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The world's most expensive hotel rooms

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Best places for a dirty weekendARTICLE

Best places for a dirty weekend

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Sydney Melbourne sex Adelaide Gold Coast Uluru National Park Byron Bay romantic weekends Montville New South Wales Queensland Australia Victoria South Australia Northern Territory Ignite your passion by opting for one of Australia's more adventurous, quirky or secluded retreats.
World's most expensive holidaysARTICLE

World's most expensive holidays

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Imagine this: cruising the high seas in a luxury yacht for more than US$800,000 a week or renting a hotel room for US$30,000 a night. Have you ever wondered...
Pregnant? Welcome to the babymoon!ARTICLE

Pregnant? Welcome to the babymoon!

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Kids and family So, you're pregnant and ecstatic, but you're also worried that the impending reality of dirty nappies and midnight feeds will take its toll on your...
Top 10 bling experiencesARTICLE

Top 10 bling experiences

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If you're a true rock star you typically eschew ordinary transport, travelling instead by personally driven limo, complete...
Keeping it real on HaymanARTICLE

Keeping it real on Hayman

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Story by Gemma Pitcher
Getting back to nature: Avalon Coastal RetreatARTICLE

Getting back to nature: Avalon Coastal Retreat

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Tasmania Australia If you live in a city and enjoy getting about your house naked from time to time, you’ll know that it's often prudent to draw th...
<i>Spirit of the West</i>: restaurant railway in WAARTICLE

Spirit of the West: restaurant railway in WA

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Western Australia Australia When the whistle blows from the old steam engine, it's all aboard for an enchanting evening of romance and fine dining.
Cabin feverARTICLE

Cabin fever

TOPICS: Luxury and spa History Travel back in time on the historically-intriguing Trans-Australia line, via Kalgoorlie, Cook, Adelaide and Broken Hill.
Diamonds in the skyARTICLE

Diamonds in the sky

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Western Australia Kimberley Australia Daytrip diamond mine flight tours — for adventurers who want to keep their outback holiday ultra luxe.
Five great watercooler namedropsARTICLE

Five great watercooler namedrops

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Broome Barossa Valley Blue Mountains National Park Daintree Great Oyster Bay New South Wales Queensland Australia Tasmania South Australia Western Australia If you're seeking some assiduous pampering in quality eco-lodges or up market resorts, you don't have to travel far from home to find some of the best in the...
Islington Hotel, HobartARTICLE

Islington Hotel, Hobart

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Hobart's newest luxury boutique hotel effortlessly gives you the feeling that you are staying in someone's home.
No lack of outback spas and starsARTICLE

No lack of outback spas and stars

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Queensland Charleville outback Queensland Eulo Australia Christine Retschlag experiences voodoo, outback hospitality, yummy yabbies and bore-water spa baths in Nardoo.
Sydney in styleARTICLE

Sydney in style

TOPICS: Luxury and spa There's a quality of light, space and openness that makes Sydney instantly attractive. The harbour is the perfect setting for a modern city.
The cream of Australia's outback resortsARTICLE

The cream of Australia's outback resorts

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Adventure Hotels Uluru National Park Kimberley Broken Hill Macdonnell Ranges Parachilna New South Wales Australia South Australia Northern Territory Western Australia While the desert does throw up the odd challenge for an unwary traveller, it also offers a wealth of rewards for the bold.
The suite lifeARTICLE

The suite life

TOPICS: Luxury and spa 'Presidential', 'vintage', 'body wrap', 'plunge pool', 'panoramic' ... inspired? Take your pick from this créme de la créme of Australia's luxury...
There's nothing like a spaARTICLE

There's nothing like a spa

TOPICS: Luxury and spa If you're the type who doesn't consider you're dressed without a facial and a massage, these hotels and resorts offer their clientele pampering par excellence...
Wrotham Park Lodge: dust, dirt and decadenceARTICLE

Wrotham Park Lodge: dust, dirt and decadence

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Queensland outback Queensland Wrotham Park Lodge Australia If your visions of farming life feature Scarlett O'Hara on the porch at Tara rather than the rugged landscapes of a Banjo Paterson poem, then Wrotham Park...
El Questro HomesteadARTICLE

El Questro Homestead

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Western Australia Australia It is reputedly the most expensive guest suite in Australia. Yet any punter who booked the Chamberlain Suite at El Questro Homestead simply to rack up A$1700...
Luxury goes wildARTICLE

Luxury goes wild

TOPICS: Luxury and spa Eco and nature Adventure Being out there doesn't have to mean roughing it. Here are 15 of Australia's best vantage points for experiencing our wonderful wilderness.
         

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