Savvy traveller
How to visit top museums around the world for free
It’s becoming increasingly expensive to enter the world’s greatest museums, but here are some ways to keep costs down (or even get in for free).
- Shaney Hudson
Forget the pith helmet: What you really need to pack for a safari
Pack light, follow the lead of guides, wear muted colours, expect extremes and take a first-aid kit.
- Catherine Marshall
- Opinion
- Opinion
My advice on drinking cheap spirits in Bali? Just don’t
Recent incidents in Laos and Fiji have stirred fears about alcohol safety in Bali, which has its own history of bar poisonings.
- Jenny Hewett
A $297 charge for OnlyFans? My card details were stolen on holiday
Credit card scams are on the rise and tourists are common targets. Here are five tips for avoiding what happened to me in Europe.
- Kristie Kellahan
Seven great ways to get around Thailand without flying
Forget about planes, not to mention elephants and tuk-tuks – there are plenty of great options for exploring Thailand at ground level.
- John Borthwick
- Opinion
- Opinion
The two words solo travellers hate and how to avoid them
The mere mention of this concept of single travellers paying more causes everything from sighs of exasperation to outpourings of rage.
- Ben Groundwater
Want to find the best local eats overseas? Use this simple trick
If you want to avoid those ubiquitous, overpriced, tourist menus overseas and eat where the locals do, all you need to do is use Google differently.
- Natasha Bazika
Chaos and stress: How to cope with Greek island ferries
The ferry rear lowers like a whale’s yawning mouth, purging streams of people and cars out into the baking sun.
- Flip Byrnes
Don’t ‘dig a grave’: The unspoken rules of chopsticks etiquette
Most Australians are practised at manipulating chopsticks. But what you do with them is more important than your expertise in using them.
- Brian Johnston
Thank COVID for making one aspect of travelling in Japan much easier
Until recently Japan was still a very much cash-only society, where even restaurant bills of hundreds of dollars would have to be settled with cold, hard currency.
- Ben Groundwater
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