The thing I miss most about travel

Ben Groundwater

I love travel in this country, I love so much of what we have to offer here. But there is one thing that just cannot be replicated here.

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A conductor on the Trans-Siberian express

After 86 years, still the pub with the best view

Andrea Black

In Yamba you'll get a decent bed, a shower to get the sand off, a kettle and your requisite two biscuits and powdered coffee satchels. And change from $100.

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The Pacific Hotel stands majestically overlooking her namesake in Yamba at the mouth of the Clarence River.

Ranked: Our 10 favourite places and COVID-19

Michael Gebicki

One year on, how well have Australia's top 10 favourite destinations handled the pandemic?

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Japan has weathered the pandemic relatively well, like much of Asia.

Forget Champagne: The world's second best sparking wine region is here

Let's face it, none of us are going wine tasting in France any time soon. But the world's second best sparkling wine region (behind Champagne) is right under our noses.

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Just by looking at a photo, you can tell that Mount Everest is a one-star destination, right?

The world's dumbest Google review is the peak of stupidity

"It is an act of worship just to sit and look at high mountains," Sir Edmund Hilary once said. But some people are hard to impress.

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Craig Platt

Close up of a the landing gear, on a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330.

Teenage stowaway found alive in plane landing gear after 8000km flight

A TEENAGE boy has been found alive after stowing away in the landing gear of an aircraft that travelled from Nairobi to Holland, via Turkey and Britain.

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Borders closing and opening, quarantine and self-isolation due to a single case: Why should domestic travel be this hard?

A bloke spent 30 minutes in a bottle shop. Now I'm banned from boarding my train

'Victoria records zero new COVID-19 cases.' It was that headline that really got to me.

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Tim Richards

Fiji, like many Pacific nations, is heavily reliant on tourism.

Our zero-risk approach means there's no hope for travel bubbles

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The hotel is built inside the East Tower of the arresting, tripodic, $1.25 billion Collins Arch development.

New five-star Melbourne hotel opens in $1.25 billion city complex

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Country NSW

Fine food and wine, charming towns, ancient Indigenous sites and the longest river in Australia are just some of the attractions to explore in country NSW.

Beyond the Edge is Australia's first and the world's highest commercial portaledge cliff camping experience

Don't look down: Australia's most terrifying camping site opens

Camping goes next level with this cliff sleeping option that is not for the faint-hearted.

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Jane Reddy

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This hidden gem is the perfect stop halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide

In the heart of the Coonwarra wine region, Bellwether marks the halfway point between Melbourne and Adelaide, making it an excellent point to break up the journey.