Ian Lloyd Neubauer
Five fab things about Hobart that have nothing to do with MONA
Before MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) opened in 2011, travel publications weren’t very interested in stories on Hobart. Today, they...
‘We can never beat them’: How Expedia and Wotif are strangling hotels
All-in-one accommodation booking websites such as Expedia and Wotif tout themselves as providing the “cheapest deals” to Australian travellers, but industry insiders...
Live baby orang-utan found in Russian tourist’s suitcase at Bali airport
Immigration officials in Bali have detained a Russian tourist who was caught trying to smuggle a baby orang-utan he had drugged and...
Six of travel’s biggest letdowns
Throbbing crowds. Unrestrained development. Pollution. Trash. Hawkers and pickpockets. Grinding traffic and exorbitant prices. Sometimes, the reality of famous travel destinations doesn’t...
The town that eats spiders
About 90 minutes’ drive north of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, is Skuon, a market town on National Highway 6 – the road...
Wellness travel 2.0: Health retreats go next-gen
As a fiercely independent traveller with a propensity for getting tanked with strangers in planes, trains and the backseats of automobiles, I...
Introducing the world’s smartest suitcases
There was nothing wrong with my old Nokia handset. It was pretty much unbreakable, always worked, and had handy apps like a...
A travel nerd’s guide to making the most of frequent flyer points
Last century, in 1979, Texas International Airlines introduced an innovative marketing scheme that used mileage-tracking technology to offer free flight upgrades to...
The best high-tech tools for travel safety
Getting robbed, drugged, sick or stranded in the middle of nowhere can turn your dream holiday into a nightmare. Travel insurance is...
Bali’s newest hot spot
Right now, the hottest new places in Bali are popping up between the rice fields in Canggu (pronounced Changoo) – a string...