Here’s what you might have missed…

Apologies for the delay in transmission – I have been away travelling.  Here are my Travel Insider columns for the past few weeks, if you want to catch up: The Continue reading →

Dirty rats and honeymoons

Would your honeymoon rate as your best holiday ever? Mine wouldn’t. We had a rat on our bed in the middle of the night – a very discerning rat, it was, Continue reading →

TripAdvisor adds tours

TripAdvisor has taken another step towards becoming a one-stop shop for travel research, bringing tours and attractions onto its site through a partnership with Viator. Viator is the world’s leading Continue reading →

Cruising: Turkey

This article is part of a weekly series on cruising in The Sun Herald, Sydney. If you are interested in being featured, please send an email to jane@janeefraser.com.au WHO Rhonda Barnett, of Continue reading →

Has Gallipoli had its day?

It’s the time of year when Australians start making plans for Anzac Day travel, but many will be giving the famous dawn service at Gallipoli a miss. Gallipoli has had Continue reading →

Cooking with Christine Manfield

I had a wonderful day at the Freestyle Escape Cooking School on the weekend, doing a class with the fabulous Christine Manfield. Drawing on Christine’s extensive studies of food in India, Continue reading →

Keeping the faith in travel

It’s probably the oldest form of tourism but it’s not showing any sign of waning. Hundreds of millions of travellers a year are taking part in religious-oriented travel, or “faith Continue reading →

Legoland comes to Asia

We no longer have to fly to Denmark or the USA to go to LEGOLAND – we have one much closer to home. A 30-hectare LEGOLAND theme park will open Continue reading →

Can London beat the Olympic curse?

Britain pulled off a glorious Games but can London produce another gold-medal performance and beat the Olympic tourism curse? Australians will well remember the slump that followed the Sydney Olympics, while Continue reading →

Build it and they will stay

What would it take to convince you to have your next holiday in Australia, rather than jetting offshore? Australia is one of the most sought-after tourism destinations in the world, Continue reading →