With a recent study finding that search volume for the term ‘female solo travel’ across all search engines has increased by 62% in the past three years and 84% of solo travellers today being women, the recent launch of Lonely Planet’s new book “Women Travel Solo” is timely. This extract examines the reasons why solo...

Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve may have put Portugal on the map, but, a a mere hour’s flight from the mainland, the four-island archipelago of Madeira delivers a treasure trove of natural beauty, rich culture, and exhilarating adventures that offer an escape into another world. Known as the “Island of Eternal Spring,” Madeira has become...

The last time I visited Belize, my son was a toddler, and death by coconut was the joke that kept on giving between me and my husband.  Don’t be horrified.  The likelihood of injury by coconuts is apparently minimal.  It was just that the idea of falling coconuts underlined the exotic nature of where we...

We all love to share beautiful pictures on our social media – and now there is an extra incentive. Destination NSW has provided The Carousel with some of the most exquisite sunrises of all.   Australia’s leading travel Instagrammer, Lauren Bath, prefers to shoot at sunrise and sunset.   “Sunrise is my favourite time to...