Forget Dubrovnik: Croatia's underdog city is a dream destination of natural beauty
Split is in the superstar shadow of Dubovnik, but its budget food and lodgings, coastal setting and maze-like Diocletian's Palace give it a gold star.
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Andrew Taylor
Andrew Taylor is a Senior Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Sri Lanka
Lessons learned the easy way
Thatched huts line the wide, sandy beach offering surf lessons and surfboard hire as well as other water sports.
The new masters of apres ski
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Flight Test
Worth flying for the in-flight safety video
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Sri Lanka
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South Australia
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