Travel Planning

If you want to keep people off Bondi's sand, get rid of the sand.

Letters: Here's a sure-fire way to keep backpackers off Bondi

What a great move by the UK police who dyed a blue lagoon black to deter tourists during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Getting in early, ahead of the hordes, is a great idea if you're planning to knock on the doors of some of Europe's most ...

How we will know when it's OK to travel again

What are the boxes that need ticking before it's safe to take to the skies, the seas or just hop in your car and head off over the horizon?

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Crowds of people flood the streets of downtown Rome.

Podcast: Overcrowded cities - and their lesser known equivalents

Isn’t it funny that we all know that the world’s most exciting cities are being loved to death, but we just keep going there?

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Cheers to daydrinking: A perfectly acceptable pasttime during holidays and in isolation.

Bickering, poor preparation and daytime boozing: This coronavirus quarantine is just a bad holiday

Self-isolation is tedious and necessary but it does have its perks...

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Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in Before Sunrise.

Twenty of the best travel movies to watch right now

The location-rich movies that send us packing for journeys in faraway lands.

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Traveller's readers have shared with us why they'll never give up on travel.

Readers reveal why they'll never stop travelling

Traveller's readers share their inspirational travel stories and images with us.

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Accepting a flight credit rather than a refund may result in you having to pay more to fly at a later date.

Letters: Warning over airlines' 'flight credit' refunds

I'm sure you will be swamped with letters from travellers who have had to cancel their trips with many complaints.

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Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is one of the countries ending in 'stan'. How many are there in total?

Travel quiz: How many countries end in '-stan'?

Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with our travel quiz.

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Hayravank monastery on the shores of lake Sevan, Armenia.

Let's start again: How to plan your 2021 travels now

Shake off the 2020 blues with a fresh plan to visit a new destination in 2021.

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Airports around the world are mostly deserted.

Your trip's cancelled? Here are the important things you need to know

Millions of Australians have booked and paid for overseas travel in the next few months.

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There's something romantic about the tactility of a paper map.

Why paper maps are better than Google Maps

Google and GPS have made navigating the world a little easier but at what cost?

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Waiting for your luggage at the baggage carousel can be a nightmare.

Letters: Priority stickers on suitcases are meaningless

Gripe number one: priority tagged bags for first-off-the-carousel convenience...

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