Destinations

Dive into the bustling, exhilarating streets of Mumbai and hop from street vendors to canteens to cafés in search of exotic flavours as Christine Manfield reveals her all-time favourite hotspots.

The pristine reefs of the Maldives teem with showy, shimmering clouds of fish, while above water all is serene and sybaritic. Helen Anderson enjoys the best of both worlds.

You haven’t eaten on Indonesia’s most popular island until you’ve explored the rich, bold flavours found in the traditional warungs. Bali insider Maya Kerthyasa takes us on a tour of the best.

With new chefs and new venues bolstering the already impressive eating and drinking on offer, the Mornington Peninsula has never been better – just ripe for the summer holidays, writes Michael Harden.

Bangkok’s central Sathorn and Silom districts are vibrant, fast-paced and teeming with art, bars and restaurants, writes Lara Dunston.

There’s much more than wine to savour in Bordeaux, writes Lindsey Tramuta, although while you’re there that’s always an option.

Is Sumba the new Bali? Not if the locals can help it; for now, its offbeat ancient culture, sole resort and perfect wave are the preserve of a privileged few, writes Richard Cooke.

Miami has outgrown its kitsch beach-town short pants to become a showcase for art and architecture, with high-end hotels and a rich dining scene, writes George Epaminondas.

From street stalls to beach resorts, the exacting taste of emperors has left a remarkable legacy in central Vietnam. Kendall Hill eats like a king.

From Nice’s finest pan bagnat to original salade Niçoise, homegrown ratatouille to perfect pistou, Rosa Jackson shares the culinary highlights of her adopted city.

Europe’s gateway embraces contemporary cool and Turkish tradition. Katie Parla crisscrosses the city for a taste of East and West, old and new.

Thanks to a new generation of chefs, London’s dining scene is now more diverse, inclusive and vibrant than ever. Pat Nourse surveys some of the capital’s best new hotspots.

Kendall Hill island-hops aboard the Silver Galapagos and gets up close and personal with the denizens of the deep.

Max Anderson faces his fear in the Colorado Rockies, carving – sometimes ploughing – through the world’s biggest acreage of groomed snow. At a trifecta of Vail resorts, he finds the powder is fresh, the tires are fat and the tracks are fast.

Historic lakeside Geneva is a city made for walking, in summer sunshine or wrapped up against the chill, writes Brian Johnston.

Pippa Holt arrived in the Irish capital via Melbourne and London, fell in love and made it her home. From the Ned Kelly connection to a world-class department store, the fashion consultant and editor shares her favourite Dublin moments.

From luxury villas to tasting menus, beach clubs to cooking classes, Phuket’s new attractions are small but perfectly formed, writes Lara Dunston.

The nation said to be perpetually on the brink of change is, in fact, changing, and for travellers to Havana this means first-time access to unique holiday rentals, cool bars and edgy art galleries. Lydia Bell witnesses the Cuban capital’s new revolution.

Beyond sausages, sauerkraut and smoked beer, Bavaria is defined by its treasure trove of UNESCO-listed palaces and towns – at once old and robustly young. Rob Ingram time travels through two thousand years.

Western Australia is home to some of Australia’s most charming stretches of coastline. Here are five of the finest spots to beach yourself year-round.

The Western Australian capital radiates confidence and a weekend in and around Perth can be a most satisfying culinary adventure, writes Mal Chenu.

Santa Monica is one of the few places in LA you can explore on foot, says Frances Hibbard, who finds the best of So-Cal cool in the beachside enclave.

GT hits the road to five food lovers’ hotspots all within day-tripping distance from Perth.

There’s an exciting new Australian city in our midst, filled with history and culture, great new bars and eateries, and quite possibly the coolest hotel in the land. And that city is Canberra.

Australia’s magnificent coastline has some of the most scenic coastal driving routes in the world. Here are some of our favourites.

It’s called Scotland’s second city but it’s Glasgow that produces the nation’s top artists and musicians. The architecture isn’t bad either. On the eve of the Commonwealth Games, Richard Cooke taps into the city’s febrile creativity and anarchic humour during days of gallery hopping and nights on the tiles.

The Adelaide Hills offer a taste of Europe closer to home, writes Mal Chenu.

GT hits the road to five food lovers' hotspots all within day-tripping distance from Adelaide.

There’s more to Rio than the carnival. As host of this month’s World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games the city is enjoying a cultural and culinary rebirth. But don’t worry – at kick-off, the scene is still set for the best party ever.

Need to escape the big smoke for a day? Here are the best daytrips from Australia’s capital cities.

Not an island to rest on its laurels, ever-evolving Singapore is revamping its increasingly vibrant food and shopping scene, writes Lara Dunston.

Five favorite quick escapes a short ride away from the Victorian capital.

The fertile dirt and artisanal attitude of the Mornington Peninsula have created a cornucopia of exceptional food and wine, making it the ideal food lovers’ weekender, writes Mal Chenu.

If you're after a pampering getaway or a day of bliss, these luxurious spas and health retreats offer a haven where you can unwind and give your health and beauty a boost.

If you like to pack more than board wax, a tank top and a party attitude for your trips to the Gold Coast, there are plenty of top-end experiences to be discovered among the glitz.

