Holidays
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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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
‘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
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
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
‘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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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
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
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