• Tours

Kakadu National Park tour: Top End jackpot

Coming across a beautiful swimming hole after hiking in the Aussie heat feels like hitting the jackpot.

• Megan Levy

• Australia

Birdsville Races, Queensland: The outback's wildest party

It might be like "like schoolies for the over 50s", but for many Aussies, visiting this event is a bucket list item.

• Megan Levy

• Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi stopover holiday from Europe: Things to do in Dubai's rival

In recent years, Australians have flocked in increasing numbers to Dubai as a stopover destination. But there's a wealthier city right next door.

• Megan Levy

• Canada

Hiking Canada's Pacific West Coast trail

Blaze your own trail on Canada's wild and rugged Pacific West Coast.

• Megan Levy

Fisherman's friends astonished when castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga washes up after 14 months at sea

Fishermen in a small village in southern Mexico remember when their friend Jose Salvador Alvarenga set out for what was meant to be a day-long shark fishing expedition in late 2012.

• Megan Levy

Qantas flight gastro outbreak: toast and Vegemite for sick passengers

A group of high school students have been discharged from hospital following a horror 13-hour flight from Santiago to Sydney on which they were struck down with severe vomiting and diarrhoea.

• Megan Levy

Australian woman gored during Pamplona bull run improves

The condition of an Australian woman has reportedly improved in hospital after she was gored by a bull during the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona in Spain.

• Megan Levy

'Fat tax' for flights make no economic sense, says industry consultant

Any move to charge Australian airline passengers for tickets based on their weight would be viewed with cynicism by one aviation expert, in the wake of Samoa Air's introduction of the world's first "pay as you weigh" flights.

• Megan Levy

Booking system delays anger Virgin Australia customers

Frustrated Virgin Australia passengers have complained of being kept on hold for up to 12 hours following the airline's switch to a new booking and reservations system across its domestic and international networks.

• Megan Levy

• Food and wine

Saying yes to street food risky, but worth it

I rolled over, edged down my pyjama pants and wearily said: "Just stick it in".

• Megan Levy