Food and wine
Tasmanian farm stay making waves for its clever, high-spec design
Iron Creek Bay Farm Stay, a little-heard-of budget accommodation in Tasmania, has just been shortlisted for an important international architecture award.
- by Julietta Jameson
These gorgeous treats are Portugal’s gift to the world
If you only know one thing about Portugal, it’s probably the tarts.
- by Ben Groundwater
The only place where the world’s three great cuisines exist together
What do you know about the cuisine of Mauritius? Perhaps not a lot, if you haven’t been there.
- by Ben Groundwater
Japan’s hidden islands a paradise for locavores
Culture and great food merge on these spectacular isles.
- by Ute Junker
The Michelin-starred restaurant that charges its solo diners double
Solo diners at London’s Alex Dilling restaurant are faced with covering the full cost of a meal for two.
- by Catherine Lough and Emily Gilbert
Opinion
Japan
The one secret about Japan that travel writers don’t want you to know
Your ticket to eating and drinking at all the best establishments in a country that can be famously difficult to navigate comes down to one word.
- by Ben Groundwater
Australia, NZ and Europe lay claim to this dessert. But who really invented it?
If there’s one thing agreed upon here, it’s that the name relates to the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, who toured – conveniently – both Australia and New Zealand in 1926.
- by Ben Groundwater
Six of the best places to eat in Darwin
Darwin is a true melting pot of cultures and cuisines with a restaurant, cafe or market stall to suit every palate. Here are six of the tastiest.
- by Kerry van der Jagt
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Orange
Cleverly designed NSW luxury cabins offer a place for all seasons
Basalt’s slick but snug cabins on a working cherry orchard offers the perfect weekend getaway.
- by Jane Richards
Don’t order a latte: The rules of drinking coffee in Italy
When it comes to coffee, the Italians do things in a particular way, so know before you go and drink with confidence.
- by Barry Divola