Kate Gazzard
is a travel writer who’s very good at finding places you didn’t know existed and even better at justifying going to them. She’s usually somewhere between a suss idea and a plane ticket, chasing good stories, drool-worthy food and anywhere with a decent view.
34 stories
Getting to the start line involved planes, a ship and a tiny speck of land in the middle of the Pacific. Then they had to run 42 kilometres.
Behind more than 7,000 plants, a heritage goods shed and a whole lot of reclaimed timber sits one of Melbourne's most interesting hotel stays.
There's a reason the world's greatest travel memories aren't always visual.
Safari camps love to throw around words like exclusive.
Searching for off-grid accommodation in Victoria? Karak Eco Lodge near Mansfield has blazing-fast Wi-Fi, an outdoor bath and enough sweet, blissful silence to drown out all your inner noise.
Forget sitting through another three-hour blockbuster (Avatar: Fire and Ash was hard enough).
From shipwrecks and whales to crystal-clear lakes, floating rivers and an after-dark forest that glows, these are the Fraser Coast attractions you absolutely shouldn't skip. Especially if you’re travelling in winter.
Japan and South Korea have spent years topping travellers' wish lists, but another destination is quietly making its case as Asia's next must-visit.
Travellers to the Solomon Islands are about to discover one of the Pacific's most remarkable new landmarks, but they'll need to get their feet wet first.