Australians are too scared to travel and not because of COVID-19
We have a problem: no one is going to book a holiday if they think they're going to lose money on it.
Traveller's globetrotting backpacker, Ben Groundwater, finds the good, the bad and the ugly in the world’s best destinations. Ben is a columnist, blogger, feature writer, and host of Traveller's podcast Flight of Fancy, who has visited more than 80 countries during his 12 years in the industry. Ben was named travel writer of the year by the Australian Society of Travel Writers in 2014 and 2015.
We have a problem: no one is going to book a holiday if they think they're going to lose money on it.
Australia could have the sweet life if we really wanted it. But we don't.
For so many young travellers, a bus tour of Europe is a rite of passage.
As of this week, the Australian government's ban on its citizens departing the country has been lifted. But some countries remain closed to us.
NSW is missing one thing: a grudge against the other states.
Nothing beats grabbing a bike and cycling your way through this historic wine centre.
The big question now is not can you travel – it's should you travel? And strangely enough, the answer right now could be "no".
Travel is back! It's actually back. This is not fantasy, it's not a dream – for Australians, finally, this is real. Travel is back.
Why is everyone going to Byron Bay if they want beach-bound peace and quiet?
Western Sydney is wild on flavour.
This is the European destination everyone should be going to (although please don't).
Italy's Amalfi Coast has a new luxury hotel - the first in about 15 years in this fiercely protected and much-loved part of the world.
I haven't done every great train trip in the world. There are plenty that elude me. But still, I'm going to say that the Trans-Siberian and the Trans-Mongolian are the best.
Next time you travel, it really is time to sever your attachment to the cyber world.
The story we all liked to tell ourselves, that if everything went wrong we could always just go home, was shown to be a lie.
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