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Blondes have more fun on the garbage run

While a crematorium experiences overflow.

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After you’ve ticked off Dubai’s “big” things, spice markets and gardens await.

There’s more to Dubai than big buildings, if you know where to look

There is a cultural richness to Dubai, if you can tear yourself away from the glitz of the skyscrapers and shopping malls.

  • Shona Hendley
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An excellent Keast extract

Remembering a dark matter on the home front.

Many renters have given up on the dream of owning a home.

Why I traded saving for a house to ‘doom spend’ on an overseas holiday

Every person my age who I know who has a house had help from their parents. We’re now living in an inheritocracy, so I’m going to live a little.

  • Simon Taylor
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Ditching the rivalry

For trans-Tasman goodwill.

Get to this idyllic but overlooked South Pacific island before the crowds do

It’s as much a slice of paradise as the most beautiful of its neighbours.

  • Craig Tansley
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Jasper to Prince Rupert train, Canada.

The world’s 24 greatest railway experiences

I like every type of train journey, from luxury long-distance trips to short, scenic jaunts on public transport. Here are my most memorable trips.

  • Tim Richards
Sisi, or Elisabeth, often referred to as a 19th-century Princess Diana, was obsessed with her appearance.

How the 19th century Princess Diana gave me inspiration for my travel itinerary

Sisi, the royal rebel who married an emperor at 16, had a colourful life worth tracing through Vienna.

  • Mary O'Brien

‘Tasmania’s Byron Bay’ and four other easy summer getaways

With this season proving to be a scorcher, here are the best places to go to beat the heat.

  • Craig Tansley
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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