Travel Planning

In which town are visitors greeted by a giant golden guitar?

Travel quiz: In which Australian town are visitors greeted by a giant golden guitar?

Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with our travel quiz.

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Passengers queue for fast food at the airport, where pricing is consistent.

Why is food so expensive at airports?

Airport food courts; where cuisine dreams and travel dollars go to die.

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Despite the pandemic, travel can still bring you sheer, unadulterated joy.

The pandemic has made travel stressful, and maybe even risky. But here's why you should do it

The amazing news about travel now, is that it's still very much the same as it ever was. Yes, there are a few more precautions to take and a few more rules to learn, but the bare bones of the experience remain unchanged.

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My current, serial killer-ish passport photo versus one taken by a professional photographer.

How to take a passport photo you won't hate for 10 years

You know the serial killer Charlize Theron played in the 2003 movie Monster? The role for which the actress underwent such a dramatic physical transformation she won an Oscar for it? Well, that's exactly who I look like in my current passport photo.

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Kilcunda Beach on the Bass Coast Rail Trail.

How to see the best of Australia by bicycle

There are good reasons why more of us are choosing two wheels to hit the road.

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Cabin crew need to get passengers to wear their masks, especially if they are coughing and sneezing during a flight, ...

Letters: Crew made no effort to get coughing passenger to put on mask

I recently flew between Sydney and Melbourne and had to endure an unmasked passenger sneezing and coughing for the entire flight.

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Tripologist: Where should we visit in Scotland?

Edinburgh is a glorious city with a medieval Old Town and an elegant Georgian New Town set side-by-side.

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Whitehaven beach in the Whitsunday Islands.

The hottest (and coldest) places for a short holiday this winter

We look at the best ways you can celebrate winter this year, whether you're a lover of the chill, or you're someone who prefers the mercury never, ever goes below 25.