Tag: travelling

I'm cruising up the Amazon River in Brazil for the same reason most people do: to escape. I'm fleeing reality…

GEEK ALERT: A U.S. scientist mapped out the ultimate road trip for your perusal. Fancy a Euro-trip?

From stately homes and castles, to world-class museums, art galleries and entertainment venues, the UK's cities have plenty of attractions for everyone.

When planning a vacation, you usually need to choose: city or beach? Activities or culture? Fast­paced adventure or leisurely meander? Luckily in Barcelona that needn’t be the case because with a few right turns, you really can have the best of all worlds.

Quad biking, skydiving, sandboarding and stargazing: KRIS GRIFFITHS explores the colossal open spaces and quaint colonial charms of Namibia.

Visiting every country in the world is something most of us can only dream of. Henrik has actually gone and done it and he's not even 30 yet.

What’s the point in travelling if you don’t have a good story to tell at the end of it?

Western France is a food and wine lover's ultimate adventure, laced with a juicy history.

OPINION: Airbnb has had perhaps the most long-standing and significant influence in Australia, in most cases prior to any specific legislation being created to regulate it. And if trade and commerce are free of regulation, they are also free of government control, protection and taxation.

Why not see the world at an age when you can better appreciate the history and the culture, not just the cheap hostel beds and student drinking prices? Why not move to London, jobless and homeless in your first year of marriage?

From coastal towns to the great countryside, there is a British escape outside of London suited for every taste and budget...

New York still thrills like no other city in the world, but don’t ignore the other lesser-known, nearby places like Jersey City, writes a travelling CHARLIE INGLEFIELD.

To complain of homesickness isn’t to wave the white flag and pull up stumps. It’s just to feel a little sick for your home. A little world-worn and weary. A little like you want to crawl under the covers of your old bed and have your Mum bring you a ...

I boarded the ferry back to Dar es Salaam, with its pumping Michael Bolton and Celine Dion mega-mix, knowing my glorious tan was proof of my fabulous time in Zanzibar.

Treasurer Scott Morrison says so-called 'backpacker tax' negotiations will be finalised "this week".

Sun, sand, surf, tips-free meals and a farewell tax refund can all be yours, Down Under.

There are a number of essentials to pack when you are heading abroad, but it can be easy to forget some of the most important items in the rush to pack for the plane.

London has a lot going on, but avoid getting stuck in the mentality that it’s the be-all and end-all of your UK experience. There’s a world of history and culture outside of the city just waiting to be explored.

My relationship with fellow Aussie travellers soured, somewhat, throughout my travels.

Very few holidays ever go completely smoothly, but sometimes things can go very badly wrong!

If you want the next holiday on which you embark to be one that deserves to have pride of place on your bucket list, give any of these 12 classics a try.

INTERACTIVE: Check out this amazingly handy map of airports and their free wi-fi passwords. Genius!

From bridge climbing, to shark diving, to the southern aurora and the Devil's Marbles... Down Under is a wealth of awesome experiences just waiting for you.

Feel like you’ve experienced all there is to experience? Think again, and push you body (and heart) to the limit with these holidays...

When it comes to travelling abroad, it can be easy to fall into the same tourist traps as everyone else.

Thomas Jackson, the man described as a hero who was critically injured while trying to protect Mia Ayliffe-Chung as she was murdered in an horrific stabbing attack, has also died.

Attacker shouts "Allahu akbar" as British backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung murdered and another critically injured in North Qld hostel.

Australia's national carrier Qantas says their new 787-9 Dreamliners will mean the flying kangaroo can hop even further to a bunch of new direct destinations.

New York is a shot of adrenaline – when used sparingly and in small quantities, it lifts you to heights rarely achieved.

The secret to getting the most out of this pink-tinged cherry blossom city.

Ever dreamed of getting sloshed on steins at the biggest Volksfest in the world? Six million attendees, beer halls, carnival rides, endless bratwurst... When you finally make it to this big German bash, it wouldn’t be surprising if you get so excited (read: drunk) that you f%&k it all up. ...

You may not know this, but the Beach Boys never surfed. One of the Beach Boys dabbled, the drummer Dennis Wilson, but he was also a friend of Charles Manson’s for a while, so you could say that his surf pedigree is equal to his being­pals­with­the­worst­person­ever pedigree.

Host city to this week's Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia may not be the top of everyone's United States travel bucket list, but it sure is worth a pit stop.

Sydney woman Romy Papas described how one of the men was repeatedly punched in the face and had blood all over his chest, to the shock of fellow passengers.

If you’re busy compiling a great list of must-see places, then consider this little list of gems that deserve to be on every bucket list.

Sadly, I fall into the category of typical Aussie who speaks no other languages. So my first tour of Europe was certainly an eye (and ear) opener...

Check out the winners of the 2016 National Geographic Traveller photo contest, chosen from more than 10,000 entries.

Get inspired to visit the happiest countries in the world. And where does Australia rank?

Lack of money should never keep you from travelling around the world and experiencing new things. Budget travellers have become more sophisticated over the years on how to enjoy a vacation with a limited amount of funds.

Ernest Hemingway’s depiction of the unbelievable spectacle of the running of the bulls, the beauty of Pamplona itself, and the romance of the trip, made the city and its San Fermin festival a mainstay of bucket-lists.

When you’re out on the open road, your pack becomes your wardrobe, your tool shed and your mantelpiece. But an undisciplined backpack makes for a troublesome trek; heavy and awkward, with your passport last seen somewhere between smelly socks and an unfinished bottle of flat lemonade.

Extraordinary videos of Singapore Airlines flight SQ368 which burst into flames after an emergency landing.

There is nothing better than summer in Europe! But, sometimes it’s better to avoid the big cities and tourist destinations that can get crowded, hot and smelly.

Welcome to a ghost town, unmaintained for 30 years and crumbling. Ukraine's paradise turned to hell on earth.

"Not only am I enjoying my teaching but I also have the chance to travel Europe on the long weekends and in school breaks. I often have to pinch myself about how incredibly lucky I am to be undergoing this stage in my career and life.”

If you’re trying to cut carbs or get a beach bod while travelling in Turkey, you might want to forget it. The food is just too good!

State premier says popular backpacker vans should remove sexist and derogatory slogans.

The irony of falling ill in Lourdes of all places is indigestible. People come to Lourdes to get healed and most emphatically not to fall unwell. Remarkably, however, this is exactly what happened to me at the end of my European venture.

Windmills and waterways are what symbolise the Netherlands along with tulips and cheeses, and an ideal time to enjoy them all is now.

The Spice Girls weren’t wrong when they sang ‘Colours of the world. Spice up your life.’ Perhaps they were singing about the wonders of Morocco?