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Poolside at Tierra Patagonia.

The Australian luxury lodges going global

Few Australian travellers would instinctively link lodges at Uluru and on Kangaroo Island with remote desert and Patagonian wilderness of Chile.

  • Julietta Jameson

BYO snacks – this red-eye flight feels like a survival exercise

Until a promised cabin overhaul reaches Australian waters, ensure devices are fully charged, pack a neck pillow, and a heavy stash of snacks.

  • Katherine Scott
Chilean shepherd’s pie, pastel de choclo tops spiced

This comfort-food dish is one of Chile’s favourites

What do you get when you cross cottage pie with empanadas, and multiply that by tamales with a touch of moussaka?

  • Ben Groundwater
The Adiyogi Shiva statue is 112 feet (34 metres) tall, an allusion to the 112 chakras of the body.

‘Arc de Trump’? The 20 most over-the-top buildings ever constructed

The US president’s proposed monument would join a long and rapidly growing list of structures we could probably do without.

  • Chris Moss
Valparaiso, full of colour.

Port guide: Valparaiso, Chile

The “San Francisco of South America” might be dilapidated but bursts with life, colour and street art.

  • Brian Johnston
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Rendered image of Silversea’s The Cormorant at 55 South.

Luxury cruise line set to build world’s most southerly hotel

At the gates to Antarctica, Silversea is to open its first venture on terra firma, The Cormorant at 55 South, designed to blend into its wild surroundings.

  • Julietta Jameson
Last Hope Distillery, Puerto Natales Chile.

Two Aussies created the world’s southernmost distillery half a world away

Matt Oberg and Leila Shiels went travelling in South America and ended up creating a must-visit bar in the wilds of Patagonia.

  • Craig Tansley
Commonly known as lupin or lupine, is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Torres del Paine is a national park in Chilean Patagonia.

One of the world’s most beautiful walks can now be done in style

This new luxury guided hike makes one of the world’s most revered adventure challenges much more accessible.

  • Craig Tansley
The refurbished lodge’s infinity pool with volcano views.

Luxury lodge in one of the harshest environments on Earth reopens

Northern Chile’s Tierra Atacama has just reopened after a year-long, $32 million transformation.

  • Julietta Jameson
Patagonia: land of the giants.

A land of giants so stunning, it looks like it was created by CGI

From mountains and glaciers to its mythologies, Chilean Patagonia is in every way a land of giants.

  • Julie Miller