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The Bay Discovery Centre in Glenelg, South Australia.

Plan your visit to Bay Discovery Centre: Opening hours, ticket prices and parking

First time visiting Bay Discovery Centre? This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility, and how to get there. History and overview of Bay Discovery Centre The Bay Discovery Centre sits inside the old Glenelg Town Hall, a building that once pulsed with the…

Migration Museum, Adelaide: Hours, prices, parking & visitor tips

First time visiting the Migration Museum in Adelaide, South Australia? This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility, and how to get there. History and overview of the Migration Museum The Migration Museum is located at 82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide SA 5000 in a…

Athens’ Acropolis Museum: A review of Greece’s modern treasure

The Acropolis Museum in Athens is where ancient Greek history meets contemporary design - and the Parthenon marbles take centre stage. The controversial modern building If ever something was on a hiding to nothing, it’s the Acropolis Museum in Athens. It cost €130 million to…

How to spend 24 hours in Athens before your cruise

Highlights of a day in Athens before a cruise from Piraeus include the Parthenon, the Panathenaic Stadium, the Agora and the Acropolis Museum. What is Athens like? The place Greece’s capital occupies in the minds of classical scholars and cherishers of democracy doesn’t quite match…

How to spend 24 hours in Reykjavik

Iceland is an astonishing world of stark landscapes and eye-popping natural wonders, so pleasant as Reykjavik is, time is best spent out of the capital. However, Reykjavik has undergone a period of rapid development and change, with new hotels seemingly popping up on a weekly…

Asia for beginners: why Singapore offers the perfect introduction

Singapore is often described as “Asia for beginners”, thanks to its accessibility, cleanliness and family-friendly attractions. But beyond the modern cityscape lies a fascinating cultural mix that reflects influences from across the region. A modern city with global influences Singapore is a clean, unthreatening modern…

An interactive map at the Singapore City Gallery.

Personal recommendations for a short break in Singapore

From hawker stalls to heritage, here’s how to make the most of a Singapore stopover in just a few days. Why visit Singapore Singapore is arguably the greatest food city on earth, and a time-honoured stopover on routes between Australia and Europe. Go feast at…

The Thian Hock Keng Temple in Singapore's Chinatown.

Singapore’s Chinese heritage: migration, myth and modern Chinatown

The Chinatown Heritage Centre, Haw Par Villa and Thian Hock Keng Temple reveal the struggles and successes of Chinese migrants in Singapore. Singapore’s Chinatown Heritage Centre It’s the words of Loh Ah Kwai that stick in the head for weeks later. “When we first came…

The Eden Project, near St Austell, Cornwall.

The attraction price problem that will kill British family holidays

Letting people visit as many times as they like for the cost of one admission has become a burden, rather than a bonus. A budget British holiday I spent the last two weeks of the school holidays driving around England with my family. We were…

Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, California.

Zabriskie Point: a practical visitor guide to the Death Valley photo hotspot

If there's one spot in Death Valley, California, that'll make you understand why people drive hours through scorching desert to get here, it's Zabriskie Point. This isn't just another viewpoint — it's a sweeping panorama of golden and amber badlands that seem to ripple like…