Angie Kelly

Angie Kelly

Angie Kelly is Fairfax Media's Sunday Travel Editor, based in Sydney and responsible for the Sun-Herald's weekly Travel section.

Thailand

On the quiet side

Angie Kelly You don't have to buy in to the nightlife of Phuket. Sunday Travel editor Angie Kelly found a peaceful and party-free part of the island.

Lost at sea, surfer rescued from circling shark and vicious gull

Missing surfer Brett Archibald, on ladder,  rescued by David Carbon, left, and Colin Chenu, right, at sea near Padang. Must credit photo: Jeff Vidler

Angie Kelly An Australian surfer who helped rescue a 50-year-old fellow surfer who had been lost in Indonesian waters for 27 hours has told of the moment he and eight mates spotted him, still alive, bobbing in...

Queensland

Wake up full of beans

Peppers Broadbeach and the Gold Coast skyline.

Angie Kelly Ditching the workwear for thongs and embracing holiday hair doesn't mean you have to go without good coffee.

Cruising

Sea gals ahoy

SHD TRAVEL FEBRUARY 17 CRUISE CRYSTAL SYMPHONY. pool . Supplied

Angie Kelly Angie Kelly and her cruise buddy leave their husbands and kids on shore and set sail on Crystal Symphony, where their every wish is granted. Well, almost.

Queensland

Twenty reasons to visit the Gold Coast

Gold Coast beach woman.

Angie Kelly From resorts and cruises to shopping and surfing, this is the best the Gold Coast has to offer.

Famous flyer: Sami Lukis

Sami Lukis

Angie Kelly Sami Lukis has fond memories of piano lounges in jumbo jets and Skypes her dog when she's away.

NSW

Too sexy or too much? Verdict on Sydney's newest hotel

QT Sydney director of chaos

Angie Kelly Sydney's newest hotel, the QT, could just as easily have been called the OTT, writes Angie Kelly.

Italy

A requited love affair

Rome

Angie Kelly Dear France, it's not you, it's moi ... now there is Italy.

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Europe

More taste, less speed

Florence

Angie Kelly Angie Kelly takes a culinary tour through the food-loving heartlands of Italy and France.

USA

Kicks on Route 66

Cars

Angie Kelly After a four-year billion dollar upgrade, Disneyland's California Adventure Park has opened it latest attraction based on the hit movie Cars. Angie Kelly took a test drive.

Middle East

20 reasons to visit Dubai

The Burj Al Arab hotel claims to be the world's most luxurious hotel ... it's also home to a $90 afternoon tea.

Angie Kelly It has the world's tallest building, a giant mall and a $90 afternoon tea. Here's why you should visit.

Famous flyer: David Campbell

David Campbell

As told to Angie Kelly Loves a central coast dessert buffet, steers clear of karaoke.

Famous flyer: Brett Lee

Brett Lee

Angie Kelly Likes to camp in the South African bush and drop a line in wherever he goes.

Air travel

At 30,000 feet, hell is a bore in the next seat

Plane nose flying generic

Angie Kelly Elated after getting an upgrade, my heavenly journey would soon turn into seven hours in hell.

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20 great journeys

Angie Kelly News that Australians have accumulated 70 million days off prompts the question: where should you go to experience our great land? Angie Kelly asked some veteran travellers.

20 events to get you on the road

Angie Kelly. Contributors: Fiona van der Plaat, Jackie Chowns, Kristy Lau, Lana Verco, Amy Lawson, Winsor Dobbin. Australia's calendar is full of surprises, from sheep racing and pumpkin throwing to opera by the lake.

Capital secrets

A cook's tour of Adelaide

Angie Kelly Food guru Maggie Beer takes Angie Kelly on a walking tour around her favourite block.

Relax

20 Places to revive & survive

Angie Kelly Australians live increasingly hectic lives. Angie Kelly asked some famously busy people where they go to leave it all behind.

Adventure holidays

Compiled by Angie Kelly. Additional reporting Kate Cox, Kristie Lau, Angie Schiavone, Belinda Cranston, Philippa Coates, Andrew Some famous Aussies can't stay still. Here they share their most memorable active escapes.

Where it is all fun and games

Additional reporting: Angie Kelly, Lana Verco. What do patrons think of the activities for children at our top resorts? Kristie Lau asks those in the know.

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