For several months, a trip to the peaceful and friendly land of Australia seemed more appealing. I decided to return to the gracious city of Melbourne.
In a city that has an abundance of galleries and museums, I found the Melbourne Museum -- to my surprise -- the most enjoyable of all.
Melbourne has one of the liveliest restaurant scenes, and some of the most exciting places are those where chefs are creating Asian fusion dishes.
Andrew Harper shares photos of food and wine highlights from his recent trip to Australia, featured in the July 2015 Hideaway Report.
Lake House, a country house hotel set on a wooded and sheltered hillside overlooking Lake Daylesford, holds stellar cuisine and an idyllic park-like setting.
At the north end of Daylesford, we came across what looked to be a colonial-era tavern, except with the word "Kazuki's" in the windows.
One purpose for my visit to Daylesford was to try the wines of the region, which are not especially well-known, even to Australians.
While exploring the Kimberley, Andrew Harper finds the Berkeley River Lodge in Western Australia to be a perfectly magnificent discovery in the Outback.
Located on the Timor Sea in the so-called "Top End," Darwin is the state capital of Australia's Northern Territory. The city provides a base for the Outback.
Andrew Harper shares photos from a recent trip through the Kimberley, the heart of the Australian Outback.
Andrew Harper heads to Western Australia's congenial capital of Perth, a futuristic boomtown on the Indian Ocean, and discovers two Harper-worthy city hotels.
A visible testament to Perth's burgeoning economy is the number of excellent restaurants. Here is a selection of those we most enjoyed.
Perth's Art Gallery of Western Australia is set in chronological groupings called, which gives visitors an opportunity to observe changes in artistic style.
Cape Lodge, just 20 minutes north of Margaret River on Caves Road, the tree-shaded main thoroughfare of the wine country, is a captivating wine country retreat.
The youngest of Australia’s wine regions — the first vines were planted in 1967— produces some of the country's most respected wines.
En route to Cape Leeuwin to see the point where the Indian and Pacific oceans meet, we passed through a forest and came upon signs for the Boranup Gallery.
Andrew Harper shares notables luxury travel news, like the opening of a new gorilla lodge in Rwanda, a new Viking Cruise and the reopening of Lizard Island.
A remarkable 14-day Andrew Harper Journey from October 19-November 1 combines the pleasures of Sydney and Melbourne with the Australian great outdoors.
There is something particularly exciting about taking a trip on a whim. Sometimes, I feel an urge just to book a ticket and to head off.
Australia may be on the other side of the world, but, in my experience, it amply repays the effort and expense required to get there.
After traveling through Australia in the July Hideaway Report, EIC Andrew Harper discovers six new hotels to add to the Collection.
A quick peek at our stay at The Berkeley River Lodge in the Kimberley, Western Australia as reviewed in the July 2015 issue of the Hideaway Report.
A video of a quick look at our Lake View Suite at Cape Lodge in the Margaret River wine country south of Perth, Australia as reviewed in the July 2015 issue.
A video of our Waterfront Suite at the Lake House in Daylesford, Australia as reviewed in the July 2015 issue of the Hideaway Report.
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