Australia + Pacific

If you’re looking for a unique, elegantly rustic and romantic place to spend your days during your honeymoon, the Hapuku Lodge and Tree House in Kaikoura is for you. You will not regret your decision. New Zealand as a whole has so much to offer!Read the full story here....

I don't usually love the travel coverage in the NY Times, but this story, Traveling in Southeast Asia With a Rock-Star Baby, is great. It's not going to tell you where to go and what to do, but it should give you the confidence (and motivation) to take your baby to Southeast Asia. It makes me (almost) want to have a baby just so I can go and see for myself. ...

Filling a style gap in the Australian holiday market, the house books out months in advance, and the couple can hardly squeeze in a weekend of their own. Their answer? Start a vacation home company called Comma (as in: a pause or break; time for relaxing and doing something else) and build another one–this time a Moroccan-Greek-themed, brick-rendered tent in Byron Bay. Check out t...

Say the words “theme bar,” and what pops into most people’s heads is a loud, obnoxious T.G.I. Friday’s or Chevy’s-style joint, where tacky decorations crowd the walls and sheepish college kids wearing costumes they'll regret for the rest of their lives serve cloyingly sweet drinks in gallon-size bowls. But discounting all theme bars does a disservice to the many fun, innovative wateri...

With so many hours of your vacation spent in a hotel room (at least eight hours a night, if you're following doctors’ advice) don’t you deserve a holiday hideaway that’s spectacular rather than so-so? From the off-beat to the outrageous to the out-of-this-world chic, we’ve rounded up ten truly special hotels that are guaranteed to give you something to write home about:    T...

Fancy a whirlwind weekend in a chic Parisian apartment? Or how about a week in a charming English estate? These too-good-to-be true vacations just got a whole lot more accessible, thanks to Luxe Home Swap, a home exchange service that allows you to temporarily switch homes with like-minded travelers around the world. The process couldn't be simpler: after signing up for the service, post a brief d...