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Originally from London's East End, Keith Austin has worked as a journalist in the UK, China and Australia. He is a former Sydney Morning Herald travel editor, and the author of three Young Adult novels.

The only (ballsy) temples you need to see in Japan’s culture capital

The only (ballsy) temples you need to see in Japan’s culture capital

It’s easy to get templed out in Kyoto but you can find illumination at the lesser-known dragon and scrotum temples.

  • by Keith Austin
‘No points of interest’: Driving the ‘loneliest road in the US’

‘No points of interest’: Driving the ‘loneliest road in the US’

In 1986, Life magazine described Nevada’s Route 50 as “totally empty”. Nevada tourism turned the put-down into a marketing slogan.

  • by Keith Austin
I sailed on the world’s biggest cruise ship and it was bonkers

I sailed on the world’s biggest cruise ship and it was bonkers

With capacity for 7000 passengers, Icon of the Seas is like an ocean-going lovechild of Looney Tunes and Las Vegas.

  • by Keith Austin
Skyscraper in the ocean: The world’s biggest cruise ship sets sail

Skyscraper in the ocean: The world’s biggest cruise ship sets sail

Twenty decks, seven pools and 7600 passengers: Icon of the Seas dwarfs everything – even the city it is based in.

  • by Keith Austin
This Hilton is on the edge of a huge, animal-filled national park
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This Hilton is on the edge of a huge, animal-filled national park

A thoughtful, sustainability focused resort which does its best to live harmoniously with its environment.

  • by Keith Austin
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It’s possible to fly just three hours and feel like you’re in France

It’s possible to fly just three hours and feel like you’re in France

Going beyond the croissant, a trip to New Caledonia proves a chance to find a drowned forest and the endangered kagu, the island’s flightless bird.

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This Greek food adventure will push your stomach to its limits

This Greek food adventure will push your stomach to its limits

Trigona panoramatos, bougatsa and Sfakianopita might not trip off the tongue but they certainly slip down the throat easily enough.

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There’s more to this hedonistic Greek island than nightlife and beaches

There’s more to this hedonistic Greek island than nightlife and beaches

For the 15,000 or so visitors who pour off the cruise ships in Mykonos each day, there are plenty of things to do.

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Finding the world’s best beer is a religious experience – literally

Finding the world’s best beer is a religious experience – literally

Beer is a seriously complicated business in Belgium, especially when it comes to abbey beers, Trappist beers and, for that matter, beer beers.

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For this creature, a normal bodily function is pure bliss

For this creature, a normal bodily function is pure bliss

Hummingbirds, monkeys, sloths and snakes are here, but the real star attraction of Costa Rica’s Veragua Rainforest Eco Adventure Park is the forest itself.

  • by Keith Austin