• Ocean cruises

Disney cruise ship heading to Australia for the first time

Disney fans will be able to immerse themselves in all things Mouse when the entertainment giant brings one of its cruise liners to Australia for the first time next year.

• Karl Quinn

Omicron and international travel: In the UK for Christmas, I caught COVID - and now I can't come home

Flying to England for Christmas to see his ageing parents was always going to be a risk - but for Karl Quinn, not doing so was even riskier.

• Karl Quinn

Hiking the Cathedral Range in the age of coronavirus: It's fnard, but we will make it

Usually a hike is just a hike. But on the last weekend before Australia went into shutdown, it somehow seemed so much more.

• Karl Quinn

• Adventure holidays

New Zealand, Routeburn Track: One of the world's most magnificent hikes

In the before shots, trampers are walking on well-marked paths; in the after shots, they're wading in waist-deep water.

• Karl Quinn

• The Murray

Proud Murray keeps on turning: Paddle steamer journey is a trip back in time

Moama to Barmah and back takes an hour by car, but six days on the river, which was plenty of time for Karl Quinn and his fellow crewmates to imagine themselves in a different era.

• Karl Quinn

A great challenge, or just a great sellout?

Screenwriter insists his work on a tourism campaign makes artistic sense.

• Karl Quinn