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  • 1 week ago | gourmettraveller.com.au | Alexandra Carlton |Michael Harden

    As part of our 2025 Hotel and Travel Awards, the People’s Choice categories called on our well-travelled readers to vote for the Best Travel Experience in Australia, as well as Airline of the Year and Best Loyalty Program. The aim of these reader-voted awards is to showcase the diversity and outstanding calibre of Australia’s travel sector, as recognised by you.

  • Jan 16, 2025 | gourmettraveller.com.au | Michael Harden

    Hotel group Standard International, famed for edgy, arty hotels in locations like Miami, Ibiza and NYC’s East Village, ha chosen Fitzroy as the launch site for its new brand, The StandardX. Positioning itself as the rebellious younger sibling”, the StandardX Melbourne combines similarly stylish vibes with a low price point, achieved via the compact dimensions and cool, crisp minimalism of its 125 rooms that feature king-sized beds, Bluetooth speakers and covetable hoodie bathrobes.

  • Dec 11, 2024 | roadbook.com | Michael Harden

    Melbourne’s love of coffee has been touted to the point of cliché but, like many of the best clichés, this one’s embedded in truth.

  • Dec 9, 2024 | gourmettraveller.com.au | Michael Harden

    It may be a sign of the times that so many new restaurants are dialling up the comfort factor right now, their menus and rooms consciously embracing the familiar and the nostalgic. But it’s not all looking back through sepia-coloured glasses. These places are delivering comfort and tradition with fresh eyes and creative ideas, something that’s on full, satisfying display at Reed House.

  • Oct 31, 2024 | gourmettraveller.com.au | Michael Harden

    About halfway through the 11-day cruise up the coast of Norway, as we are approaching the Lofoten Islands, it finally dawns on me that it’s time to jettison the idea that today’s scenery cannot possibly live up to the magnificence of yesterday’s. Opening the curtains of my stateroom that morning on yet another astonishing view, the penny drops, along with my jaw.

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