8 top places to escape Australia’s capital cities
25 June 2010
Every so often we all get that unmistakable itch to flee the city. Lonely Planet author Sarah Wintle picks the best weekend breaks and...
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Best of East Coast of Australia
25 June 2010
This classic coastal run takes in thousands of kilometres of coastline. It could take a lifetime or, with just...
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Queensland with children
3 June 2010
Queensland is an enormous slab of Australia put aside for pleasure-seeking pursuits. It's a...
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Roads Less Travelled Australia itinerary
9 June 2010
Experience the magnificent Kimberley in northwestern Western Australia with this trip from Broome to...
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Summer’s best secret: Australia’s winter
25 June 2010
Mark Twain famously said the coldest winter he ever spent was summer in San Francisco. Well, with summer coming, maybe there’s reason to chase winter - down under in Australia?
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10 best family holiday destinations
25 June 2010
Who says that successful travel en famille means a week in the company of a certain famous mouse?
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7 bizarre bars
9 June 2010
Nothing makes a drink taste better than sitting in an alien's lap while you have it. Right?...
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10 ways to kill time at the airport
Your bags have been checked, your boarding pass issued… and now you’ve got hours to wait before getting on your plane. What can you do with an airport...
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6 tips for curbing pre-flight tension
25 June 2010
You’ve booked your ticket, flicked through the guidebook and you’re counting the days to the big holiday. But you can’t help feeling just a little nervous. Pre-flight tension or ‘PFT’, affects...
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Arrival rituals - think yours are strange?
What’s the first thing Lybian leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi does when he arrives in a new place? He insists upon erecting his tent in his hosts’ lawns to receive guests...
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Conquer your fear: 4 tips for solo women travelers
25 June 2010
I used to be scared to travel alone. Now I jump right in. Before spending a year studying in Turkey, I had never traveled solo. But after...
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Embrace embarrassment - learn a second language!
25 June 2010
So you wanna learn a second language during your stay abroad? Sure, classes, textbooks and flashcards work – but we’ve got some tips for...
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Travel photography: How to photograph people
25 June 2010
Sick of snapshots that are just a bit, well, ordinary? In this article we share tips for capturing the wow factor when you...
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