About this time in 2019, I was enjoying the privilege of staying at Hong Kong’s then newly opened Rosewood.

The so-called Island of the Gods has long been a magnet for laid-back hedonistic tourism, a place where letting your hair down is key to the tropical island escapist zeitgeist.

Aussies no longer hold the record for appalling holiday antics in Bali, we’ve been eclipsed by nude-influencers, sacred site pants-droppers and Russian tourists behaving badly.

Since moving to Bali to live with my family in much more recent times, I haven’t had the hippie beads on so much as those red, white-and-black tridatu ceremonial bracelets which have multiplied on my wrist with each Balinese blessing ceremony.

From island-hopping and manta spotting to getting muddy in a rice paddy, these are the experiences that fly under the radar

A deep-dive into tradition and adventure should top your Bali list this year.

Move over Canggu, as the surf crowd heads west along Bali’s southern coast, Pererenan is the hot new locale for eating, shopping, wellness… repeat.

Observing life while cruising the Chao Phraya River from Bangkok gives a different view of Thailand and a new appreciation of travelling by boat.

It's Melbourne, October 2020, six months into the city's seemingly endless lockdowns. The kids are practising their trumpets — without the sound mufflers.

Tempestuous dark clouds portend a chilly afternoon. It's not quite what we wanted for our glacier walk after such a sunny start to the week here. But this is Iceland.

With some of the world’s best spas and practitioners, Bali is the ideal healing and wellness destination – and there’s much more on offer than yoga

Starting with Wat Arun, one of Thailand’s best-known landmarks, a journey on Anantara’s new vessel shows off the impressive temples along Chao Phraya river.

Raja Ampat is often described as the world’s most remote tropical paradise.

Raja Ampat comprises some 1,500 coral-fringed islands in crystal-clear waters in Indonesia’s West Papua province

It's official. Bali, Indonesia's paradisiacal tropical island renowned for its hospitality, on Friday opened its borders to all countries. Following a year of limited international flights and virtually no tourists, foreign travellers are once again welcome to visit the island.

Part of the fun when travelling in China is navigating the intriguing cultural differences, but there can be pitfalls. To avoid ending up with thousand-year egg on your face, mug-up on some basic etiquette before you go.

This Aussie was shocked when she had to track down Covid tests for travel in Bali.

Finding the “real” Bali while you’re on a quick trip isn’t always easy. This Aussie expat shares six top experiences to immerse yourself into the Balinese way of life.

I didn’t think I’d be putting roots down in Bali so soon – I’ve only been on the ground for two months of my one-year sabbatical, but here I am on my knees planting a rare sawo kecik tree.

When you return to Bali, be sure to book in for this truly joyous life-changing activity. You'll never forget it.