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Jim Darby is a senior producer for Traveller and the author of White Gold, a history of Australia in winter sports.

Freshly revamped, Melbourne Airport hotel is an oasis in a concrete jungle
★★★★
Hotel reviews

Freshly revamped, Melbourne Airport hotel is an oasis in a concrete jungle

Here’s an excellent place to stay before or after a flight, or during a long stopover at Melbourne Airport. 

  • by Jim Darby
Skiing started on Mount Buller 100 years ago. It was very different

Skiing started on Mount Buller 100 years ago. It was very different

The first skiers scaled Mount Buller 100 years ago this winter. How would they react if they saw the way the mountain works today?

  • by Jim Darby
No roads and no tourists: A sparkling part of Australia few ever see

No roads and no tourists: A sparkling part of Australia few ever see

It’s three times the size of Sydney Harbour, but you’re more likely to spot a dolphin or a devil than another traveller when exploring this part of Tasmania.

  • by Jim Darby
One of the world’s most spectacular ski spots is surprisingly easy

One of the world’s most spectacular ski spots is surprisingly easy

On New Zealand’s Tasman Glacier, the skiing is mild but the environment is wild.

  • by Jim Darby
Nine places you must stop on Tasmania’s Tasting Trail

Nine places you must stop on Tasmania’s Tasting Trail

The Apple Isle is a place of plenty for the food, wine and beer, the cheese and chocolate, and country hospitality.

  • by Jim Darby
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Nine must-do highlights of Telluride, Colorado

Nine must-do highlights of Telluride, Colorado

Mining put many vintage Colorado towns on the map; what’s unique with Telluride is the way it has kept its character intact, balancing heritage and development.

  • by Jim Darby
This legendary New Zealand hotel is an attraction in itself
★★★★½
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This legendary New Zealand hotel is an attraction in itself

Admiring one of the world’s most dramatic alpine landscapes from The Hermitage’s refurbished Aoraki Wing is an unmatched experience.

  • by Jim Darby
Nine must-do highlights of Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Nine must-do highlights of Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Hot springs, tastes of the wild west and some of the best ski terrain around – there’s all that and more at Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

  • by Jim Darby
The closest thing to flying without leaving the ground

The closest thing to flying without leaving the ground

When skiing goes right, coming down a mountain is like the way a ribbon might float through the air, with just the slightest little grab from gravity.

  • by Jim Darby
New hot springs villas offer a perfect ‘relax and recharge’ set-up

New hot springs villas offer a perfect ‘relax and recharge’ set-up

The luxurious new bush-flanked Hepburn Spa Retreat Villas are ideally placed to tap into the region’s healing mineral springs.

  • by Jim Darby