We haven’t been everywhere, but we’re working on it! We did the whole back-packing thing a while ago, so now we like to travel a little more comfortably. Read on for travel tips and stories of Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Australia and the South Pacific… so far!
We really didn’t think we’d get a chance to travel again before the end of the year, but not only have we managed to fit a trip just before Christmas, it’s also my birthday! So as well as all the lovely gifts Jim and the rest of the family organised for my special day, I … Read more
Superb food, an excellent, compact wine region and the friendliest locals anywhere, Mudgee – just a few hours from Sydney – is an incredible destination. Here’s our Essential Guide to Australia’s Top Tourism Town*. Sign up to our free newsletter here for more travel inspiration. You also get your own copy of our travel ebook … Read more
We all dream of getting away from it all, but how do you do that and still be close to civilisation? Glenayr Farm, just on the outskirts of Mudgee NSW, is the ultimate luxe getaway in the friendliest place on earth. There’s something about being closer to nature, harmonious with the land and away from … Read more
Although there are so many options for travel-related gifts, some are much better than others. Here are our favourite 14 things to give the travel obsessed this Christmas. There are so many ways you can give the gift of travel without just paying for someone’s flights – though that is a pretty good gift – … Read more
It feels like a very long time since we’ve been able to do this, but we’re finally able to do a bit of travelling! In truth, it’s only been four months, but for travel writers and photographers, that’s a lifetime. On November 1st 2021, everyone in NSW with double-shot Covid vaccinations was allowed to travel … Read more
Unsure about what to get your significant other for Christmas this year? Hint Magazine – our Christmas gift guide – is here to inspire! Free to download or view here in your browser, there’s a multitude of brilliant prezzie ideas within its virtual pages. I think we can all agree 2021 was another nightmare year. … Read more
With so much to see, do, eat and drink in Australia’s oldest wine region, it’s hard to know where to begin. So here are 10 of our favourites you should definitely keep in mind when you’re visiting the Hunter Valley. It’s not often you have a place to visit that’s great all year round. But … Read more
Venice is a city that seems made for tourists, but there is a real heart beneath the crowds. Come and explore the tiny alleys and canals that make up this iconic Italian city that you must visit. Here are some of our favourite shots and memories from one of the world’s truly romantic cities. From … Read more
Anthony Bourdain, David Attenborough, Simon Reeve – they all create incredible stories that inspire us to travel through our televisions. But here are seven other Netflix shows and series that activate the travel bug in us all. If you’re like us, you travel as often as humanly possible. And when you’re not travelling, you’re thinking … Read more
From farm to table in under 100 metres. That’s how Margan Wines runs their hatted restaurant. Here’s more about this beautiful Hunter Valley winery – its wines, its chefs, its food and its philosophy. I wonder which came first. Have Australia’s wine regions always been beautiful or do the vineyards create their own beauty? Perhaps … Read more