Gwinganna Retreat, Queensland, Australia
Louise Hawson finds detox hell – and heaven – at the award-winning Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat in Queensland. (Photographs: Louise Hawson). After a particularly gruelling year …
By Louise Hawson
Categories Australia, Destinations, Pacific, Queensland
Sydney’s Historic Castlecrag
Castlecrag was designed by American architect Walter Burley Griffin, the same guy who had a hand in Canberra.
By Louise Hawson
Categories Australia, Destinations, New South Wales, Pacific, Sydney
La Perouse, Sydney – Ice Cream and Boomerangs
Sydney has so many amazing hidden gems that you’ll never read about in the tourist guides. In fact, they’re so secret that even people who live here don’t know about them.
By Louise Hawson
Categories Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Hoi An, Vietnam – A Dong Silk Tailors
Louise Hawson walks into a cult tailor in Hoi An with $900 and walks out with a new wardrobe
By Louise Hawson
Categories Asia, Shopping, Vietnam
Honkers on the cheap
Louise Hawson explores some great things to do in Hong Kong on a budget
By Louise Hawson
Categories Asia, China, Food and drink, Hong Kong
Vietnam in style
Two effects of the French occupation of Vietnam are excellent coffee and amazing art deco hotels.
By Louise Hawson
Categories Asia, Cultural, Vietnam
Secret Singapore
Louise Hawson discovers that Singapore is much more than just a convenient stop over.
By Louise Hawson
Categories Asia, Singapore
North American Cowgirls Unite!
Louise Hawson goes on the road looking for a dude ranch…or just a ranch. There is no place quite like North America to indulge one’s …
By Louise Hawson
Categories USA
New York for Five-Year-Olds
Louise Hawson and five-year-old daughter Coco explore NYC via Central Park and Craig’s List. I’ve had a love affair with Manhattan for more than 20 …
By Louise Hawson
Categories New York, Travelling with Children, USA
Gluten Free in NYC
Sadly you can’t leave your food intolerances at home when you go travelling. They get on the plane with you and if you’re not prepared, can make travel a hungry, frustrating experience. So while other tourists spend their first days in a new place exploring the major sights and attractions, people like me dedicate precious time to nosing out gluten-free eateries.
By Louise Hawson
Categories New York, USA
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