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    Sydney's new harbour swimming pool - right by The Rocks

    Photo feature

    Sydney's new harbour swimming pool - right by The Rocks

    There is probably no major city in the world that’s better set up for swimmers than Sydney. We're... enlarge

    FEATURES

    Travel has changed forever II - the big players

    Sydney Blog

    Travel has changed forever II - the big players

    The small businesses of the international travel industry are its heroes. Across the world, most of the businesses that survive in tourism are small - eateries, cafes,... more

    Travel has changed forever I - risk and reward

    Sydney Blog

    Travel has changed forever I - risk and reward

    When borders began to reopen in Australia and South East Asia at the end of February 2022, I found myself very quickly back out on the... more

    Hoi An Postcard 2022 - Vietnam is open

    Hoi An Blog

    Hoi An Postcard 2022 - Vietnam is open

    How is Hoi An, Vietnam's most loved World Heritage travel destination, faring after the reopening of borders in March 2022? Check out the... more

    Hoi An Postcard 2022

    Hoi An Video

    Hoi An Postcard 2022

    I've recently visited World Heritage listed Hoi in central Vietnam. It was my first visit back to one of Vietnam's most popular travel... more

    Postcard from Hanoi - Vietnam is open

    Hanoi Blog

    Postcard from Hanoi - Vietnam is open

    Finally I was walking the streets of Hanoi again. There were times during the two years of border closures when I wondered whether I'd... more

    Temples of Angkor Cambodia - first international travels since the pandemic

    Siem Reap Blog

    Temples of Angkor Cambodia - first international travels since the pandemic

    My first International travels after the pandemic took me to Cambodia and the temples of Angkor. After two years grounded in Australia, I... more

    Travel lessons from two pandemic years in Sydney

    Sydney Blog

    Travel lessons from two pandemic years in Sydney

    Two pandemic years have wiped out international travel for much of the world. Those of us who have lived a life of travel for decades have... more

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    Coffee Culture Hue - Hue's best cafes

    Hue eating

    Coffee Culture Hue - Hue's best cafes

    This Hue coffee foray will take you into wonderful spaces in different parts of the city. Coffee ain't bad - but these are uniquely Hue cafes. Our... more

    Vietnam

    Vietnam Introduction

    Vietnam

    I've had the privilege of exploring Vietnam for thirty years. I've lived many of those years in the country too - I have to pinch myself when I... more

    Ho Chi Minh City

    Ho Chi Minh City Introduction

    Ho Chi Minh City

    Ho Chi Minh City - still known to locals as Saigon - is Vietnam’s largest city and its economic powerhouse. The population has shot passed 10... more

    Hue

    Hue Introduction

    Hue

    Hue is probably my favourite Vietnam city these days. But few travellers come away with the same view. It takes some time to settle in to Hue. And... more

    Beaches of Sydney

    Sydney see and do

    Beaches of Sydney

    Sydney's beaches are legendary - they're a big feature of the city's summer lifestyle and a magnet for global travellers. Even if you're not a... more

    Sydney Modern Art Gallery

    Sydney see and do

    Sydney Modern Art Gallery

    Sydney Modern, Sydney's newest art space, opened to much fanfare in late 2022. More than $300 million was spent on a major expansion of Sydney’s... more