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As a ‘farm kid’, a journey to this part of Australia took me right back to my childhood

This stay on a working farm was nothing like my own experience, but the feelings were the same.

  • Riley Wilson

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Sandy Point is loved by residents and holidaymakers.

Holiday shack owners face losing their slice of Australian dream to private development

Dozens of caravan owners are in limbo after a coastal council approved plans to develop a site near a popular Victorian beach.

  • Benjamin Preiss
Au revoir to all that harbourside real estate: Celebrity Solstice Cruise pulling out from Sydney after a refurbishment in 2026.

‘Goldilocks’ of the sea: Why this cruise ship is made for first-timers like me

If you want a good introduction to cruising, bypass the pool deck for this part of the ship.

  • Lucy Macken
Heading northwest towards the
Cinque Terre, we visit the fishing
villages of Manarola and Monterosso
al Mare (pictured) and

I took a bucket-list trip with my lifelong best friend. Here’s why everyone should do it

As a coach tour virgin, I had my ideas about what it would be like. I was totally wrong.

  • Sue Wheeler
Thorbjørn “Thor” Pedersen in Tuvalu in 2023. He is the only person to have visited every country without taking a flight.

He visited every country in the world without flying, and this is what he learnt about human nature

Thorbjørn “Thor” Pedersen of Denmark is a member of an exclusive club of dedicated global travellers.

  • Mark Dapin
Whistler

‘This isn’t the ’90s. Times have changed’: My middle-aged reality check

His ankles hadn’t felt the pinch of ski boots for nearly two decades. How would this visitor fare on the slopes – and in the bars – of Whistler?

  • Alex Rowe
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Travelling on a budget doesn’t mean travelling rough.

Affordable travel

From intel on the best budget accommodation to making your dollar stretch further, our experts reveal how to travel light on cash without compromising comfort.

The opulent Kittawa Lodge on Tasmania’s King Island is reached by a one-hour flight from Melbourne.

This remote Tasmanian island is known for its dairy. But a stay here reveals much more

The wild luxury of this King Island lodge is the perfect base for a weekend reset.

  • Riley Wilson
Aerial view of Mount Yasur, Tanna island, Vanuatu.

A three-hour flight to an island showed me I’d been doing holidays wrong

I was overdue for a break and needed some rest and relaxation. Instead I did the exact opposite – an action-packed itinerary that revitalised me.

  • Kate Aubusson
The M/V Hondius was reportedly travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde.

Three people have died from a virus on a cruise ship. Are ships as high-risk as we might think?

The deaths linked to the rare hantavirus have conjured memories of COVID-19, when some ships became superspreaders.

  • Angus Delaney