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Forget dinner – why breakfast will make your best travel memories
A steaming, fragrant bowl of pho on the rooftop of a fancy Ho Chi Minh hotel takes me back to my 30th birthday celebrations and a week of eating and meandering. I had wanted to get away and treat myself to a (short) stay in a resort. The first stop was Rex Hotel, which served…
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Port Douglas made simple: Everything you need to know
Since coming back from Cairns and Port Douglas I’m a bit of a convert. Those windy roads hugging slivers of sand, rocky pools and yes – the cliched-but-real – turquoise seas with the forest creeping down to it. There’s lots to do and it can get busy, so here’s what to know when planning a trip with…
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Want to reduce food waste? Foraging is your friend
The ABC’s War on Waste program has been stirring up a lot of debate about our plastic waste and the sheer amount of food we’re discarding on a daily basis. And it’s a good thing. Being confronted by the statistics on how many plastic toothbrushes end up on this tiny island in the Pacific Ocean…