Three hours: that’s how long it takes Shelita Buffet to get ready. There are false eyelashes to glue and cheekbones to contour; there’s a neon-bright wig to preen and a sequined pink leotard to tug on ...

The surface of my tea ripples, threatening to breach the lip of the white porcelain cup as it wiggles in micro-measures on a saucer atop the foldout table in my cosy Indian Pacific cabin. At points, ...

We’re sure we don’t need to tell you this, but Australia is huge. It is the only country that is also a continent. In their summer, it isn’t uncommon for parts of the country to get into the high 40s, ...

The dish travels down the thin passageway in the centre of the Indian Pacific’s Gold-class dining carriage, the Queen Adelaide Restaurant, in the deft palm of a train attendant. The fillet of grilled ...