The sublime Alhambra is a symbol of Granada’s glorious past and, increasingly, of its future. From tea houses to mosques, Lisa Abend observes the city’s thriving Muslim culture.

Want to experience paradise without the crowds of Queensland's most popular beaches? GT discovers five beaches where you’ll almost always have the sun, sand and surf all to yourself.

Explore the city’s vibrant food culture in three easy steps, advises Chris Ying: worship at the temples of California cuisine, work through the enviable Mexican menu, and head out of town for something wildly different.

Dive into our take on 2014’s most intriguing places and people, trends and ideas.

GT's list of some of the best eats, stays and sights in Byron Bay.

Within medieval city walls, George Epaminondas raises a glass of Dalmatian white in Croatia’s exquisite seaport city of Dubrovnik.

Celebrated for its châteaux and natural beauty, the Loire Valley is also home to a thriving food and wine bar scene, and has become a magnet for lovers of natural wine. Devotees Sue Dyson and Roger McShane give us the lowdown.

Rome has produced some of Italy’s classic dishes – carbonara, pizza al taglio, Amatriciana – oft imitated, rarely perfected. Katie Parla takes us on a tour of the plates of her adopted city.

While Milan matches Rome or Venice for historical romance, it’s also the heart of contemporary Italy’s style and sophistication, writes Brian Johnston.

The Roman glitterati flock to the Argentario coast for summer hedonism in clifftop villas. John Irving returns every year for the area’s wild beauty, its famed bottarga and a taste of la dolce vita.

Modena is full of surprises: a quiet town that has given us Italy’s finest sports cars, its most famous tenor and now, writes Pat Nourse, the nation’s most exciting food.

Hot, sleepy and sensuous, the capital of Mexico’s Yucatán state is rich in culture, unique in flavour and beguiling for travellers. Emma Sloley falls under its spell.

We’re not sure if “cottage” is quite the word, but that’s what Matakauri Lodge have called their new addition.

Hang the expense. Richard Cooke finds Switzerland’s financial headquarters remarkably relaxed, with art and dining that belie its starchy reputation.

Max Veenhuyzen mixes slice-of-life market browsing with gallery-hopping in Guangzhou, a city that exemplifies modern China.

We’ve gathered everything you need for your next trip to the beach or pool – from juicy reads to sweet drinks, smart swimwear to stunning shades.

Whether you want isolated beaches, unspoilt bushland, diving or world-class eating and drinking, there's an Australian island for you. In our January 2014 issue Max Anderson detailed our top picks for islands on the Great Barrier Reef; here's 10 more further afield that are well worth the journey.

The freewheeling character of Canada’s largest city is expressed in its home-grown design, bespoke bars and inner-city villages, as Kendall Hill discovers.

Queensland’s most famous beach playground is as glamorous as ever, but a new sophistication and serious food cred are emerging on the Gold Coast, Fiona Donnelly reports.

Vienna retains the majesty that befits a former imperial capital but has shed its royal reserve. Helen Anderson meets the characters changing the face of the Austrian capital.

We've scoured the hotels and resorts of the world in search of some of the most striking swimming pools on offer. Here they are.

Chef and gourmet traveller Christine Manfield is seduced by Seville’s Moorish legacy, ancient architecture and tantalising tapas while there to launch two new coffees for Nespresso.

The island is fabulously hedonistic, but Europe’s favourite party playground is also surprisingly traditional. Christopher English is charmed by Ibiza’s no-menu cafés, barefoot beach bars and laid-back locals.

A brave new wave of bold and ambitious chefs and restaurateurs is taking Singapore’s fine dining into new territory. Prepare for adventure, writes Pat Nourse, and pack an appetite.

A mysterious cultural island where peppers and pelota rule, the French Basque Country has a personality all its own. Amy Egan celebrates a land like no other.

While Madrid has majesty and Barcelona has Gaudí, Valencia has that famed rice dish and a laid-back Mediterranean attitude.

There’s a safari to suit all species, from style hunters to creatures of comfort. Emma Sloley checks in to the hottest openings in Africa and some old favourites.

The city that never sleeps never stops producing great new places to eat. Peter Meehan takes bold fork in hand to find the hottest tables in New York City.

Escaping the winter with a quick trip to Bali is customary for many Aussies. Kendall Hill joins the smart crowd and heads to Seminyak for some sophistication with his endless summer.

Model and writer Laura Bailey has an ongoing love affair with London. Here she shares her favourite haunts, from old-school Martini bars to the home of the best chocolate-chip cookies in town.

Mathew Macartney of Eleonore’s at Chateau Yering loves to show off the valley’s diversity. He takes us on a personal tour.

They say you can’t please all the people all the time, but tell that to Amsterdam. Kendall Hill explores the Venice of the North and discovers a cultural hotspot for fans of both trend and tradition.

Like many chefs, Stuart Bell of Ten Minutes by Tractor likes to eat out at small, undiscovered places. Here, he spills the beans on the peninsula’s secret gems.

For chef Michael Ryan of Provenance, Beechworth’s abundance of pubs, restaurants and beauty make great grounds for exploring.

