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One of the long-established luxury hotels at the Rocks end of central Sydney, the Shangri-La has one of the most iconic views in the world from its bars and restaurants on the 36th floor. What’s [Read more...]

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There’s still plenty of evidence to be seen of Ballarat’s heyday. About 120 kilometres west of Melbourne, Ballarat was the epicentre of Victoria’s gold rush back in the mid 1800s. There are amazing old colonial [Read more...]

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When you’re considering where to stay in Canberra, it helps to have an idea of what you want to do in Australia’s capital city. If you want to be downtown – or what the locals [Read more...]

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The Canberra suburb of Barton is dominated by the nearby soaring spire of Parliament House but it’s also a hot spot for food. Having already sampled Vincent on this foodie tour, we were keen to [Read more...]

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Route: Melbourne to Singapore Plane: Dreamliner 787 Seat: 1A Scheduled flight time: 7 hours and 50 minutes The budget offshoot of Australia’s iconic Qantas, Jetstar gets a bad rap from many flyers. Is it deserved? [Read more...]

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For a recent birthday get together, five friends sat around the table recalling the last time we were all together at Ezard. In the basement of the boutique Adelphi Hotel, in Melbourne’s Flinders Lane, we [Read more...]

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Melbourne has a huge Cantonese community so it stands to reason the grub is pretty good. Little Bourke Street is home to Melbourne’s Chinatown with literally dozens of eateries along its length – many of [Read more...]

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The Adelaide Hilton is one of that city’s long-standing luxury hotels. Greedy Girl has stayed there countless times over the years and always remembered it fondly. It still has a very solid reputation, especially for [Read more...]

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For someone who loves to travel, developing a fear of flying is possibly the worst thing that could happen – particularly when you live in Australia. Getting anywhere out of the country means flying or [Read more...]

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There’s no shortage of Italian food in Melbourne but there’s only a handful of places that constantly create a buzz. One of those is Osteria Ilaria. Osteria Ilaria is about twice the size of its [Read more...]

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