Kate Armstrong

Freelance Travel Writer at Freelance

Travel writer for Australian and int'l pubs. @lonelyplanet author for more than 70 guides & books. Dreams choc & coffee.

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A first-time guide to Kos

1 week ago | lonelyplanet.com | Kate Armstrong

The third-largest island of the Dodecanese (after Rhodes and Karpathos), the beautiful island of Kos caters to everyone, including families and adrenaline junkies. It offers perfect beaches (one with hot springs), the ancient health sanatorium of Asklipieion, mountain villages surrounded by pine trees, tours of local honey and wine makers, and the alluring alleyways of Kos Town and villages.
The place where Donald Trump likes to holiday year-round

4 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Kate Armstrong

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Florida’s Palm Beach has always attracted the glitterati, way before President Donald Trump claimed his patch of this luxe locale.
A first-time guide to Rhodes

1 month ago | lonelyplanet.com | Kate Armstrong

The largest island of the Dodecanese, Rhodes is a perfect place to start any island-hopping adventure, whatever your interest. Get lost in the riot of medieval alleyways and the fortified (and UNESCO World Heritage Site) of Rhodes Old Town. Once you’ve “escaped” the Old Town walls, go further afield to ancient ruins, beaches and seaside resorts.
A first-time guide to Rhodes

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Kate Armstrong

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Seven highlights of the majestic (and infamous) US Capitol Building

Jan 20, 2025 | smh.com.au | Kate Armstrong

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. As the United States’ 47th President celebrates his inauguration, here’s what to see at the epicentre of US Democracy (and yes, the site of the attack on January 6, 2020). Many bronze and marble statues are displayed in the Statuary Hall and throughout the Capitol; each of the 50 states donates two statues.
A canal boat through French wine country is the ultimate in slow travel

Oct 15, 2024 | smh.com.au | Kate Armstrong

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. With a maximum speed of six kilometres an hour, it’s all about “slow travel” aboard European Waterways’ luxury canal barge, Finesse. We’re floating along a section of the 112-kilometre Canal du Centre between St-Julien-sur-Dheune and Chalon-sur-Saone in Burgundy. Over five days, we’ll descend 27 of the canal’s 61 locks.
Nine highlights of Washington DC most visitors miss

Sep 20, 2024 | smh.com.au | Kate Armstrong

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. One glimpse from the plane window and I was smitten. Like a brazen flirty pass, Washington, DC, seduced me with its Monument. This colossal obelisk projects 169 metres heavenwards from the National Mall – the District of Colombia’s massive rectangle of lawn, and its symbolic heart.
This ancient site is goosebump-inducing

Jul 8, 2024 | smh.com.au | Kate Armstrong

Save Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it In the lead-up to the Olympic Games, take a look at where it all began. Considered the most important of all the competitions between the city states, this is where the Olympic Games took place every four years for 12 centuries. The site was both a games venue and a religious sanctuary dedicated to Zeus. Get there early, or in the late afternoon when it's largely free of crowds.
The music-obsessed US city where Taylor Swift was discovered, age 14

Jun 9, 2024 | smh.com.au | Kate Armstrong

The following morning, I'm directed to Biscuit Love, a casual southern-themed restaurant in the Gulch, a once-abandoned industrial district that has received a sanitised makeover. Biscuits, solid (but very delicious) versions of British/Australian scones, provide an excellent carb loading to tackle the day's musical beat. The hallowed Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The music-obsessed US city where Taylor Swift was discovered, age 14

Jun 9, 2024 | theage.com.au | Kate Armstrong

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Music is embedded in Nashville as tightly as a rhinestone press stud. On the way to “Music City”, my driver declares he’s a songwriter. The hotel receptionist divulges her desire to break into “A&R” (Artists and Repertoire, or talent scouting).