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.
We're coming to drink at your pubs and eat at your cafes and stay in your B&Bs and peruse your shops and wander your streets. And we're going to be a bit of a nightmare.
If the ugly parts of a country don't affect you, you don't have to worry about them. What a luxury.
The regional communities and isolated attractions that you might have heard of, but have probably never visited.
Things might be better, or things might be worse, but travel will never be the same again.
The question all travellers around the world must surely be considering right now is: where to next once global lockdown is over?
The world is not your oyster right now. It's barely even your mussel.
Travel on a plate: it's a concept I've embraced over the past few months, the idea that the best way to experience the world during lockdown is through food, through authentic dishes that capture a place and a culture.
The rewards we've always enjoyed, as well as new rewards for taking a chance, will still be there, better than ever.
There's nothing like a little isolation to give you time to think: about your life; your career; your relationships; and what travel mean to us in this crazy new world.
I don't see a lot of love out there for the people in the travel industry who have been affected by coronavirus lockdowns and movement bans.
During these times of lockdowns and travel bans, I miss specific things. I miss specific places.
Travel doesn’t happen by chance. The best experiences take place because we’ve been inspired to do them.
If your current house was a hotel, how many stars out of five would you give it? Here's my review of my self-isolation accommodation.
Missing travel? From terrible food to wearing the same clothes for three days, here's how to bring it back in the comfort of your own home.
Somewhere. Anywhere. I need to move. I need to go. I need to see something different, see somewhere different, feel the joy and the fear and the amazement of stepping into a new world.
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