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1 month ago | 
exploretravel.com.au | Ute Junker |Monique Ceccato |Mark Dapin |Steve McKenna
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
karryon.com.au | Monique Ceccato
“It’s not stairs; it’s just a flat area divided,” says our tour guide, Gaia Gargiulo, deadpan and fully convinced by her own rationalising. Only a local—from nearby Piano di Sorrento, to be exact—could be so blasé about the prospect of climbing yet another flight of rugged stone steps.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
travelandleisure.com | Monique Ceccato
There’s rain in the air. I can feel it and see it: A grey curtain is slowly moving across the ocean en route to dump down over Bodø. It’s just my luck that it came across during my allocated rooftop time at Wood Hotel Bodø. As the first fat drops hit, staff scramble to pull the sunbeds inside, and the handful of other guests up here retreat to their rooms.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
australiantraveller.com | Monique Ceccato
It’s often the small country towns that have the most to offer. Not all holidays need to be as grand as spending a few weeks hopping between Mediterranean resorts. Equally as fulfilling, and arguably much more relaxing, is a short sojourn to a country town just a few hours’ drive away. With plenty of nature-based activities and high-quality accommodation options, these seven towns are worth a look in for your next getaway. 1.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
escape.com.au | Monique Ceccato
Holiday cabins are as culturally significant to Norwegians as their traditional dress or heart-shaped waffles topped with brown cheese. Their love of this cosy accommodation style reflects their appreciation for simplicity and the abundant nature surrounding them. Roughly 500,000 cabins dot the country from north to south, and close to half of the population has access to one through family or friends for weekend getaways.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
escape.com.au | Monique Ceccato
This new Scandinavian hotel reinvents the resort experience and it's the perfect place to set your bags down once you land in Norway's Arctic. LowdownThe timber-clad, nature-inspired Wood Hotel Bodø in Norway’s Arctic north opened its doors in late May 2024. With 177 rooms and suites, a sleek restaurant, a rooftop pool, and an almost 360-degree view of the craggy Bodø peninsular, it has all the building blocks of a luxurious stay. But it’s all put together in a typically pared-back Norwegian way.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
escape.com.au | Monique Ceccato
Thirty years ago, when parliament asked the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens Vegvesen) to help boost the country’s dwindling tourism numbers by developing its most scenic drives, they surely didn’t expect that installing some loos would be the key to reinvigorating interest in driving holidays in Norway. Oddly, it was. Now, the public outhouses along the 18 scenic routes have become tourist attractions in their own right. These toilets aren’t just any toilets.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
exploretravel.com.au | Monique Ceccato
Escape the crowds in the Mediterranean and explore some of the must-do activities of a Norwegian summer. Create a free account to read this article$0/(min cost $0) or signup to continue readingSouthern Europe heaves under its summer tourist load, the most popular destinations resorting to number caps, daily fees and cruise-ship bans in a bid to regain some control. By contrast, a summer in Scandinavia is a breath of fresh air.
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Apr 21, 2024 | 
thelocalrag.com.au | Monique Ceccato
For three whole years, Nabawa in Western Australia’s mid-west region was without a local watering hole. After the previous owners retired and sold up shop in 2018, the Nabawa Valley Tavern sat gathering dust, leaving residents of the Shire of Chapman Valley no choice but to meet and socialise in the next town over. It took 20 minutes and a designated driver to get to the closest cold one in Northampton.
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Mar 24, 2024 | 
thelocalrag.com.au | Monique Ceccato
Fresh-caught squid on the barbecue and vinegary hot chips by the beach have long been dinner staples in Busselton, the barefoot holiday town 2.5 hours south of Perth. But, the last few years have seen exponential growth in the dining scene, and dinner is no longer hinged on angler’s luck. Now, the calibre of eateries here is on par with that of the neighbouring towns of Dunsborough and Margaret River. It gives holidaymakers even more to look forward to on their stay.
