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.

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.

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.

About this time last year on a typical Melbourne lockdown morning with nothing scheduled for the day except home-schooling, kitchen bench-wiping and quiet time spent with my basil plant, I found myself telling my partner Phil, rather emphatically, that we had to make 2020 mean something. (I may have had a tear running down my cheek at the time).

I have been in Bali for nearly six weeks and here’s the thing i’ve barely met an Aussie let alone been inundated by the Aussie accent usually so familiar in these parts.

I've experienced my fair share of bad luck when traveling, but none of those trip horrors compares to the past week of travel.

Penny joins Go to Grow self-improvement guru Melissa MacGowan to talk Slow Travel, Ultimate Campsites Australia and the privilege of experiencing nature through travel in a post COVID world.

My first real moment of pure slow travel occurred in Bhutan while relaxing in a wooden hot tub awaiting a hot-stone massage.

For somewhere once described as the worst place to start a colony, Perth is looking pretty impressive these days. On regular visits over the past five years, I’ve watched the inner city go from tumbleweed town to blossoming cultural hub.

Fifteen years after her first visit, Penny Watson returns to Uluru to experience the icon in a far more meaningful manner than ever before.

The Melbourne-Sydney flight path is one of the country's busiest travel routes. The Hume Highway, its terra firma equivalent, is one of the country's most boring.

Slow Travel author PENNY WATSON reveals nine of the best wellness getaways, retreats and experiences that indulge the mind, body and spirit.

Don't confuse a train commuting experience with a great rail journey. One has your face in offensive proximity to a stranger's armpit, the other is an escapist journey through some of the world's most jaw-dropping scenery.

When the sun shines, the Southern Ocean can appear beautifully blue and so smooth that seagulls can see their wing-spanned selves reflected against a cloudless sky in the water below.

My first real moment of pure slow travel occurred in Bhutan while relaxing in a wooden hot tub awaiting a hot-stone massage.

‘Slow travel’ is the way to go if you have the time and budget – and even if you don’t, you can still dream. Author Penny Watson suggests six ultimate long trips, from a 55-day South American adventure to a 45-day immersion in the culture of Bordeaux.

Anointed the best place to live in London in 2018, arsty, gentrifying Bermondsey gives visitors reason to linger.