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Stop saving to go overseas – just go! Travel editor Susie Boswell says there’s never been a better time to pack your bags and grab a cheap airfare.
There is only one way to eat crab: freshly caught, of course, but also with the shell and claws cracked and the flesh extracted, by someone else, so I am able to enjoy the delicious feast without having to pause and deal with the mechanics of getting to the sweet white meat.
Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse is an ancient landmark that’s just become the newest, must-visit local spot.
Susie Boswell enjoys a total change of scenery, some fine wines, a challenging 18 holes and a couple of days packed with fun, just a few hours’ drive from home.
It’s mid-winter and I’m spending a weekend away exploring Coffs Coast. Coffs – our country cousin to the north, our nearest and dearest, yet different in many ways. But, while Coffs vies vigorously with Port and Taree for a share of the tourist dollar, it shares so much in common with us.
Otto and I are in Sydney, staying in splendour at – officially – the city’s best hotel.
Susie Boswell assesses online travel sites vs. travel agents’ advice.
The Sheraton Rio de Janeiro sits at the tip of a pleasure playground stretching for kilometres along the golden sands and superb surf of upbeat Copacabana and trendy Ipanema.
We’re being urged to holiday at home this year, so no better time to visit Broome – an intriguing destination so many Aussies wonder about, but comparatively few take the plunge to enjoy.
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