The 10 famous landmarks that are hard to reach

David Whitley

Not all world famous landmarks are easy to reach. Some require extraordinary amounts of effort, and others are effectively impossible…

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How flags can get tourists into big trouble

Brian Johnston

If you don't treat national flags with respect, you might find yourself facing public apologies, fines or even jail time.

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Flags, and the laws regarding them, can be fraught for travellers.

Glass bridge now has world's highest bungy jump

Straddled between two cliffs in China's Hunan province, a 430-metre glass-bottomed suspension bridge offers the world's highest bungy jump from a footbridge.

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ZHANGJIAJIE, CHINA - MAY 17: (CHINA OUT) (Image taken with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Aerial view of a glass-bottomed ...

The Grose Valley seen from Govetts Leap lookout in the Blue Mountains.

Travel quiz: How did the Blue Mountains get their name?

Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with our travel quiz.

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Changing international travel rules, virtually on a daily basis, make navigating London's busy Heathrow airport a ...

Twelve swabs and a blood test: My five-week international travel nightmare

By the time my nose is prodded for the last time, I will have had my fill of travel for a long while. Unless they change the rules.

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Shibani Mahtani

An Uighur woman protests in front of policemen in Urumqi in 2009.

I've seen what a police state looks like and it scares me

One thing you discover when you travel the world is that the police aren't always on your side.

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Ben Groundwater

Two Singapore Airlines Airbus A380s stored at Asia Pacific Airline Storage have now left the facility.

Singapore A380 kicks up desert dust as it departs Australian storage facility

Singapore Airlines has begun moving some of its aircraft out of storage in Alice Springs.

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Craig Platt

Australian Maria Pasquale fled to Melbourne from Rome during the COVID-19 outbreak last year, but has now returned to Italy.

I returned from Australia to Rome, where locals can't believe our restrictions

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Passengers line up to check in for an international flight at Pearson International Airport in Toronto.

Two airline passengers fined $22,000 over fake tests, vaccine certificates

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Kyoto

For first-time visitors to Japan, Kyoto is a perfect, manageable and inspiring introduction to a magical country and its distinctive culture.

Australia's 10 scariest experiences

If a half-hearted vampire costume and a badly-carved pumpkin won't quite cut it, then Australia has several better options for getting the heart pumping.