Travel Stories

Feb 9, 2015 • 4 min read

It’s 65km from Cape Town’s Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (the city’s most visited attraction) to the wind-whipped tip of the peninsula in the Cape Of…

Feb 9, 2015 • 1 min read

Known as the Mother City, Cape Town's colour and calm can entrance and beguile. Here are some tips to make sure you’re not too relaxed to get the best out…

Feb 6, 2015 • 5 min read

Beautiful beaches are as iconic as cocktails in the Caribbean, but in Cuba only a handful of coastal destinations are well known. If crowded resort…

Feb 6, 2015 • 3 min read

In carnival season, cities from Venice to Rio come alive with street parades and masquerades. But even the faintest rustling of costume feathers has me…

Feb 2, 2015 • 5 min read

Kerinci Seblat National Park sprawls from the coastal plains of West Sumatra, up the forested valleys and over the deep river gorges of the Barisan…

Jan 28, 2015 • 4 min read

Hit the highlights of Berlin with this three-day itinerary in the German capital.

Jan 28, 2015 • 3 min read

Since the collapse of the Wall in 1989, Berlin has become a hotshot in the art world, boasting a flourishing gallery scene, its own annual art fair and…

Jan 21, 2015 • 4 min read

With a shed load of rural settlements and a penchant for a cold pint, it’s no wonder New Zealand does a great line in country pubs.

Jan 20, 2015 • 6 min read

There’s no better way – and often no other way – to see Yosemite than by parking the car and hitting the trail.

Jan 16, 2015 • 3 min read

Although a single day might not seem like much elsewhere, it's enough time to make a scene and make a difference in San Francisco. This boomtown knows how…

Jan 15, 2015 • 5 min read

Out in the USA’s wild west, the state of Utah has some of the country’s most incredible views – unreal sunsets, magical rock formations, majestic…

Jan 12, 2015 • 5 min read

Caribbean cuisine blends fruits and rice, seafood and spice, to create flavors as vibrant as the colors of the islands. Each island has its favorite…

Jan 7, 2015 • 5 min read

It’s an engineering marvel, a multibillion-dollar commercial behemoth. The Panama Canal, which joins the Atlantic to the Pacific, is certainly Panama’s…

Jan 7, 2015 • 6 min read

Having children doesn't mean the next few years of travel are all about two-week package holidays, self-catering accommodation, and strategic locations…

Dec 23, 2014 • 7 min read

January is the month when, without the distractions of the holidays, winter finally gets real. City dwellers stay in and recuperate from December’s…

Dec 19, 2014 • 5 min read

To spend time living like a local in Seattle, it helps to first don a little camouflage and subtly assume the mannerisms of a typical Seattleite. Try…

Dec 16, 2014 • 4 min read

Bangkok has a reputation as an intimidating city. So much so that many travellers decide to give it a miss – or at least short shrift – en route to the…

Dec 15, 2014 • 4 min read

Skimpy swimwear: check. Sunblock, good book, readiness to swill umbrella-spiked cocktails: check. Ridiculous sums of money to enjoy a spectacular European…

Dec 12, 2014 • 6 min read

Bidding farewell to your comfort zone and trying new things can be a challenge. But travel is the perfect way to test your mettle, and the rewards are…

Dec 12, 2014 • 8 min read

More often than not, travel imprints itself on the mind, creating long-lasting, treasured memories of exotic landscapes, forged friendships and unfamiliar…

Dec 11, 2014 • 6 min read

There you are, playing table tennis with a stranger in the middle of a park. All around you loom primeval trees festooned with vines. Around noon, you…

Dec 9, 2014 • 4 min read

With a beautiful coastline backed by a whole heap of craggy mountains, Montenegro has an abundance of scenic driving routes. Whether on the main highways…