Stately Stays on Gulangyu Island, China

Xiamen Island from Bagua Mansion grounds on Gulangyu Island

Gulangyu is a separated by the South China Sea and a couple of centuries from the gleaming Xiamen Island – so visible and so close. Gulangyu, also called Kulangsu in the local Minnan dialect, has many historical mansions, no cars and such a relaxed vibe that you could be in a wealthy 19th century European […]

The Hobart Autumn Price Drop

Autumn Salamanca

March to May in Hobart sees Sydney tourists depart (too cold) and bargain-hunting travellers fly in (with coats).

The Best of Burnie, Tasmania

I expected my trip to Burnie, Tasmania, to be a bleak reliving of childhood, but instead turned out to be comfortable and enjoyable thanks to the addition of the Ikon Hotel and some other treasures I found while staying there.

Stay In Welsh Poet & Writer Dylan Thomas’ Houses

For the first 23 years of his life, Dylan Thomas lived in Swansea in a sweet home you can now rent for a holiday. You can also stay in the home he lived in with his wife in Laugharne, and from September 2024 The Dylan Thomas Boathouse will also open its doors.