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Here’s a hot tip on how to enter the US, hassle-free

“Having read the horror stories, we understandably approached the passport booth upon landing with considerable apprehension.”

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 07:19:00 +1000

One of the world’s most isolated places is the ultimate cruise destination

Forget Greenland, Svalbard and Antarctica. Getting to one of the world’s most isolated places isn’t easy, but this island outclasses them all.

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +1000

Mistakes are forgotten and wishes realised at this luxe Thai hotel

Forget ‘Instagrammable’: travel for the rich is a holistic endeavour where a holiday becomes the springboard to your best self.

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +1000

Is Milan a good alternative base for exploring Italy?

Is it practical to make Milan my base and use three to four days to visit Rome or Venice?

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +1000

After rare flooding event, Aussies are flocking to our largest lake

Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre – Australia’s largest lake – is flooding for just the fourth time in 160 years, turning an arid salt flat into a glittering oasis.

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:39:44 +1000

Travel quiz: Crete is the largest island of which country?

Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with this week’s quiz.

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:38:00 +1000

I’ve answered your travel questions for 15 years. Times have changed

The first question I ever received was “where is the best place to sit on a plane?“. My answer to that, and many other questions, have changed 15 years on.

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +1000

Glass bathrooms, excess pillows: 17 signs your hotel has bad taste

You may find these vulgar or twee designs and features in cheap hotels, but may equally come across them in quite posh ones.

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +1000

The beautiful village known as ‘French Tibet’ is more like Nimbin

It’s early and not much is open, but somewhere in this tiny medieval village, someone is getting high.

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +1000

One of the world’s most beautiful art deco hotels is not where you’d expect

The “Paris of the East” might be a modern metropolis, but many of the buildings from its heyday 100 years ago are still standing.

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +1000

I felt smug about my airfare, until I realised it was the wrong airline

The time was almost identical, the price likewise, the flying time ditto. But why am I flying home via Delhi?

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +1000

Cost of new entry fee for Europe triples – before it even begins

Having been delayed for years, the EU’s new entry fee is now set to cost Australian travellers three times as much as originally planned.

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +1000

Port guide: Napier, New Zealand

If you’re after one of those undemanding and unhurried cruise days in a pretty place, then this laid-back little city delivers.

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:27:37 +1000

Why New Zealand’s cruise freefall is a warning to Australia

As the cruise market expands, New Zealand is bucking the trend with visiting ships in rapid decline. And we’re far from immune here.

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:19:14 +1000

A Sydney hotel has become an unlikely mecca for Japanese visitors

Two animated characters once stayed in room 25 at this hotel, which has just reopened after a six-year hiatus.

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +1000

I found an amazing restaurant overseas, but I won’t go back

Sometimes it’s best if you keep your travel secrets to yourself.

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +1000

Jumbo jets have almost disappeared, but one airline is sticking with them

There are now only about 50 passenger 747s still flying around the world. Half of them are with just one airline.

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +1000