Opinion
Opinion
Tips & advice
I used to enjoy a tipple (or three) while on holidays. Not any more
A big part of the fun of travel for me was drinking. Now I’m part of the “no-lo” movement and I’ve never enjoyed travelling more.
- by Julietta Jameson
Opinion
USA
Australians are avoiding the US. Has the Land of the Free lost its lustre?
I don’t think the US travel experience has changed a lot since before the pandemic. The welcome is as warm as ever. So why aren’t Australians going?
- by Ben Groundwater
Opinion
Tips & advice
When it comes to bed bugs, not even luxury hotels are safe. I should know
If you’re about to go to Europe amid the current bed bug invasion – or anywhere, really – this strategy might save you from bringing back an unwanted souvenir.
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
Tips & advice
Who’s the creepy old guy staying in a backpacker hostel? It’s me
Do young people secretly hate older travellers staying in backpacker hostels? A recent viral TikTok indicates the answer might be yes.
- by Ben Groundwater
Opinion
Ocean cruises
Rare plane makes spectacular landings in Australia’s most isolated region
I was dreading the bumpy experience of an unwieldy looking old plane that you had to board using a stepladder. I shouldn’t have.
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
Air travel
These are the best (and safest) plane seats in economy
Sometime over the past year, I learned a crucial travel fact about myself: I prefer to sit at the back of the plane.
- by Victoria Walker
Opinion
Tips & advice
Have these changes altered the way you travel? Because they should
Here’s an awkward truth: climate change is affecting travellers, but it’s also caused, in part, by travellers.
- by Ben Groundwater
Opinion
Tips & advice
I’m concerned about climate change, but I can’t live without travel
We need to change our behaviour, but travel gives us something the human race can’t live without.
- by Lee Tulloch
Passports are old-fashioned. Some countries are doing something about it
Just about every other important document in your life is now on your phone. Your passport could finally be next.
- by Michael Gebicki
Opinion
Beach and island holidays
Investigative reporter comes off second-best in reef encounter
I stand on the speed boat, blood seeping from my back, as a searing pain shoots through my lower right rib cage.
- by Nicholas McKenzie