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Greg Mortimer in Cierva Cove in Antarctica.

Not quite luxe but this expedition ship is the real deal

Premium rather than luxury, this is an unbeatable vessel with every technology and a crack team of experts to tackle polar travel.

  • Brian Johnston
Big male tuskers can be beautiful, but frightening.

A stare-off with a wild elephant taught me a valuable lesson

At this point I think, he’ll move away now, once he realises we’re blocking his path. He doesn’t. He keeps on coming.

  • Lee Tulloch
The world’s tallest indoor ferris wheel is found in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Surreal and secretive, this Asian country is finally opening up

It’s considered the least Westernised, least visited and most secretive of Central Asia’s countries, but it’s set to become easier to visit.

  • Billy Saxon
It’s possible to walk for hours without seeing any sign of human habitation.

The hidden side to one of NZ’s most popular islands

Only a 40-minute ferry ride from downtown Auckland, Waiheke Island receives an avalanche of visitors every summer. But it’s not hard to get away from them.

  • Rob McFarland
The sun is out but the snow is deep.

Swallowed by white, this is a different sort of hike

In Japan, but not for skiing, it’s amazing what comes into focus when you’re entirely swallowed by white.

  • Steve Madgwick
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Too many bears, meaning it’s unsafe to land? Perhaps that signifies there are too many humans.

In one of the world’s most incredible places, bears ruin everything

Travelling in the arctic is a privilege that visitors hell-bent on getting that next photograph to show off at home should recognise.

  • Jamie Lafferty
I learnt to stop looking at life through a viewfinder.

On the trip of a lifetime, I left my camera behind. I don’t regret it

I used to witness the world’s great wildlife destinations through a viewfinder. Then this one changed me.

  • Julietta Jameson
Pack light for the hike.

I went on my first big hike in my 40s. It changed the way I see travel

Thirty years ago, my mother hiked New Zealand’s Milford Track. My attempt to follow in her footsteps was an eye-opener.

  • Bianca O'Neill
At Laggan Locks, at the head of Loch Lochy, the Caledonian Canal performs its greatest trick.

On this great walk, my accommodation follows me along

The 125-kilometre Great Glen Way (GGW) is Scotland’s version of a coast-to-coast walk, following a string of lochs, connected by a 19th century canal.

  • Andrew Bain
Sailing the Arctic with Silversea Expeditions.

If you seek adventure, there’s never been a better time to find it at sea

If cruising with kids or cocktails in Queensland isn’t your idea of excitement, then it’s time to get acquainted with expedition cruising.

  • Brian Johnston

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