Culture holidays
One of the world’s most important museums reopens after major upgrade
One of the few institutions to champion women in art has finally completed its more-than-two-year, $105 million renovation.
- by Julietta Jameson
BBC’s new immersive nature blockbuster arrives in Australia
Australian multimedia fans have been spoiled for in-the-round experiences and another blockbuster just arrived in Melbourne.
- by Julietta Jameson
This city is not pretty, but it has something that makes it beautiful
Warsaw will never make it onto most-beautiful-city lists. It isn’t even Poland’s most beautiful city.
- by Brian Johnston
This ancient, ‘other’ Halloween is deeply dark
In the ancient castle town of Trim, Samhain has an otherworldly darkness far richer than the jump-scares of its corny, candy-laced cousin across the Atlantic.
- by Belinda Jackson
This is ABBA-solutely one of the world’s most attractive cities
What better way to see Stockholm than guided by the music of Sweden’s most famous pop band?
- by Anthony Dennis
10 transformative travel experiences that will change your life
From the French Riviera to the salt flats of Bolivia, these journeys will nurture your mind, body and soul.
- by Julietta Jameson
Two things you must do to guarantee you’ll see Japan’s cherry blossoms
Organising a trip to coincide with Mother Nature’s whims can feel like trying to catch lightning in a bottle. If only I’d known this before visiting.
- by Kristie Kellahan
Opinion
Canada
Forget museums or concerts: I’d rather get my hit of local culture here
There’s an old saying among sports fans: I went to a fight, and a game of ice hockey broke out.
- by Ben Groundwater
10 places where you can visit hell on Earth (for fun)
Here are 10 devilish destinations associated with hell, Satan or plain weirdness that are sure to freak you out.
- by Brian Johnston
Presidential libraries are great attractions, but Obama’s will be different
The 13 US presidential libraries aren’t mere repositories for fusty documents, but are history made manifest in artefacts, letters, video footage.
- by Catherine Marshall