Chios – A Greek Island Secret
Victoria Aitken goes time-travelling in Chios and explores the history behind Homer (Greek, not Simpson.) Chios is the fifth largest island in Greece and is situated in the eastern Agean sea, facing Turkey. I travelled and explored the southern part of the Island where the surrounding villages were built between the 14th and 16th century. [...]
By Victoria Aitken
Categories Chios, Greece
Paris – A Love Affair
Alexandra Billington’s relationship with Paris is strictly personal, and it all starts at The Shakespeare & Company bookstore on the left bank. Right now I’m sitting in a café in New York thinking about Paris and remembering the first time I was sitting in a café in New York thinking about Paris, under quite different [...]
By Alex Billington
Categories France, Paris
How To Get A Table At The Wolseley
Maggie Alderson has insider advice for your next London trip. The Wolseley is the most well-loved restaurant in London. It serves excellent food, with great style, in an airy see and be-seen scene. There is nowhere better to catch up with old friends, or have a business lunch. It has been a classic from the [...]
By Maggie Alderson
Categories London
Western Australia by Landcruiser
Anneli Knight tames an ancient vehicle called Old Mango in search of bush poets, campfires and the heart of Western Australia. To enable my adventures across the Kimberley, in the top corner of Western Australia, I bought myself a second hand (or more likely 8th hand) early ‘80s Landcruiser. Let me introduce you. His name [...]
By Anneli Knight
Categories Western Australia
Tequilas in Townsville
Rebecca Sparrow finds the best shopping, dining and drinking in one of Australia’s sunniest cities. Girl, if you’re ready to break out the sunscreen, the floppy sunhat and the sarong then Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is whispering your name. For the ultimate holiday in the sun, you can’t go past Townsville -the perfect spot for [...]
By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Queensland
Perth Basics
Perth-based Holiday Goddess Sara Foster shows you how to get the most from West Australia’s capital city without blowing your holiday budget. Perth offers eclectic shopping, alfresco eating and endless sunshine. Free CAT buses encircle the city’s central shopping area, and will take you to Harbourtown at City West, which is packed with outlet shopping [...]
By Sara Foster
Categories Perth, Western Australia
Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Take a guided tour of Melbourne’s newly-groovy Gertude Street, with Holiday Goddess Donna Wheeler, author of Lonely Planet’s Melbourne and Milan Encounter guides.
By Donna Wheeler
Categories Melbourne, Victoria
Bondi Beach’s Fashion Strip
Gould Street is Bondi’s fashion strip and Kris McIntyre can take you there – via the legendary local market, and some great cafes.
By Kris McIntyre
Categories New South Wales, Sydney
New York City Zoos and Aquariums
Karen Moline – Cheapallonia to her friends – has budget-friendly, child-friendly, animal-friendly suggestions for visitors to NYC. Sometimes you need to go a little animal when you’re visiting New York City. Especially with your own pint-sized beasts in tow. On days when you don’t feel like shopping or seeing a show or star-gazing in the [...]
By Karen Moline
Categories New York, Travelling with Children, USA
A Legendary Palm Springs Motel
os Angeles Holiday Goddess Vicki Arkoff investigated the true story of a 1960s “Playground of the Stars” motel landmark at the Caliente Tropics, and found skeletons in its closets. Only the tikis know, at the no-tell motel… Fun-in-the-sun Palm Springs is just a two-hour drive from Los Angeles, but if you know where to go, [...]
By Vicki Arkoff
Categories California, Palm Springs
