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The Noosa Farmers' Market, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, has grown to be one of the biggest in Australia |
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This article details things to do and see in Penang and includes information on accommodation provided, local food and cuisine. |
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On a whirlwind tour of Shanxi province, Fiona Harper sits down to a Chinese banquet with a sting in the tail |
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This article continues with details of champagne – the region and the drink.and includes information on accommodation provided, local food and cuisine, things to do and see. |
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Alsace, just over the German border in France, is a fascinating ethnic mix of languages, cultures and cuisines |
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Karen Halabi escapes the madding crowd for the peace and contemplation of a Korean tea house. |
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A trip through Basque country, in SW France and western Spain |
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German Heritage in the Adelaide Hills |
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Munich's Oktoberfest beer festival is justly world-renowned. But the rest of Bavaria has an equally enticing beerscape. |
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On the "Stevenson Trail" in south-eastern France |
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Visitors to Byron Bay, the most easterly town on the world's most easterly continent, sometimes wonder if they are still on planet earth. |
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This is the way to enjoy Galician barnacles: take hold, twist and withdraw the edible portion, not much bigger than your thumbnail. |
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Thanks to the actions of protesters a quarter of a century ago, we can now enjoy the pristine World Heritage forest of western Tasmania. Roderick Eime investigates this 'no dam' wonder. |
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The visitor to Austria finds an unrivalled eye-feast along the shores of the Danube - and the Danube cycle path is one of the best ways to experience the River's ever-changing moods |
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Brunei’s “national dish”, Ambuyat, has the colour and consistency of wallpaper glue. |
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Yachting and golfing go hand in hand with the opening of the Whitsunday Islands' first resort golf course and sophisticated yacht club. Perfect for superyacht owners with a penchant for sweeping fairways amid hilltop greens, stylish elegance arrives in the Whitsundays.
Fiona Harper takes on 18 holes at Hamilton Island Golf Club, followed by sundowners overlooking Dent Passage at Hamilton Island Yacht Club |
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Country England has never been so good. |
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Rent a farm cottage somewhere in Normandy, Brittany or the Loire, then spend the next week exploring towns and villages harking back to William the Conqueror. |
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Forget the flamenco. What about some stirring reels from a Galician piper? Spain is a land of many parts, the more so since the blessed departure of the dour Franco years. |
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The high-rise Reef Hotel, on Queensland's Hamilton Island, is the only thing that blots this otherwise pristine environment. |
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The vibrant and bustling seaport of Hong Kong has enjoyed a prominent part in the grand opera of Asia. Roderick Eime travelled to Hong Kong for a whirlwind tour of the sights, sounds and smells of the former British colony and discovered a bright and brassy city with a long and colourful history |
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The Hunter Valley is Australia's first and still one of its best wine-growing regions. |
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This article details the food and wine of the Hunter Valley and also includes information on accommodation provided, local food and cuisine, and the wealth of things to do and see. |
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Bohemia, in the Czech Republic, has it all - ancient town squares, Gothic spires and bell towers, castles. music and lazy rivers to boot. |
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The Spanish city of Valencia, renowned as the home of paella, is also known as "the rice bowl of Europe" |
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Some getaways simply inspire romance. |
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The Hokitika Wildfoods Festival, held every year in March on the rugged West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, takes gastronomy to new limits |
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FONDLY referred to as 'Windy Wellington", the winds of change have swept through New Zealand's capital, making it arguably the country's most sophisticated and funkiest city. |
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There is something decidedly exotic about hopping onboard a private jet and being whisked away to a far-flung South Pacific Island. Particularly so when your destination has been declared one of the 100 most beautiful hotels and resorts of the world.
Reporting from an exclusive retreat on a privately owned island in Fiji, Fiona Harper discovers that perfection has a new name. It's called Laucala Island. |
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Buda and Pest, facing each other across the Danube, together make up one of Europe's most intriguing capitals |
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No customer is too picky for this boutique butcher in an unlikely corner of London's East End |
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Art and nature make for a heady mix in eastern France |
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The lush dairy country inland from the Great ocean Road is milking its rich natural assets for the benefit of the hungry visitor. The official name is Corangamite Shire - Sheriden Rhodes simply says its delicious. |
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Experience the exotic flavours of India's northeast |
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A journey of exploration through Franche-Comté, France |
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Whether it's spelled Guipuzcoa or Gipuzkoa, this Spanish province is the heartland of Basque identity |
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A gourmet tour through France's Basque Country reveals more than just sensory delights |
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Rural South Australia is somehow… different. |
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From the bean stews and mountain cheeses of Asturias to the cured ham and virgin olive oils of Extremadura, the Paradores offer an introduction to the best of Spain.
