem Reap, and that’s a visit to Angkor Wat. The vast majority of us wouldn’t be going to this once-small village (now burgeoning tourist town) otherwise. But if you take the time to explore...

Hop on the Heritage Express to hit new heights

Skiers, this one’s for you. A brand-new rope tow is about to open near Lake Tekapo (pictured) in New Zealand, and it sounds like a great opportunity for those who’ve mastered the slopes. In fact it might have opened by the time you read this. Photo by...
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