Your future passport won't be a passport at all
There's an old truism of travel: as long as you've got your passport, you'll be fine.
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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 one thing in travel you can never take for granted
It's one of the worst things that can happen – and there's nothing you can do about it.
The best place to eat in Rome
Rome's king of carbonara has been crowned.
The countries with the world's scariest drivers
It's not easy driving a car in another country. Especially in these countries.
No, you're not entitled to complain about my screaming baby
When you write a column about the difficulty of travelling and dining out with a baby, the response is sadly predictable.
The best travel experience in the world has changed forever
Sight-seeing trips, as we knew them, are finished.
Why your bucket list destination has probably been ruined
There's a popular theory that you should never meet your heroes, should they not live up to your expectations.
Airline review: You don't expect great things from this airline, and it delivers
When the basics are all you need: on time arrival, efficient check-in and professional staff.
Think this is a 'golden age of travel'? Think again
Is modern-day tourism truly the golden age of travel, or was it better before everyone else was doing it?
The best time to visit Japan
There's always something to do in Japan. There's always a festival on, always a celebration taking place, always some particular food to eat or place to go.
Podcast: Things that will surprise you about Iran
It’s one of the most misunderstood destinations. Here are the most surprising things you’ll discover in Iran.
'Toxic': The big mistake Australians make about the Middle East
The Middle East is not a single, homogenous country and we need to stop thinking of it in that way.
There is no better way to start a Roman holiday
History. Culture. Legend. That's what this tour is about.
Why space tourism is an incredible waste of money
Space tourism is here. It's real. It's not some outlandish vision of a distant future. Right now, if you have the money, you can pay to get in a spacecraft and fly around the moon and back.
Twelve shocking attractions you won't believe actually exist
The world is a strange place, so when you get the chance to see, or taste or experience the weird or the wacky - go for it.
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