
What exactly is the ‘big five’? And why you might want to help change it
A term coined in the late 1800s, “the big five” referred to the most difficult and dangerous animals hunters pursued in Africa...

Trouble in paradise: How the coronavirus crisis has hit Bali
Blood-red sunsets that take your breath away. Colourful Hindu ceremonies. Buzzing nightlife. These images are typical of the memories of the 1.1...

Getting away from it all: Travel writers reveal their secret boltholes
There can be few careers on the planet more coveted – and misunderstood – than travel writing. The small number of people...

Five amazing places you can’t visit any more
Across the world, we’re loving places to death, turning them into crowded rubbish-strewn parodies of their former stunning selves. Our obsession with...

You’ve heard of slow food, now it’s time to try slow travel
In March 1986, protests broke out against the opening of Rome’s first McDonald’s in the historic Piazza di Spagna – home of...

A travel writer’s top 10 of everything
This year is my 10th as a freelance travel writer. It hasn’t always been plain sailing – I’ve had plenty of ups...

How bad – or good – are budget airlines really?
In 1964, Icelandair’s predecessor Loftleiðir introduced the world’s first low-cost long-haul flights between the US and Europe. Loftleiðir rarely departed on schedule...

Is this the best beach club in the world? It certainly has the price tag for it
Earlier in 2019, Finns VIP beach club in Bali made headlines when it was revealed it was charging nearly $1200 for the...

Why so many of this growing group of tourists behave oddly
A decade ago the future of Australia’s tourism industry looked bleak. Domestic travel had slumped 10 per cent over 12 months while...

No-go zones: What it’s like to visit countries our government advises us to avoid
For well over a decade after the Vietnam war ended, the country was still considered a dangerous place to visit. But backpackers...