Jim Darby
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If you wanted to create the ultimate ski resort, this place would be the template (opens the original)
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When it comes to rating snow resorts, so much of it is subjective. By and large, skiers and snowboarders relate in a tribal way to one or two destinations, sticking with them from their early days and gathering, over the seasons, an intimate understanding of the way they work. Suppose you’re a traveller though, looking to explore some new terrain, what do you look for? One thing that immediately springs to mind is how much snowmaking there is. If there is major snowmaking infrastructure, that is
Australia’s highest non-alpine lodge will leave you on a high (opens the original)
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They used to build castles and fortresses on high ground, to better see the enemies approaching and better deal with them if they did. Here at Spicers Peak Lodge, at 1100 metres above sea level, I’m at the highest non-alpine lodge in Australia. There are no enemies in sight (and I’m not expecting any) but there’s still something instinctively calming about being above it all. Maybe it’s also the departure from Brisbane’s heat and hustle, having crossed the Great Divide at Cunninghams Gap, rainfo
New hotel in Victoria’s second-largest city has the best views in town (opens the original)
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The way Geelong relates to Corio Bay has always trumped the way its big-sister city, Melbourne, tries to bring itself close to the water. Corio Bay is a proper bay shape, for starters, not an endless sprawl like Port Phillip. And the city made the right division between urban and industrial, with swathes of parkland stretching down green banks to the bay shores either side of the city centre. At its waterfront, Geelong keeps on improving and with Deakin University in the old wool stores, a sprea
The ‘small but mighty’ festival in Australia’s frontier capital (opens the original)
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Darwin is as much a frontier town as it is the Top End’s cultural centre, and that cultural depth is expressed each August in the Darwin Festival.
This chaotic night out is the best thing you can do in this city (opens the original)
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Sport is rich with stories – of mighty victories and dramatic failures, last-minute triumphs and beaten-by-the clock tragedies. I’m no expert on most sports, but I love the window they give to a country’s culture. Vancouver right now is rich with a whole world of cultures as it plays host to a series of games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup – including Australia’s famous first round win over Turkey – but outside football season, you’ll find the focus on ice and a night at the ice hockey gives a wonde
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