Australian Holidays and Travel Guide

Eleanor Edström

Associate Editor

Eleanor Edström is Australian Traveller’s Associate Editor. Previously a staff writer at Signature Luxury Travel & Style and Vacations & Travel magazines, she's a curious wordsmith with a penchant for conservation, adventure, the arts and design. She discovered her knack for storytelling much earlier, however – penning mermaid sagas in glitter ink at age seven. Proof that her spelling has since improved, she holds an honours degree in English and philosophy, and a French diploma from the University of Sydney. Off duty, you’ll find her pirouetting between Pilates and ballet classes, or testing her friends’ patience with increasingly obscure vocabulary.

Hamilton Island

Can’t handle the cold? Hamilton Island serves a slice of summer in winter

When the winter chill settles in, an escape to Hamilton Island’s year-round tropical shores is the only acceptable coping mechanism.

Sydney

Sleepover at this private open-air cinema, complete with Yo-Chi and Sydney Harbour views

With snack stations, cosy comforts and a pyjama dress code, Pier One Sydney's intimate harbourside cinema is a PJ-party dream come true. We test it out.

High Country

This newly upgraded rail trail in Victoria promises 137km of High Country magic

Winter is the sweet spot for exploring Victoria's Murray to Mountains Rail Trail, with crisp riding conditions, colourful crowd-free landscapes and plenty of gourmet pit stops along the way.

McLaren Vale

This $25 McLaren Vale wine just took out the title of world’s best shiraz

The world’s best shiraz for 2026 isn’t a rare collector’s bottle or triple-digit splurge. It's a bang-for-your-buck sipper from SA punching well above its price tag.

Sydney

Iconic North Sydney pool to reopen this August after five years

Following five years of closure, the harbourside North Sydney Olympic Pool finally has a reopening date.

Perth

Perth’s iconic Cottesloe Beach readies for $30 million redevelopment

Perth’s Cottesloe foreshore redevelopment project has been given the green light after securing $15 million in funding.

Port Stephens

We check into the luxe, light-bathed retreat upping Nelson Bay’s hotel scene

Once a weary seaside block, Marina Resort is Port Stephens' newest benchmark for swish coastal stays.

Hunter Valley

Hunter Valley to receive first new-build luxury resort in more than two decades

The wine region’s first new-build luxury resort in more than 20 years, Laval Hunter Valley, will open its doors in the second half of 2027.

The Michelin Guide is finally coming to Australia – but only in 1 state

The Michelin Guide is sinking its fork into South Australia's culinary scene. We speak with the people behind the launch to find out why.