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Eight hotel red flags that should make you reconsider booking

If you get to your hotel and discover there’s a building site next door, it’s too late. These signs at booking should send you running in the other direction.

  • Michael Gebicki

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Hikers on the slopes of Zabriskie Point at sunrise.

This roasting-hot national park may be America’s most underrated

Death Valley is the hottest, driest and lowest national park in the US – and arguably the most visually arresting.

  • David Whitley
Here’s the tip: failing to do so or leaving a miserly tip is considered rude and disrespectful.

The reason Australians are considered ‘the world’s worst travellers’

I asked a taxi driver in Cairo who were the worst travellers. He didn’t hesitate with his answer.

  • Michael Gebicki
St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall.

World’s most stunning sacred sites (including two on our doorstep)

I’m a believer. Not in a higher power, but in the power of sacred spaces to move, challenge, educate and uplift me.

  • Catherine Marshall
Autumn colour in Kyoto.

Your questions: What are some must-sees in Japan over three weeks?

“Other than the flights, our trip is a blank canvas. Can you suggest some essential sights for a couple in their 60s?”

  • Michael Gebicki
Last-minute availability at the Assistant Lighthouse Keepers Cottage at Reflections Norah Head, on the Central Coast.

Left Easter plans late? Nine ideas for a quick getaway or staying put

Whether you’re staying in Sydney or keen to get out of town, the Easter holidays are yours for the exploring – even if you’ve left it to the last minute.

  • Riley Wilson
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Poolside at Mildura’s newest boutique property Kar-Rama.

It’s not too late to have an Easter escape – city or country

If you dropped the eight ball, fear not: here are the best last-minute things to check out these holidays in Melbourne and beyond.

  • Riley Wilson
Kopan Monastery hosts 3000 visitors each year seeking spiritual guidence.

I left this retreat ‘reborn’. All I did was focus on one scary thing

We’ve heard whispers about this meditation since the start of the retreat, and been primed for the 40 minutes we’ll spend “focusing on our own impermanence”. 

  • Nina Karnikowski
Season 3 of The White Lotus was shot in Koh Samui, and the theme incorporates traditional Thai music.

More White Lotus? Nah, I’m tired of the rich behaving badly on holiday

It seems we can’t get enough of The White Lotus and its entitled tourists. But the characters are all-too recognisable from my travels.

  • Lee Tulloch
Heian Jingu’s Torii and Okazaki Canal with cherry blossom.

Japan just got a lot more expensive. Here’s why we’ll keep going

Say it ain’t so. Tell me the dream isn’t over. Someone please reassure me that Japan is still a cheap destination.

  • Ben Groundwater

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