Historical Holidays

Cousins Doug Wright and Maitland Osborn travelled to Turkey for the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign.

LONG LOST ANZACSCousins’ Gallipoli pilgrimage to “say g’day” to lost family

Albany cousins Maitland Osborn and Doug Wright travelled to Gallipoli to find the mass burial places two of their great uncles lay in and follow the footsteps of their grandfather that survived to return home.

Melissa Sheil

The ships calling in at Funchal today are much larger than the likes of HMS Endeavour.

island lifeMadeira’s famous ships & sailors

Steve McKenna in the wake of great stories

STEVE McKENNA

Sharok et Arthur, serie "Sous le ciel de Shiraz", a 2022 artwork by Alireza Shojaian form Tehran, Iran, from the Bing Xu Collection.

FranceMarseille traces the pattern of tattoos

Stephen Scourfield looks at a theme which opens up history and modern culture

Stephen Scourfield

The Flinders statue in Donington, Lincolnshire.

BackgrounderThe cartographer who put Donington (& Australia) on the map

Reader Roy Croft opens up a piece of history

Stephen Scourfield

Caernarfon Castle is one of the medieval wonders of Wales.

WalesMajestic Caernarfon Castle

Steve McKenna pays tribute to the king of the Welsh castles

Steve McKenna

Scone Palace sits on the northern outskirts of Perth city.

touringWhen 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 2026More 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 newsA 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.

JejuWomen 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.

placesFrom 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 experienceInside 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.

legendThe physicians of Myddfai, Wales

Sandy Guy in living history

Sandy Guy

Edinburgh Castle from Johnstone Terrace. Leyanne Baillie

Historical EdinburghRoyal 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 bicentenary “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