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Julietta Jameson

Julietta Jameson

Travel writer

Julietta Jameson is a freelance travel writer who would rather be in Rome, but her hometown Melbourne is a happy compromise.Connect via email.

Independent of mind, but keen to bypass travel hassles.

Overlooked Gen X is getting a new focus from the travel industry

Now in their 40s and 50s, the self-sufficient slacker generation is the unexpected driver of a new trend.

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An artist’s impression of the new Club Med South Africa Beach & Safari resort.

Club Med isn’t what it used to be and Australians are loving it

After being taken over by a Chinese tourism firm in 2015, Club Med began moving away from its more basic roots of kids’ clubs and buffets.

  • Julietta Jameson
Singapore Airlines’ A350-900 lie-flat business class seat.

This airline flies one of the world’s best business class seats. This isn’t it

It’s considered one of the world’s best airlines but its medium-haul business class is a noticeable step down from long-haul. And it will soon fly this seat from Australia.

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Stunning Emily Bay with the island’s namesake pines.

No resorts, no crowds: Now’s the time to visit our most underrated island

Remote yet accessible, with direct flights from the east coast, this island has flown under the radar of most Australian travellers.

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Fiji’s Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort was ahead of its time.

Almost 30 years on, freshly revamped resort remains a love letter to Fiji

This world-renowned resort was fairly conventional, until Jean-Michel Cousteau came along in the 1990s.

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The Adachi Museum of Art was founded by Adachi Zenko in 1980.

This trip opened my eyes to Japan in a whole new way

Stunning gardens aren’t extraordinary to the Japanese, but they are extraordinary to me.

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Get an after-hours tour of the Art Gallery of South Australia.

You don’t have to fly to Europe to get a culture fix

Tour operators are noting renewed interest in shorter, localised Australian travel.

  • Julietta Jameson
The Avani Mooloolaba Beach is the first new full-service hotel to hit the Sunshine Coast in 40 years.

Inside the Sunshine Coast’s first new hotel in almost 40 years

The $250 million property is luxurious but restrained, in keeping with the sun, sand and surf vibes of its surroundings.

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Western Arrernte artist Albert Namatjira painted some 2000 pictures of the West MacDonnell Ranges.

The part of Australia so beautiful it defies explanation

In the outback, some secrets remain secret. I come away from it understanding that this part of Australia isn’t a place to be explained. It’s a place to simply be present.

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Cathay Pacific’s The Wing First Class lounge at Hong Kong International Airport.

New first class lounge shows how exclusive airport escapes are transforming

The best lounges are no longer just somewhere to wait. Increasingly, they are part of why we choose an airline.

  • Julietta Jameson