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The author in Santorini, aged 19; and (right) recovering from her accident.

I joined the next idiot tourist procession at the hospital

With Eurail passes and no plans, these “serious girls who had studied hard” were ready to cut loose, and Greece was calling.

  • Jacqueline Maley

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The summer I traded for five weeks with a French family

From blue cheese and frog legs, to learning Latin in French: here’s how I fared being thrown into a French winter with the vocabulary of a two-year-old.

  • Millie Muroi
It might seem petty, but there is great power in creating imagined competition with a collection of sworn enemies.

Forget making friends; the key to a happy life is many enemies

It might seem petty, but there is great power in creating imagined competition with a collection of sworn enemies.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Journalist Niki Savva in 1974.

From the Rolling Stones to a nosey parker, I eventually found my perfect job

When Niki Savva ended up in the nation’s capital she had the most exciting, dramatic and news-sodden time in her 50 years of political reporting.

  • Niki Savva
Sean Kelly celebrating his 40th birthday.

It’s my party and I’ll philosophise if I want to

There was no dancing, so was my 40th birthday party a failure? Or was this a disguised farewell to both the times that had been and the people who had experienced them with me?

  • Sean Kelly
View of the medieval town of Cesky Krumlov in South Bohemia region, Czech Republic.

Grand discovery after dazzling days and carefree nights

It was a summer of wild adventure through Europe: dancing on rooftops, swimming in fountains and sneaking into Roman ruins at midnight.

  • Jordan Baker
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Taking a break from covering the cricket during Australia’s 2015 Ashes tour of England.

New fatherhood, collective grief and an endless summer on the road

The fatal felling of Phillip Hughes reinforced the fragility and preciousness of life for this cricket correspondent and first-time parent.

  • Chris Barrett
Maggie Zhou during her US adventure.

Maggie’s movie star moments on trek through America

Gen Z’s ability to romanticise even the most mundane situation, like an overnight Greyhound bus trip, is a useful skill that served Maggie Zhou well on her West Coast adventure.

  • Maggie Zhou
Comedian Michelle Brasier.

Teen acne, too tall, too loud: I was that weird kid who wanted to make people laugh

I should have felt like a freak, but I felt like a perfectly acceptable person. Until I didn’t.

  • Michelle Brasier

‘Hobbies are like dating’: How to find one and be happier in 2025

Let the “Four Cs” of hobbies be your guide to less stress and better moods.

  • Lauren Ironmonger

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