Locked-down in paradise, will I ever get home?
With borders closed, his travel visa on hold, and no eligibility for rescue flights, a British expat has been stranded on a tropical island since lockdown began.
Unfriendly skies: What it's like to fly in the US right now
During my 20-plus years as a travel writer, no flight has been stranger than my first pandemic-era flight. Even though it lasted only 47 minutes.
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Amsterdam to clean up sex-and-drugs tourism in post-virus reboot
A liberal approach to sex, drugs and parties make the city a popular tourist destination. But over the years, floods of visitors have overwhelmed local lives - from puking stoners to prostitute stalkers.
Goodbye DIY waffles: Coronavirus may end hotel breakfasts as we know it
In pre-pandemic times, cook Rick Bell had the breakfast routine downpat at Engadine Inn.
'I just want to practise my English': The 14 classic travel scams
If you choose to travel the world, to go to far-flung and interesting places, then you will, at some point, get scammed.
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Western Australia
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The bus that changed America
It’s surely the greatest museum in the US, yet it's a simple bus that is the most striking attraction.
They built the deadliest weapon in history … and didn’t know about it
They were working on a project so secret they didn't know what it was - until it killed tens of thousands.
Stunning presidential homes can't hide their dark past
Behind Virginia's quintessential prettiness lies a sinister history.
