Ben Groundwater
Ben Groundwater is a Sydney-based travel writer, columnist, broadcaster, author and occasional tour guide with more than 25 years’ experience in media, and a lifetime of experience traversing the globe. He specialises in food and wine – writing about it, as well as consuming it – and at any given moment in time Ben is probably thinking about either ramen in Tokyo, pintxos in San Sebastian, or carbonara in Rome. Follow him on Instagram @bengroundwater
- Opinion
- Air travel
The Gulf airlines spent billions to win us over. How will they win us back?
Led by Emirates, the Gulf airlines have spent years – and billions – building up their reputations as high-quality, reliable airlines. The Middle East war has hit them for six.
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Americans turned unwanted cuts of meat into a phenomenon
We are not going to suggest that the Americans invented or even own the concept of the barbecue, but they did create their own unique style of it.
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- Opinion
- Travel tips
In stressful times, here are 12 of the world’s calmest destinations
From remote places on the other side of the world to our own backyard, these are spots where you can switch off and feel your stress levels dip.
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- Opinion
- Foodie travel
The type of restaurant every traveller should seek out
Avoid the empires, the spin-offs, the slick machines or the painfully pretentious. Find places where the owner is the one in the apron banging the pans.
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- Opinion
- Family holidays
Easter holidays will be different this year and mine is no exception
My family and I are going ahead with our Easter road trip, despite all those reasons not to. The solution for us is to cut back on spending where we can.
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- Opinion
- Travel tips
I was told to avoid a ‘dodgy’ city. Thankfully, I didn’t listen
I’m sure it was meant well, but that tip from a backpacker in the early 2000s remains one of the worst bits of travel advice I have ever been given.
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- Opinion
- Travel tips
The world seems scary right now. Here’s why I won’t be staying home
My desire to share the world with my children, to show them that not everywhere looks and feels like Australia, is strong. Perhaps too strong to resist.
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China’s culinary gift to the world is the No.1 truly global dish
What can you reliably find in pretty much any city or country town on the planet? China’s recipe for leftovers.
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When it comes to great food, New Zealand is cutting Australia’s lunch
New Zealand’s set to show up its trans-Tasman culinary cousins with its soon-to-be-published first-ever Michelin Guide.
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The 24 must-do highlights of South America right now
There is surely no other continent on Earth that offers the diversity of South America. One day, you’re immersed in a mountain village; the next, dining on Michelin-starred cuisine in a major city.
- Ben Groundwater