Cowboys and honky-tonks have long defined the Tennessee capital, but Music City is in the throes of a hipster revival that now sees its art, food and drink scene get equal billing.

From star-gazing to first-class foraging, Daylesford and its surrounds have a lot to offer. Alla Wolf-Tasker of Lake House shares her local knowledge.

Chef Dan Hunter of Dunkeld’s Royal Mail Hotel gives us his insider’s guide to the Grampians’ finest.

Feeling the need to break the cold months with a jaunt elsewhere? Here’s our pick of the latest and greatest places for a winter weekend away.

Palm Springs, California’s desert resort, has long been the balmy home-away-from-home for the rich and fabulous. Pat Nourse dons his shades and checks out the best of this hedonist’s playground.

Edible insects, wine labels worth framing, boutique hotels-cum-libraries. Welcome to this year’s Gourmet Traveller Hot 100.

The pristine environs and unique bounty of South Australia’s Kangaroo Island make the ideal setting for the KI Food Safari. Frances Hibbard packs her appetite and heads into the wild for a culinary adventure.

Qantas’s reborn “Falcon route” via the Gulf means that travellers looking to break up their journey are turning afresh to Dubai. George Epaminondas shares his picks for where to eat, drink, stay and play in the UAE’s shimmering megalopolis.

The first-ever Margaret River Gourmet Escape drew a gaggle of the world's top chefs, rather a lot of winemakers and a few thousand lovers of good food, good drinks and good times to the wineries and beaches of the mighty Margaret River region of Western Australia. The GT team was there, glass in hand, sand betwixt toes, going drink for drink and snack for snack with some of the nation's most committed eaters.

Many of Hong Kong’s most revered classic dishes are on the verge of extinction. But you’ve just got to know where to look, says Janice Leung, who tracks down the best examples of these vanishing treasures.

In imperial Marrakech, Pat Nourse finds a city truly exotic and unspoilt.

The glamorous metropolis on the Bosphorus first drew James Bond in 1963, and this year the superspy returns to the city in Skyfall. To celebrate, archaeologist and 007 fan Meaghan Wilson-Anastasios unearths the hip heart of modern Istanbul – including the best Martini in town.

Australia's third largest island is equal parts tame and wild – a land of (sheep) milk and honey farmed since the early 19th century, and a significant sanctuary where creatures as diverse as koalas and bees have been saved from extinction in an ark-like exercise in species preservation.

The Murray is much more than just a dividing line between New South Wales and Victoria.

The Derwent Valley, just north of Hobart, is a step back in time to quiet country roads, bucolic scenery and the relics of early settlement.

The action doesn't stop when the snow melts in the New South Wales Alps.

Move over, Manhattan: the borough of Brooklyn is where it’s at. George Epaminondas rambles from Bed-Stuy and Bushwick to Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens in our essential guide to New York’s new capital of cool.

Germany’s capital has a smorgasbord of after-dark offerings and cultural delights, be they outdoor, underground or alternative. Seth Sherwood gets the lowdown on Berlin’s famed nightlife and art scene.

One night in Bangkok? You’ll need a week to take in even half the newest hotels and hot spots in Thailand’s capital of cool. Kendall Hill checks in to a city on the up.

Richard Cooke travels from the Pacific coast to the high Andes to discover why Peruvian cuisine is the hottest thing since sun-worship.

There's something gloriously unspoilt about Victoria's High Country.

There's something intensely charismatic about the far north east corner of New South Wales.

Mudgee's country-town friendliness mixed with its creative energy, buoyant local wine scene, and enduring historical architecture, makes it a great weekend escape. Pencil in a few days so you can take the long way, and explore a part of New South Wales you'd perhaps not previously considered.

Noosa endures as an evergreen slice of coastal bliss, and the region’s natural attractions are bolstered by a thriving food scene. Sue Dyson and Roger McShane flee winter’s chill to eat, drink and be merry in one of Australia’s best restaurant towns.

When Josephine McKenna moved to Rome five years ago, she was captivated by the Eternal City – not just its famous ruins but also its less well-known sights. Now she’s created an app, Rome’s Ancient Treasures: A Travel Guide, to share her favourite finds. Here’s a taste.

What's Australia's hottest city right now? It's Hobart, without a doubt.

Alain Ducasse’s landmark Monte Carlo restaurant Le Louis XV this year turns 25. We celebrate with an excerpt from the French chef’s guide to his favourite places to eat on the Riviera, J’aime Monaco: Ma Méditerranée en 170 Adresses, translated exclusively for GT.

Katrina Lawrence follows her nose to 10 of the French capital’s most creative and fragrant perfumeries, a heady mix of crystal, gilt, history and glamour.

One city, a thousand ways to enjoy it. We asked London insiders – including some of the city’s top chefs – to name the best ways to enjoy the British capital.

London’s dining scene has reached Olympic proportions. Whether you’re after a great gastropub meal, a good (Aussie) coffee or an extravagant big night out, we bring you the capital’s best and fairest, just in time for the Games.

Where does a fashion editor lay down her credit card when she hits London for the shows? Christine Centenera shares her insider shopping tips.