Travel Destination: Christmas Cruising S-E Asia
Pictured above is my stateroom aboard a vessel offering a maximum manifest of around 100 passengers the attentions of a crew of almost equal numbers. The bedroom, dressed in designer linens, makes for restful luxury. The wide window – no mere port hole – affords exceptional viewing; the carpeted sitting room, with high-set coffee table for serving snacks, is equipped with the latest techno gear. Obscured are generous wardrobe space and the sparkling marble bathroom with flushing loo. Read more
Travel Destination: South African Safari with Susie Boswell
It’s the dream holiday of a lifetime – close-up encounters with the world’s most majestic wildlife on an African safari. The thrill of spotting “the Big 5” in their natural habitat – elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and buffalo (so named by colonial white hunters as being the most dangerous and sought after to track) - and zebras, giraffes, hippos, springboks, wildebeest, antelopes, aardvarks, jackals, cheetahs, hyenas, monkeys, baboons … Read more
Travel Destination: Mission Beach, North Queensland
TRAVEL DESTINATION:
MISSION BEACH, NORTH QUEENSLAND
Travel Destination: Los Cabos, Mexico with Susie Boswell
TRAVEL DESTINATION:
LOS CABOS, MEXICO
Travel Destination: Maldives, Vietnam with Susie Boswell
TRAVEL DESTINATION:
MALDIVES, VIETNAM
Travel Destination: China with Susie Boswell
TRAVEL DESTINATION: CHINA
Travel Destination – World Cruising
South America has an appeal like no other place on earth. The experiences I love most are basic ones: strolling Ipanema and Copacabana and climbing Sugarloaf and Corcovado, location of the famous Christ the Redeemer atop Rio …
Destination: Australia with Susie Boswell
International House-Sitting with Susie Boswell
TRAVEL DESTINATION:
International house-sitting
I first set foot on Cook Islands by accident. Or serendipity, as they say. En route to Moorea, the affordable and most accessible Tahitian holiday island, I was unaware my Air New Zealand flight would transit Rarotonga, Cook Islands’ capital.
TRAVEL DESTINATION: CAMBODIA. The name Cambodia evokes contrasting images: of the magnificent Angkor Wat temple, and of the misery the nation known as Kampuchea suffered under Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge regime.
So you thought the footy season was over? Wallabies languishing in bronze position in the World Cup last month? Well the “Game They Play in Heaven” never says die so if you missed the action across The Ditch, have your appetite whetted for more, or you’re even a Bleus fan seeking a rematch of sorts …
Cruising is enjoying renewed allure for Australian travellers, heightened by Cunard’s Queen Mary 2’s circumnavigation our coastline early next year.
OK so winter’s over – freezing nights and cold windy days are gone … Exactly! Crisp, not frigid, mornings in Australia’s alpine resorts are ideal for leaping out of bed early and hitting the slopes.
Airport delays, cancelled connections, queues, reservations awry: international touring often means a glitch somewhere along the line. Travel Editor Susie Boswell suggests how to ensure a trouble-free trip.
A five-star hotel set on absolute beachfront. Travel Editor Susie Boswell enjoys a week of sheer luxury.
Noosa’s long been known as “the” fashionable foodie getaway in south-east Queensland. Travel Editor Susie Boswell finds it’s been overtaken by a newcomer.
As if champagne skiing isn’t enough, Queenstown lays on some special apres-ski action, writes Travel Editor Susie Boswell.
Travel Editor Susie Boswell finds luxury travel doesn’t have to hurt the environment, at resorts that care for the planet.
There’s no better venue for a concert than in God’s own cathedrals – anywhere in the world, writes Travel Editor Susie Boswell.
The magificent Mekong Delta has had a remarkable history: burying grounds of millions who fell to Pol Pot’s genocide, scene of the deaths of thousands of soldiers lost in Vietnam – and today, writes Travel Editor Susie Boswell, a peaceful pathway plotting much of Indochina’s fascinating culture.
Travel’s fun and makes you feel good but, writes Travel Editor Susie Boswell, it can also offer other satisfactions.
Travel Editor Susie Boswell visits a dream destination – where the essence of the tropics blends with romance and colonial charm.
Travel Editor Susie Boswell goes bush and enjoys a Berry relaxing weekend.
Travel Editor Susie Boswell says scenically-stunning Canada is welcoming visitors and offering some good deals post Olympics.
The land down under comes out tops for Australian family holidays, writes Travel Editor Susie Boswell.
Travel editor Susie Boswell samples a road less travelled – and finds the Mediterranean offers far more than the much-vaunted Greek isles.
Sydney for summer holidays is not so far away, but it can transport you to a world of great entertainment.
The spotlight fell unhappily on Samoa when a deadly tsunami struck the tiny South Pacific nation a month ago. But travel editor Susie Boswell suggests it’s still worthwhile saying Talofa (“hello”) to Samoa sometime soon.
