Will the travel industry bounce back? Our Wine & Wisdom interview with Heidi Dening

Wine & Wisdom interview - Heidi Dening asks us whether the travel industry will ever bounce back

Resilience and leadership strategist, orator, writer and expert Heidi Dening interviews us live on her show Wine & Wisdom. We talk travel and the damage Covid-19 has inflicted, and what we think will happen next. From the moment Covid-19 made its appearance, travel has become less about what we want to do and more about … Read more

The Humpback Freeway – where to go whale-watching in Queensland, Australia

Mr and Mrs Romance - Whale watching - Hervey Bay Fraser Island 10

From huge water spouts to full breach leaps from the ocean, the Queensland coast around Hervey Bay is a humpback playground. The perfect place for whale-watching. Here’s who to sail with, when to go and what to expect. As the peaceful waters of the Fraser Coast erupt for the first time into white foam and … Read more

Beyond the Big Guitar – our Essential Guide to Tamworth, NSW

Essential Guide to Tamworth, NSW

It’s easy to only see Tamworth for its incredible connections to country music, but it’s a town with much more than that. Here’s our Essential Guide to Tamworth, NSW. Friday night in Tamworth is a usually lively affair. But on a particular Friday in 1888, the town’s streets were full of a different kind of … Read more

Where to stay in Tamworth, NSW – Powerhouse Hotel Tamworth by Rydges

Did you know Tamworth was the first town in Australia to have electric streetlights? On the site where that first spark was formed, the Powerhouse Hotel Tamworth is electrifying the city in other ways. The first five-star hotel in the region, this is what country luxe looks like. Looming high in the deep blue summer … Read more

10 things to see, do and eat in Bruges, Belgium

Guide to Bruges, Belgium

From ancient monastic beer to gigantic muscular beef cattle, the Flemish city of Bruges has a fascinating history, a singular culture and some of the prettiest architecture in Europe. Here’s how to experience the best of Bruges. Pretty bridges spanning narrow canals, Gothic architecture, exquisite food and unique beer, broad paved market squares, and looming … Read more

10 easy Melbourne weekend getaways

Melbourne weekend escapes

We all need a break from city life – even when that city’s as cool as somewhere like Melbourne. Here are some of our favourite easy Melbourne weekend getaways that will give you that sense of escape without you having to travel too far. Victoria is Australia’s smallest mainland state. Because of this, things are … Read more

Where to stay in Bangkok – from traffic to tranquility

Well Hotel Bangkok, Sukhumvit Soi 20 - Deluxe room

When your hotel provides an exercise bike in your room, it’s hard not to take it personally. But the *Well Hotel Bangkok’s mantra is ‘live a healthy lifestyle while travelling’, so here’s where to stay ‘Well’ in Bangkok. Down the quiet side street that is Soi 20, it feels like we’ve entered a bubble of … Read more

Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Krabi… and coronavirus COVID-19

We travel in troubling times. The outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19 has everyone in a scramble. It’s easy to get caught up in the microcosm of regular life and the onslaught from pretty much every quadrant of the media.  So this week we journey to Thailand and one of Asia’s truly great cities to get … Read more