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Postcard from Australia: a Tasmanian ‘safari’ on the Swan River

6 days ago | ft.com | Jamie Lafferty

The wild banks of Tasmania’s Swan River are home to millions of flowers, thousands of insects and hundreds of birds.
13 of the most luxurious villas in Europe

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Jamie Lafferty |Qin Xie |Oliver Berry |Lucy Perrin
The wildlife-filled New Zealand islands that hardly anyone visits

Jan 19, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Jamie Lafferty

For a long time in the great white world of polar bragging rights, Antarctica was seen as the ultimate destination. These days, more than 100,000 people make that journey every year. It’s still remarkable, but it’s never been more popular. Looking around the lounge aboard the Heritage Adventurer, it was notable just how many hands went up when expedition leader Cheli Larsen asked if anyone had been “down south” before.
16 of the best hotels in Osaka

Jan 17, 2025 | thetimes.com | Jamie Lafferty |Ally Wybrew
50 holidays to take in 2025

Jan 10, 2025 | ft.com | Tom Robbins |Claire Wrathall |Sophy Roberts |Oliver Smith |Jamie Lafferty

January Avoiding ‘The White Lotus’ in Thailand The return of the HBO series The White Lotus next month seems bound to do for its location...
Why This Road Trip Through Wild Western Australia Should Be on Your 2025 Travel List

Jan 3, 2025 | wsj.com | Jamie Lafferty

Story and Photography by for WSJ Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 01:47This article is in your queue. Tell people you’re planning a road trip in Australia, and most will assume you’re heading to the popular east coast: specifically the beautiful but overtouristed Great Ocean Road in the state of Victoria. On a recent trip, I longed for something wilder, less clogged with traffic, and so set my sights on the state of Western Australia.
Hotel review: Revamped Barcelona stay seeks drama in the heart of the arts district

Nov 26, 2024 | smh.com.au | Jamie Lafferty

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. INNSiDE by Melia Barcelona ApoloLocated right next to the Apolo Theatre, from the outset the hotel seeks its own little slice of drama – or at the very least showmanship. The heavily perfumed lobby is impossible to ignore, with carefully selected pieces of art and a bright atrium, all of which were refreshed during the recent hotel-wide refurbishment.
Postcard from Ireland: Why fans of Antarctic adventure beat a path to a pub in County Kerry

Sep 27, 2024 | ft.com | Jamie Lafferty

“Why keep going back to Antarctica?” This was a question I expected to come up while interviewing the grandson of one of the continent’s...
Necessity Bears

Sep 18, 2024 | explorearth.com | Jamie Lafferty
This seaside town was voted the worst in Scotland. But I love it

Aug 5, 2024 | thetimes.com | Jamie Lafferty

Robert Burns knew as much as anyone about nostalgia for his hometown. Scotland’s national poet wrote some of his best and strangest work about Ayr, but the line locals cling to most keenly comes from his spooky epic Tam o’ Shanter: “Auld Ayr, wham ne’er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonny lasses”. Last week consumer champion Which?