Forget Byron Bay, this NSW region has everything (except Hemsworths)
Why is everyone going to Byron Bay if they want beach-bound peace and quiet?
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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.
How to eat your way around the world in Sydney
Western Sydney is wild on flavour.
Europe's coolest country is also its most vaccinated
This is the European destination everyone should be going to (although please don't).
Stunning new hotel is Amalfi Coast's first in 15 years
Italy's Amalfi Coast has a new luxury hotel - the first in about 15 years in this fiercely protected and much-loved part of the world.
Podcast: On board the world's longest train journey
I haven't done every great train trip in the world. There are plenty that elude me. But still, I'm going to say that the Trans-Siberian and the Trans-Mongolian are the best.
On your next holiday, there's one thing you need to leave behind
Next time you travel, it really is time to sever your attachment to the cyber world.
Travellers and expats won't forget how quickly Australia abandoned them
The story we all liked to tell ourselves, that if everything went wrong we could always just go home, was shown to be a lie.
Australia and the world's 21 most spectacular coastlines
Australians are drawn to coastlines both here and abroad.
Podcast: Why travel is more difficult for members of the LGBTQI+ community
How you identify does make a difference to how you travel.
Midlife crisis? No, this trip was the time of my life
My friends back home were worried, but I was rediscovering my travel roots and loving every moment.
Get ready: 12 signs travel is about to make a comeback
The signs are there that one day, maybe even sooner than you think, we'll be able to indulge our passion for travel once again.
Bucket list: 10 sports every traveller should see at least once
Think sport begins and ends at the AFL Grand Final? Think State of Origin is the pinnacle of fearsome rivalry? Think again.
Holiday here? No thanks, I've had enough of Australia
Holiday here this year. Stay in Australia. Explore your backyard. I have to say – right now, I don't really fancy it.
Podcast: Travel boycotts - where would you refuse to go?
Is there any country you would refuse to visit? Any nation that you just couldn't bring yourself to go to for political reasons?
Ten fundamental things I've already forgotten about travelling
Eighteen months with no travel and I can barely remember what the whole experience feels like.
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