Spectacular Europe hike only locals know about

Brian Johnston

A side valley off the well-trodden route between Geneva and Chamonix provides one of the best-kept hiking secrets in the French Alps.

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Fer a Cheval (which means horseshoe) is a cirque or ring of cliffs scooped out eons ago by a mighty glacier at the head ...

How to spend a perfect three days in Sydney

Food, nature, wine, art, history, theatre, pampering: three days in Sydney is never enough.

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Friends enjoying a walk along Forty Baskets Beach, Balgowlah.

North v South: Which New Zealand island is best?

David Whitley

New Zealand may be packed with attractions and activities, but there are two islands to choose from – or at least divide your time between.

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Cathedral Cove, near Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand. This is a major tourist ...

Qantas won't allow booking exit row seats, according to one reader.

Letters: What happened to the exit row seats, Qantas?

As long-time Qantas travellers, we have been used to buying exit row seats for trips to Britain and Asia.

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Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah. The cool-climate site showcases the magnificent foliage of the Blue ...

Five of the most underrated day trips from Sydney

Revive the good old-fashioned day trip and you'll be surprised at the variety and distractions close to home.

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Brian Johnston

Eight years, and $50 million, in the making the brash new SAM building shares Lin Onus's love of the old and the new.

Victoria's striking new regional art gallery mixes modern and ancient

It would be hard to find a more apt opening exhibition for the new Shepparton Art Museum than Lin Onus: The Land Within.

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Paul Chai

Australia has a long way to go in relation to dog-friendly hospitality.

Expert's tips on travelling with your dog in Australia

Dogs are part of the family, so why leave them behind when you head out for a holiday?

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Julietta Jameson

Business class arrived in the late '70s, but which airline claims to have invented it?

Travel quiz: Which airline was the first to introduce business class?

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Workers put the finishing touches to the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree earlier this week.

London's 'half dead' Trafalgar Square Christmas tree ridiculed

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Dubai

Incredible architecture (including the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa) and amazing experiences await - including at the recently launched World Expo.

Satellite Island can only be booked in its entirety.

Six of Australia's most indulgent luxury experiences

Now is the time to indulge in a little luxury in our own backyard. Take your pick of top-notch perfection.

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Tatyana Leonov

Heli-snorkel around Hamilton Island's heart-shaped reef.

Nine incredible experiences you can have at luxury resorts

The "do nothing" holiday is becoming extinct as luxury resorts outdo each other with exotic signature experiences.

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Sheriden Rhodes

This place will ruin all other beach holidays forever

On one day alone, I took 432 photos. It's given me a new benchmark for tropical perfection.

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Rob McFarland

Sunken gardens, hellmouths and sinkholes: Six crazy under-the-radar places in SA you must visit

Need a laugh? World's funniest wildlife photos for 2021 named

Mind-bending image of a climbing orangutan wins top photo award

'Sleepy Polar Bear': Dennis Stogsdill

"We were watching this rather photogenic polar bear for a
while in Svalbard, ...

Heavy rains create spectacular swimming holes in Red Centre

Ellery Creek near Alice Springs. Recent rains have turned the desert green and filled the waterholes to the brim.

'The world flipped': Globetrotting Aussie photographers focus on home

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

Bellwether Wines provides dining, wine-tasting, music, glamping and camping in the heart of the Coonawarra wine region, ...

On tour, most of the passengers won't realise what's going on behind the scenes.

Revealed: What really happens on a European bus tour

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Heatherlie Quarry near the Grampians was the source of stone for many of Melbourne's most important buildings.

The ugly, abandoned hole that created Melbourne

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Spectacular Europe hike only locals know about

Brian Johnston

How to spend a perfect three days in Sydney

North v South: Which New Zealand island is best?

David Whitley

Sunken gardens, hellmouths and sinkholes: Six crazy under-the-radar places in SA you must visit

Need a laugh? World's funniest wildlife photos for 2021 named

Mind-bending image of a climbing orangutan wins top photo award

Heavy rains create spectacular swimming holes in Red Centre

'The world flipped': Globetrotting Aussie photographers focus on home

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

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