Fancy a road trip? Australia's 10 most unforgettable highways
Long and monster-sealed; these are Australia's most dramatic feats of road engineering.
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Brian Johnston
Brian Johnston seemed destined to become a travel writer and author: he is an Irishman born in Nigeria and raised in Switzerland, who has lived in Britain and China.
One of the world's best urban hikes is in Sydney, but many miss it
Even many Sydneysiders seem unaware that one of the world's best urban hikes weaves right through their own city.
We love a sunburnt country: The most inspirational places in Australia
While waiting for domestic travel to resume across our wide brown land, Brian Johnston looks to Dorothea Mackellar's "My Country" for inspiration.
Australia's most disturbing museum is not for everyone
If you can overcome your queasiness on a visit to the confronting Museum of Human Disease, you might actually end up feeling better about your life.
Why paper maps are better than Google Maps
Google and GPS have made navigating the world a little easier but at what cost?
This Spanish cathedral is one most astonishing in the world
You won't suffer church fatigue at Seville's magnificent cathedral.
60,000 eggs: The volume of food needed on cruise ships
Think hosting a dinner party is challenging? Try creating thousands of meals a day, every day of the year, aboard a moving cruise ship...
The world's 10 most impressive hotel bars
Forget me not: here are 10 of the world's most impressive hotel bars.
The destination striving to become 'the Miami of the Middle East'
A million cruise passengers are set to disembark here this season.
Close encounter with a polar bear (from the safety of a ship)
This region has among the world's highest concentrations of polar bears.
Ten places with distinct 'smells' you should visit
It just takes one whiff of certain smells to transport you across the globe.
Six of the best ways to cruise the Americas
You could spend a lifetime cruising in the Americas and never become jaded.
Forget castles and cobblestones: Visit Europe's hottest new postcodes instead
Think Europe is only about old things? These places showcase a forward-thinking, fast-moving contemporary continent.
What cruise companies are doing to lift their environmental credentials
What you can no longer order at a ship's bar – and why that's a good thing.
How to shed your inhibitions (and your clothes) at a hammam
Visiting the hammam is a Moroccan social custom centuries old, possibly introduced by the Romans.
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