Think Australia's travel ban is fair? This will change your mind
If you want to have a harrowing week at work, try reading through more than 500 emails and messages from people whose families and lives have been torn apart.
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Ben Groundwater
Traveller's globetrotting backpacker, Ben Groundwater, finds the good, the bad and the ugly in the world’s best destinations. Ben is a columnist, blogger, feature writer, and host of Traveller's podcast Flight of Fancy, who has visited more than 80 countries during his 12 years in the industry. Ben was named travel writer of the year by the Australian Society of Travel Writers in 2014 and 2015.
The ban on international travel seems to have no end game
It's hard to know, in some ways, exactly what Australia is aiming for.
Podcast: Indigenous tourism - learning about First Nations culture
It's the oldest living culture in the entire world dating back more than 60,000 years and it's right here in Australia. Here's how you can learn and experience Aboriginal culture.
Inside the secret Aussie wine cave you'll (probably) never get to visit
It produces one of Australia's best chardonnays, but don't expect to show up here and get the tour - or even be able to buy a bottle.
Why aren't Australians angrier about being banned from travelling?
While Brits are outraged over having to self-isolate, Australians have raised barely a word of complaint about the strongest travel restrictions we've ever faced.
You have to change how you travel and it's going to suck
If you want the travel world to change, then you have to change.
Podcast: How to create a better travel world
If you want to make travel better; if you want to make the world better – now is the time.
These countries have opened their borders, but is there any point going?
The jealousy is real. It's hard to look at photos of your Europe-based friends right now and see them out enjoying life.
Australia's 10 greatest 'Great' places named
Australia has a long history of staking and claiming the ''Greatness'' of its landmarks. So how good are these ''Great'' sights really?
Why do Australians care so much about planes?
No one cries about aeroplanes, right? Wrong.
Podcast: The classic Australian road trip - what makes it so great?
There might not be a better country in the world for a road trip than Australia. So where should you go?
What happens if your favourite destination doesn't want you?
You may love a destination with all of your wandering heart. But it might not love you back.
The one city you should visit when all of this is over
I'm not easily bowled over by a destination these days. I know what to expect in most places. But this city is different.
Podcast: Which countries will open up to tourists first?
It's going to happen. The world will open once again. But where will we be able to go first?
'Everything's expensive': 13 things that shock expats returning to Australia
Reverse culture shock is real. There are a few quirks of Australian life that it takes a while to get used to as a returning expat.
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