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Fijian heaven can wait while there is a dengue fever outbreak.

I should be in Fiji this week, but I’m too afraid to go

There’s an outbreak of a disease few travellers think about, but it’s one you don’t get over. I would know.

  • Lee Tulloch

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My kids wanted to go shopping in an urban maze. It was terrifying

The souks of Marrakesh are full of very pretty things, about 98 per cent of which my daughters want to buy.

  • David Whitley
Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

Ten classic mistakes first-time skiers make

Are you even a skier if you haven’t made some, or all, of these simple mistakes?

  • Matt Hampton
Visitors pose with a man in a Trump mask outside the White House. The US remains one of the best travel destinations in the world, regardless of who’s in charge.

Should you boycott the US? The 20 biggest questions in travel right now

We posed 20 of the most pressing questions that should be on travellers’ minds to a group of experts across a range of categories. Here’s what they had to say.

  • Lee Tulloch
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Want to take an extended holiday? Here’s what you need to do first

Careful planning can help make spending a longer time away from home carefree.

  • Nina Karnikowski
A family snow holiday without the tantrums and budget blowouts? Yes, it’s possible.

How to have a snow holiday with family and remain friends

A snow holiday without the tantrums and budget blowouts? Yes, it’s possible. Here’s how to plan the best winter ski break for your family.

  • Justin Meneguzzi
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Roissypole train station at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris.

Your questions: Is it safe to travel on Paris’ trains from the airport?

Travelling from Charles de Gaulle Airport into central Paris is fast and generally safe, but take a few precautions.

  • Michael Gebicki
The Moai of Easter Island – but how did they get there?

The world’s 14 most mysterious destinations (plus five in Australia)

It’s no mystery that the world’s greatest riddles still fascinate and their invariably spectacular locations all await the inquisitive traveller.

  • Sue Williams
Beehive formations at the Bungle Bungles in Western Australia.

Don’t want to go to the US? 10 Australian dupes for its greatest attractions

If you’ve decided to avoid travelling to the US at the moment, here are 10 domestic equivalents that stand up to America’s favourites.

  • Riley Wilson
If you’re willing to sit apart from your travel companions, you can increase your chances of getting an empty seat next to you.

My husband and I sit apart on flights. There’s a good reason why

For richer, for poorer, for better, for worse: but there’s no way I’m sharing an arm rest with my husband on a long-haul flight.

  • Kerry van der Jagt

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