There is more to the Maldives than luxury resorts. The Maldives Southern Atolls have only recently been open to travelers. A short inter-island flight from Male takes you to one of the most remote and unspoiled tropical paradises in the world. From there, the best way to access the hundreds of atolls is by chartered [...]

The Tate Modern proved that slides aren’t just for children with their winter 2006 exhibition by Carsten Holler. It takes a strong spirit to launch oneself off a slide as high as this old power station’s towering Turbine Hall. Five slides, one from each gallery level and two from the bridge, turned art into child’s [...]

Remember in the 80’s when we thought by the year 2001 we would be riding around in little Jetson flying cars, skating on hover boards and flying to the moon would be as easy as flying to Florida? Ok, so we haven’t quite lived up to all of those predictions but leave it up [...]

Byron Bay has long had a reputation in Australia for being hippy central - a beautiful mecca for dropouts and potheads spanning three generations. The beach side town, hugging the east coast of New South Wales, offers shops selling crystals and belly button rings, dread locked girls hawking palm readings and hundreds and hundreds of [...]

The Westin
The Westin may be a big hotel and as such it may be modern generic but the location, smack bang in the center of Melbourne, is great and the service is sensational - it feels almost boutique in its mood. If you want to be central, this is the best spot.
The Westin, 205 Collins [...]

Story by Marion Hume
Photos by Peter Hunt
There’s nothing like messing about on the river in the London summer. The best tip: avoid the tourist traps and any huge boat with a commentary in ten languages.
Instead, if you want to take in London’s most famous sites - Tower Bridge, The Tower of London, The Tate Modern, [...]

Feature courtesy of Paperplane Magazine
Words Phil Williams and Carolyn Enting, Photos Derek Henderson
Ten years ago the sight of a tourist straying 500 metres from the Wellington railway station was an oddity. The capital’s reputation as a windy city and boring Government town was a fair label, and tourists passing through just did that - jumping [...]

Said to be one of the best food markets in Spain with a history dating back to the 13th century, Mercat de la la Boqueria is a must when in Barcelona. Smack in the middle of Las Ramblas, whether you are shopping and picking up treats or just browsing, the experience is sensational and a [...]

Unlike some of the world’s island clusters such as Indonesia, which boasts 17,508 islands in its make-up, New Zealand has, to the un-trained eye (and from space), a modest 2 islands: the north island and the south island. But visit New Zealand for more than 10 minutes and any patriotic Kiwi will tell you [...]