Tips & Articles

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...

Roads Less Travelled Australia itinerary

9 June 2010

Experience the magnificent Kimberley in northwestern Western Australia with this trip from Broome to...

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?

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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