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Scone Palace sits on the northern outskirts of Perth city.

touringPremiumWhen to call a Scone a scoooon

Steve McKenna visits a Scottish site steeped in beauty, myth and history

Steve McKenna

Cr Michael Traill, mayor Greg Stocks, Menang Noongar elder Lester Coyne, Albany MLA Rebecca Stephens, executive director of community services Nathan Watson and chief executive Andrew Sharpe.

albany 2026PremiumMore projects revealed for Albany’s bicentenary year

More details of Albany’s bicentenary celebrations, Albany 2026, have been revealed with the City of Albany approving grants for 15 diverse projects across film, festivals, art and storytelling.

Melissa Sheil

Oxburgh Hall.

englandDiving deep into the history of Norfolk

Sandy Guy visits Oxburgh Hall

Stephen Scourfield

There's a renewed radiance to the stonework and stained-glass windows of Notre-Dame.

good newsPremiumA glorious Notre-Dame rises from the ashes

Steve McKenna savours the revival of a beloved French landmark

Steve McKenna

Figures of early divers. Haenyeo Museum tells the story of Jeju Island’s women divers.

JejuPremiumWomen finding strength out of hardship

Stephen Scourfield looks at the history which made Jeju’s women strong

Stephen Scourfield

Beaumaris Castle has earned plaudits for centuries.

inspirationIslands, shipwrecks, Dickens & Defoe

Steve McKenna retraces the footsteps of legendary authors on a British island

Steve McKenna

Falkland village in the Kingdom of Fife.

InspirationOutlander, weird tennis & a touch of France in Scotland

Steve McKenna visits a small Scottish town with star quality

Steve McKenna

One of the many charming town squares in Guimaraes, Portugal.

PortugalHistoric Guimaraes

Mogens Johansen gets a Portuguese history lesson in the nation’s first capital Guimaraes.

Mogens Johansen

Craigievar Castle near Alford, Aberdeenshire.

sightsScotland’s pretty-in-pink Cinderella castle

Inside and out, Scotland’s “Cinderella” castle enchants Steve McKenna

Steve McKenna

Palé Hall sits in a splendid estate in north Wales.

placesPremiumFrom snooker to highland cattle

Steve McKenna finds panache, plans and pangs of nostalgia at Palé Hall

Steve McKenna

Dawn Gibson-Fawcett in the Grand Egyptian Museum.

firsthand experiencePremiumInside Egypt’s Grand New Museum

Dawn Gibson-Fawcett on a major addition

Dawn Gibson-Fawcett

Fruit vendor, Hanoi.

insightsFive reasons to visit Vietnam’s north

Ian Neubauer in a familiar haunt

Ian Neubauer


Girl walking on Camino de Santiago.

advicePlanning to walk the Camino de Santiago

Stephen Scourfield on a pilgrimage ahead

Stephen Scourfield

Converted bottle kiln buildings pepper the cityscape of Stoke-on-Trent.

english heritageUnpacking the potteries

Steve McKenna is hit for six

Stephen Scourfield

Dover Castle.

tipEnglish Heritage overseas visitor pass

Sandy Guy with a good way to see places and save some money

Stephen Scourfield

Apsley's Border Inn.

getting localAustralian pubs serve up a story

Sandy Guy is at the bar

Stephen Scourfield

Llandovery. Statue of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan.

legendPremiumThe physicians of Myddfai, Wales

Sandy Guy in living history

Sandy Guy

Edinburgh Castle from Johnstone Terrace. Leyanne Baillie

Historical EdinburghPremiumRoyal visit is the icing on the cake

Leyanne Baillie finally makes it to Edinburgh Castle — and it suits her to a tea

Leyanne Baillie

Cr Michael Traill, mayor Greg Stocks, Menang Noongar elder Lester Coyne, Member for Albany Rebecca Stephens, executive director of community services Nathan Watson and chief executive Andrew Sharpe.

WA’s first bicentenaryPremium “We want to tell the whole story”: Bicentenary funding

Plans to mark the City of Albany’s bicentenary are well under way as Lotterywest announced $5m of funding for the commemoration on Thursday.

Melissa Sheil

It seems like a parallel universe in 2023 but a generation or so ago  Guy Fawkes night was a highlight of the year.

opinion
opinion
Robert DreweCommentsPremium
opinion
A firecracker of a plot

It seems like a parallel universe in 2023 but a generation or so ago  Guy Fawkes night was a highlight of the year.

Robert Drewe

Harold Charles Slater, 99, at the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the State War Memorial in Kings Park this morning.

‘Senseless destruction’VideoCommentsPremiumWWII veteran ‘weeps for Ukraine’ at Anzac Dawn Service

A 99-year-old West Australian WWII veteran denounced Russia’s invasion as ‘disgraceful’ during the first Anzac Day Dawn Service at Kings Park in three years.

Michael Traill

Warri and Yangutka, Last of the Nomads statue, Wiluna.

western desertPremiumThe Last of the Nomads

Outback love story is one for the ages, writes STEPHEN SCOURFIELD

Stephen Scourfield

The Endeavour replica sailed Cook's routes.

australian historyThe lucky country?

JOHN BORTHWICK investigates the accidents and incidents that shaped Australia’s modern history

John Borthwick

Clovelly.

ukLovely Clovelly

STEVE McKENNA delves into the time-warp charms of Clovelly

Steve McKenna

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