Savvy traveller

You may not be able to take as many risks as you did pre-children, but there are ways to introduce children to more “off the beaten path” travel.

With pilgrims flocking to Rome for the Catholic Jubilee, you’ll need to plan ahead and follow these tips to avoid the holy masses.

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).

Pack light, follow the lead of guides, wear muted colours, expect extremes and take a first-aid kit.

Recent incidents in Laos and Fiji have stirred fears about alcohol safety in Bali, which has its own history of bar poisonings.

Credit card scams are on the rise and tourists are common targets. Here are five tips for avoiding what happened to me in Europe.

Forget about planes, not to mention elephants and tuk-tuks – there are plenty of great options for exploring Thailand at ground level.

The mere mention of this concept of single travellers paying more causes everything from sighs of exasperation to outpourings of rage.

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.

The ferry rear lowers like a whale’s yawning mouth, purging streams of people and cars out into the baking sun.