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Seven simply sumptuous long weekend escapes for food and wine lovers

Naked Chef Review: Is the Oliver name enough to make Jamie's Italian tasty in Perth?

A year's subscription to International Traveller is up for grabs for a simple 'like'.

A year's subscription is up for grabs just for 'liking' International Traveller magazine

Coda's sister restaurant Tonka certainly not toying around when it comes to modern Indian cuisine

Blue Mountain's favourite The Scenic railway has had a major zhush.

$30 million not steep for Blue Mountain's Scenic Railway's zhush

Bar Beach Kiosk, Merimbula's on NSW's Sapphire Coast

Merimbula's truly accessible gem on the Sapphire Coast

The pool: In at number three on the most common places for single wedding guests to hook up

Top hotel-wedding 'hook-up' spots for single guests

AirAsia's sister company Tune looks to expand hotel chain in Australia

A fine brew from St Ali Roasters, South Melbourne

Coffee Kingdoms: The best spots for your cup of 'wake-up'

The mini. What the iPad should have always been.

Virgin now has a 60 per cent stake in Tiger Airways.

Tiger Airways now 60 per cent Virgin

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SEVEN SIMPLY SUMPTUOUS LONG WEEKEND ESCAPES FOR FOOD AND WINE LOVERS

Megan Arkinstall discovers seven decadent ways for foodies and wine appreciators to spend a long weekend of pure indulgence. 1. Fresh oysters and champagne for breakfast: Coles Bay, Tas Imagine standing knee-deep in a stunning wetland sipping champagne and tasting prized Pacific Ocean oysters. Guests at Saffire-Freycinet can opt to don a pair of waders and do just that. Have a go at shucking and gain an understanding of the...

NAKED CHEF REVIEW: IS THE OLIVER NAME ENOUGH TO MAKE JAMIE'S ITALIAN TASTY IN PERTH?

The celebrity name that comes with this restaurant has caused more than a murmur on the streets. A hungry (but patient) Rachel Hanson tries out the new Jamie’s Italian in Perth. Celebrity chef – is...

A YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION IS UP FOR GRABS JUST FOR 'LIKING' INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLER MAGAZINE

Australian Traveller has a sister, one who loves nothing more than travelling to quirky, off-the-beaten-track locales all around the globe. How would you like see everywhere she goes for the next year? Simply 'like' the...

CODA'S SISTER RESTAURANT TONKA CERTAINLY NOT TOYING AROUND WHEN IT COMES TO MODERN INDIAN CUISINE

From the creators of Melbourne’s popular hatted restaurant, Coda, comes exotic newcomer Tonka. The modern Indian menu also comes with a selection...

$30 MILLION NOT STEEP FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN'S SCENIC RAILWAY'S ZHUSH

We don’t know whether to be happy or sad that our favourite Blue Mountains tourist experience, the Scenic Railway, has been modernised...

MERIMBULA'S TRULY ACCESSIBLE GEM ON THE SAPPHIRE COAST

Wheelie Traveller Vanessa Waller has discovered a property that sets an accessibility benchmark. I am in love! Her name is 'Bimbadeen'...

TOP HOTEL-WEDDING 'HOOK-UP' SPOTS FOR SINGLE GUESTS

Where do your single friends sneak away to be, well, um, intimate with each other when they should be watching every single...

AIRASIA'S SISTER COMPANY TUNE LOOKS TO EXPAND HOTEL CHAIN IN AUSTRALIA

A low-cost hotel chain that is due to open its first property in Melbourne later this year is seriously considering expanding in...

COFFEE KINGDOMS: THE BEST SPOTS FOR YOUR CUP OF 'WAKE-UP'

Our five favourite coffee roasters to pick up your morning brew. St Ali Roasters, South Melbourne Here customers can sip house-roasted coffee by...

THE MINI. WHAT THE IPAD SHOULD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN.

I have been playing around for a couple of months now with a shiny new iPad mini. And the verdict is in. The iPad mini is what the original iPad should have always been. And I can say this without any equivocation. I can't see myself returning to the original (big) iPad. Why? Size: I don’t know what to say, but the iPad mini is more ergonomic than the original iPad. Which I will now refer to as the 'maxi'. But compared to the mini it’s cumbersome and big. Plenty others disagree and love the size of their iPads. Some...

TIGER AIRWAYS NOW 60 PER CENT VIRGIN

Virgin is officially the proud new owner of Tiger Airways (well, 60 per cent of it) – and that means more flights, they say, and better airfares. We’re told plans are underway to grow the Tiger fleet of 11 to 23 by 2018. Watch this space. See tigerairways.com

GET A ROOM... AND A COFFEE MACHINE

Traders Hotel by Shangri-La, Brisbane, is giving away coffee machines when you book.

Unbelievable, but true: Brisbane’s new business stay, Traders Hotel by Shangri-La, is giving away Nespresso coffee machines when you book to stay. The offer is available all year, until 29 Dec 2013. See shangri-la.com/brisbane/traders/