You'll happily experience an up-close and authentic view of real life in Vietnam while cruising the rivers with stops along the way in villages and hit of the big smoke - Hanoi. Taking it slow...

Torrential! And that’s the perfect word for the monsoon rains that lashed our ship for 20 minutes, and then, like all…

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Hungry for a spicy taste of Budapest? Go no further than Central Market and try to sort out what paprika to buy – mild, hot, hotter? Your choice. Bev Malzard reports.

Ah, Budapest, we had such a short time together. On…

It starts just after I land in Hobart. I am whisked into the airport’s private Saffire Lodge lounge. Quick refresh, an espresso and pick up my snack pack and drink, then fold into a private car to take me to the magical Freycinet Peninsula…

A city and surrounds full of history and natural wonders, Cape Town offers up a special pocket of colour that’s a standout…

Exploring New Zealand's elegant, architecturally significant city with its staunch Scottish heritage





Dunedin, New Zealand’s fourth largest city (and the country’s oldest) in the South Island is a little overshadowed by the big guns up north. Almost…

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Get Up & Go: South Africa's colourful Cape Malay

The southern spice trail of India offers aromatic plants and scents – temples, history, fragrant curries, plenty of cows and the odd elephant. Bev Malzard explores. ‘India is a land of contrasts.’ These are the words I read when I first heard about India in primary school.



I missed the hippie trail through India in the late 70s and somehow it missed my ‘trip list’ for the next 30 years. It’s a long time since the 70s and I am no…

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Following in the ancient mariners footsteps of Greece is a joy sailing in a traditional clipper. Bev Malzard reports.

It was the first morning on board the Star Clipper – a wondrous beauty that was to take us in Homer’s steps across the sea from Greece to Turkey. The renowned re-creation of a classic clipper was exclusive enough to only carry 170 passengers and we had 70 crew to look…

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CRUISING: Coasting along

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Currently planning the summer issue of Get Up & Go magazine - bit late in working on this as I've been travelling for almost a month.

We had the Australian Society of Travel Writers' Annual general meeting in Rotorua NZ last month, and I participated in a fabulous famil in the region of Otago in Nz's South Island.

Then a day after I returned home to Sydney, I…