What happens when an island becomes an art gallery? The Straddie Arts Trail returns from 14–16 August 2026, featuring more than 70 creatives across 33 stops, weaving art, First Nations culture, food, film, and island scenery into one inspiring Minjerribah weekend.
Think salmon is too fishy? This easy pan fried maple salmon recipe could change your mind. A sticky maple, ginger and soy glaze creates tender, caramelised salmon that’s perfect for weeknight dinners and wins over even reluctant seafood eaters.
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What happens when a classic lemon meringue pie gets a secret makeover? You get a buttery tart shell, vibrant lemon curd, billowy toasted meringue and a hint of maple syrup that takes this much-loved dessert somewhere unexpected. It’s familiar, comforting and just different enough to keep everyone guessing.
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I learn to make dumplings on a private island in Noosa and suddenly understand why people become obsessed with gyoza. Crisp-bottomed, juicy and dangerously moreish, these golden parcels are the kind of thing you promise to “just try one” of before inhaling the entire plate. The best part? They’re surprisingly easy to master at home once you know the fold-and-fry secrets from chef Zeb Gilbert.
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What if your next Brisbane stay felt less like a hotel and more like coming home? The newly opened Adina Chermside Brisbane pairs apartment-style comfort with thoughtful design, a welcoming neighbourhood café and one of the city’s most convenient northside locations.
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Just a 10-minute ferry ride from the mainland and you’ll find yourself surrounded by kilometres of golden sandy beaches. It’s a $0.50 escape from Brisbane’s city mayhem, where you can spend the day lazing in calm bay waters while the kids eat ice creams and play in the shallows.
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Tucked into the neighbourhood and already winning over locals, atelier mimi is a French patisserie Brisbane pastry lovers are quickly claiming as their own, thanks to delicate pastries, colourful macarons and warm family hospitality.
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What if you could have a 150-year-old country estate all to yourself? At Braeside Residence, heritage elegance meets modern luxury with crackling fireplaces, a freestanding bath, sweeping gardens and a working cattle station that stretches to the horizon.
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A pie made with 23 apples. Limoncello distilled from giant local lemons. And a family story that spans prawn trawlers, orchards and three decades of hard work. Sutton’s Shed is far more than a café. It’s one of the Granite Belt’s great food stories.
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Forget everything you think you know about Queensland food. In Tropical North Queensland, the menu includes smoked papaya masquerading as salmon, crocodile wrapped in native pepper leaf and chocolate made just metres from where the cacao grows. This is a place where reef, rainforest and red dirt collide on a plate.
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If you want to wake up beside the Royal Botanic Garden and walk to the Opera House in minutes, this Sydney hotel is hard to beat. Here’s why Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour feels like a true home on the harbour.
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Food festivals are one of the best excuses to hit the road and explore somewhere new. From Hobart to Cairns, Sydney to Perth, food festivals in Australia give you the perfect reason to plan a weekend escape or longer road trip built around great eating, drinking and discovering new regions.
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Some of my most memorable Australian food experiences didn’t happen in restaurants. They unfolded on boats, at markets and beside wild coastlines, where landscape and local knowledge shape flavour. These are the food moments that matter because they deepen connection, spark curiosity and leave a lasting sense of wonder.
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Hungry the moment you land in Singapore? From cave dining and modern Peranakan flavours to whisky bars and beach clubs, here’s where travellers are eating right now — the best new restaurants in Singapore, mapped and ready to book.
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In the Falcon Souq, rows of hooded birds turned their heads as I entered, silent and regal. Just steps away, a dedicated Falcon Hospital with four floors stood ready for their care. It was a reminder that in Doha, traditions are revered.
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I came for the gelato. I stayed for the granita. Somewhere between the pistachio-laced brain freeze, a string duo belting Coldplay in a moonlit piazza, and a motorbike near-miss on a Palermo laneway, it hit me: Sicily had wormed its way into my sunburnt, brioche-filled heart.
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