Lara Dunston 
Where to stay in Melbourne when it comes to the best city centre hotels depends on the kind of stay you’re planning to have in the Victoria capital and the type of hotel you like to check into for big city break. The sleek Crown Metropol on South Bank has city views and restaurants and … Read more
The best Melbourne boutique hotels and pubs include everything from stylish art hotels themed around great Australian painters to renovated heritage pubs with chic contemporary rooms and buzzy bars and restaurants downstairs. Where to stay in Melbourne depends on how you’re planning to spend your time, whether you’re going to base yourself in the heart … Read more
Where to stay in Melbourne? Apartment rentals, boutique hotels, big luxury hotels, backpacker hostels, Melbourne has it all. And it seems like we got to try them all over two trips, which saw us checking in and out of countless different types of accommodation all over the city. While Melbourne has plenty of lavish luxury … Read more
Can cruise ship travel ever be a slow and sustainable form of travel? In many ways it epitomises slow travel — the unhurried pace, the focus on leisure and experiential activities, the languid vibe on board the ship decks. But slow travel is by its very nature low impact, which cruise ship travel mostly isn’t. … Read more
This Dunkeld and The Grampians guide covers everything from where to stay, walk and explore to what to do, eat and drink, and also includes a concise itinerary. While it was the food of Chef Dan Hunter at Royal Mail Hotel that first took us to Dunkeld, it was the Grampians region that would have … Read more