Dear travellers: Stop leaving stupid reviews
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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.
Japan's famous cheap eats you'll come home dreaming about
An eating movement that celebrates basic cuisine punches way above its weight.
The perfect flight experience: 11 things to remember for your next flight
Flying can be the most odious part of a holiday, but a bit of planning makes the experience so much better. Here are our tips.
Seven things tour guides tell you that aren't true
Is that true? Or did you hear it from a tour guide?
Travel is being ruined by selfie-taking idiots and it's all our fault
The problem isn't really an app on your phone. It's us.
Why Australians don't care what's happening in Iran
You can't understand the world unless you've seen it. You can't love the world unless you've experienced it.
The world's most exciting (and frightening) animal to see in the wild
You just have to hear a lion in the distance to understand why they are the undisputed kings of the jungle.
Fast or slow, train travel will always beat flying (except in Australia)
Whether they're gleaming modern speedsters, luxury sleepers or old-school rattlers, trains are the ultimate way to travel.
The one reason being a backpacker now is much better than 20 years ago
Some things might have changed for the worse in the backpacking world, but not this.
Podcast: The world's hottest new destinations for food
If you love to travel and you love to eat, you know about Italy, France and Thailand. But what's next?
Six of the best airport bars
Some refreshing news for plane nerds and more.
The freedoms Europeans have that 'uncivilised' Australians don't
We can't have nice things in Australia, because we can't be trusted with them.
Locals hate what tourists love most about this country
If you love to travel then I guarantee you've seen these images.
Cheapskates and sleazebags: The 10 people you'll meet in every backpackers
Cheapskates, sleazebags and party animals: These are the 10 stereotypical backpackers you'll find in every hostel around the world.
The 16 rules of air travel every passenger should know
It's time to review the unwritten rules for passengers travelling the world by plane.
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