2018 READERS’ CHOICE
The country you can’t get enough of
WINNER
ITALY
WHY YOU LOVE IT SO…
The question isn’t why you love it so, but why wouldn’t you? Italy holds a unique place in Australian travellers’ imaginations as a destination that offers up endless diverse wonders to be seen and truly savoured: you consistently mention the history, the scenery, the food, the people, the shopping, the style, and liberally use words like ‘beautiful’ and ‘amazing’ when describing it. But our favourite feedback from you has to be this: “Just feeling the pebble paths beneath my feet brings so much bliss!” Now that’s amore.
RUNNERS-UP
2. USA
3. Japan
4. France
5. New Zealand
OUR TOP TIP
With the allures of Italy attracting more and more visitors, finding destinations that offer up the heady mix of history, food and scenery without the shoulder-to-shoulder tourists is the ultimate pursuit. May we suggest you try the likes of Sicily (Noto and
