Opinion
- Opinion
- Road trips
My sophisticated friend is giving up the city for a van. He’s not alone
Sophisticated and urbane, he’s the kind of person who is very discerning about the aesthetics of his life. I can’t imagine him living in a motorhome.
- Lee Tulloch
- Opinion
- Tripologist
The one country you’ll never see on any ‘must-visit’ list
It’s wild, mysterious, haunting and flamboyant, but most Australians view it with fear and loathing.
- Michael Gebicki
- Opinion
- Travel tips
Back-to-work blues? These 10 tips will ignite your travel dreams
The exchange rate is brutal, there’s a cost-of-living crisis and overtourism is ruining popular spots, but here’s how you can still have a great holiday in 2025.
- Ben Groundwater
- Opinion
- Travel tips
Go somewhere else: Overtourism is no longer just a European problem
Kyoto tourist numbers have become so onerous the tourism board recently urged Australians to visit other parts of Japan.
- Anthony Dennis
- Opinion
- Air travel
The five most influential airlines in aviation history
From Pan Am to Qantas, these carriers flew higher, shaping modern aviation – and changing travel forever.
- John Arlidge
- Analysis
- Air travel
Eight Chinese airlines now fly to Australia. Here’s how they stack up
Many of the Chinese airlines flying to Australia offer cheap connections to Europe and other parts of Asia, but what are their reputations like?
- Michael Gebicki
- Opinion
- Tripologist
The five travel questions we keep asking
The best way to see Japan, Italy’s less obvious highlights, and how to use an eSIM: here are the travel questions I get asked over and over.
- Michael Gebicki
- Opinion
- Travel tips
Superjumbos, ‘raw doggers’ and Alan Joyce: Travel’s winners and losers
From the tourism rise of an oil giant to the dramatic downfall of an aviation supremo, here are travel’s biggest winners and losers of the past year.
- Anthony Dennis
- Opinion
- Food and wine
Seven dishes around the world to put on your must-eat list for 2025
Those who really love food can design an entire holiday around the opportunity to eat just one dish.
- Ben Groundwater
- Opinion
- Food and wine
If the French put ice in their wine, you can too
In this one region of France, putting ice in your wine is so popular that a whole new drink has been invented: a piscine.
- Chrissie McClatchie
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