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Galicia’s capital, Santiago de Compostella, is the goal of devout pilgrims who, since medieval times, have followed the Camino de Santiago across northern Spain to reach the legendary tomb of St James.
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Qualia, a truly Australian resort on the Great Barrier Reef, joins Australia' s luxury resort scene. |
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Victoria’s Ballarat is best known as a gold rush town, but one of Australia’s largest inland cities is also undergoing a gourmet metamorphosis, as Sheriden Rhodes discovers. |
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This article details the fresh produce, wildlife and other things to see and do on this unique island close to Adelaide in South Australia. It includes information on accommodation provided, local food and cuisine. |
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A two thousand-year-old touring route crosses the heart of Spain |
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Say “Fromage” at the Cheese Museum of Chaource, in France |
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Cruising the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Bruny Island reveals a few of her secrets to those who linger long enough to look beyond the wildlife and the laidback lifestyle.
Fiona Harper takes time out in southern Tasmania. |
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This article starts with the Seine River and continues with details of Paris. It includes information on accommodation provided, local food and cuisine, things to do and see. |
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THE Lion City continues to shed its sterile image to reveal its hip side. Sheriden Rhodes takes a look at the city's burgeoning string of chic restaurants and ultra cool bars. |
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This article visits the forgotten medieval town of Stanjel, as well as Slovenia itself and includes information on accommodation provided, local food and cuisine, things to do and see. |
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This article details travel through the South of Italy, the discoveries, staying in agriturismo farm stays and includes information on accommodation provided, local food and cuisine, things to do and see. |
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his article details the various crops and produce of this fertile island and includes contact information for vineyards, cheese-makers, restaurants, bakers, and oyster growers among other things. |
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This article details food producers and wineries in the north and north-west of this island-state and includes information on accommodation, dining and things to do and see. |
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The tranquil wine region of the Hunter Valley, 160 km north of Sydney, has a trio of gourmet golf courses including a signature playground blueprinted by Greg Norman. |
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This article highlights all the other Ss that can be applied to Singapore: strict, sleek, savvy, sixty…. and many more. |
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In Henan and Shanxi provinces, China's rich Buddhist heritage is once more delighting and astonishing the world |
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The souks of Marrakech are colourful and vibrant |
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Got a couple of days to spare? Wind down unearthing the ACT's rural riches.
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This article starts with the Seine River and continues with details of Paris. It includes information on accommodation provided, local food and cuisine, things to do and see. |
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Australia is home to some of the world's best country markets. From the grand dame of craft markets, to bustling farmers markets, Sheriden Rhodes takes a look. |
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Gravetye Manor (it isn't even pronounced as you would expect – it's Grave Tie) is deliciously off the map, a flowery hidden estate. But of course, when a place has been around for 500 years or so you do expect people to have learnt your location. |
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Woodwark Bay, in Queensland's Whitsunday Passage, is an undiscovered gem |
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This article details hot-air ballooning in Australia, the facts and figures and safety issues, and includes a breakout box on the history of ballooning. |
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Glancing over my shoulder at our driver, momentarily I wonder if I've stepped onto the wrong long-tail boat. Her face fully covered by a menacing full-faced balaclava, she navigates our vessel away from the dock. Fiona Harper takes a journey upstream to the floating markets of Bangkok, Thailand. |
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Visitors to Valencia this year for the America's Cup will find more than just oranges in this chic Mediterranean city of just 800,000 people.
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it’s addictive. It’s also bad for the nervous system. But now the scientists say that coffee is an excellent anti-oxidant, increases motor-skills performance, and is a recognised anti-depressant. This story looks at some of the best coffee drinking places, on six continents [GS] |
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In Kyneton’s Piper Street the vision, the drive and the creativity of a handful of people has created a dining and shopping strip as alluring as any in metropolitan Melbourne. |
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