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Caroline Berdon is a writer with AAP.

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Antarctica - and the world - skating on thin ice

The evening sun stayed high in the sky, shining orange-tinted rays on tabular icebergs floating in magnificent procession through the Weddell Sea on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Hydro Majestic feels the creaks of time

The historic Hydro Majestic Hotel in the Blue Mountains started life as a hydrotherapy spa offering treatments like needle baths and bowel kneading. Today, it's a resort that celebrates decadence - but ghosts reportedly still haunt its interior.

The tourist pier at Ushuaia, Argentina, with the snowcapped mountains of Tierra del Fuego in the background. Photo: David Stanley / flickr

The cold, confusing dreamland of Ushuaia in Argentina

I stand at one of the most famous passenger ports in the world, looking out to sea. I'm feeling inspired by the freezing gulf before me, yet a little demoralised by this place. It's the end of the world. Who wouldn't be?

Solving the puzzle of The Rocks

Exploring the streets of Sydney’s colourful and historic Rocks area can see you handcuffed in a bunker one minute and drinking espresso martinis in a trendy industrial-style bar the next.

Raw luxury the antidote to life of control

I swing gently in my hammock, my big toe rippling up powdery white sand. But after a few weeks' wait for my tropical break, this isn't quite how I pictured my slice of Fijian paradise.

Joy among ghosts at Deception Island

Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands offers grim reminders of a time when whales were hunted and killed in their thousands. It is a place full of deception – morbid and unpredictable, but also heavenly.

Diving into Antarctica’s icy wonderland

There’s nothing like a swim in zero-degree-temperature water to wake up a body – especially when followed by a jacuzzi with glacier views. Caroline Berdon explores the icy beauty of Antarctica from both land and sea.