Inspiration
‘Here is nowhere’: Japan’s stunning, little-known epic walking trail
The coastline here is as beautiful as it is battered, in a region that has traditionally seen few tourists. But that’s starting to change.
- by Andrew Bain
The latest travel news, tips and inspiration delivered to your inbox.
Sign upDestination guides
Holiday guides
More inspiration
Port guide: Broome, Australia
This isolated West Australian town and gateway to the Kimberley has quirky character, multicultural history and a spectacular beach.
- by Brian Johnston
Nine must-see highlights of underrated eastern European city
With a dramatic setting in a plunging river valley, Georgia’s capital Tbilisi offers an intriguing range of architecture and the world’s oldest wine culture.
- by Rob McFarland
Travel quiz: What is the biggest city in Bali?
Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with this week’s quiz.
Ghost cities and stranded ships: Inside a country that doesn’t exist
Karakalpakstan has its own language, culture and history, but you won’t find it on any map.
- by Joel Day
Ten parts of European culture we should embrace (and five we don’t want)
Ireland’s craic, Denmark’s hygge and Spain’s sobremesa are just a few of the local customs that should be embraced by travellers, no matter where they are.
- by Brian Johnston
A country too dangerous to visit is one I can’t wait to return to
As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and prosper and crumble into ruin”.
- by Luke Slattery
I went down a dodgy backstreet and discovered Rome’s best pizza
Forget tight cobblestone streets and pretty piazzas. The best pizza is hiding in a grimy laneway – and requires an open mind.
- by Natasha Bazika
Disneyland in real life: The gorgeous town that inspired the theme park
Cinderella Castle took cues from Germany’s Neuschwanstein. But when it came to the blueprint for Main Street, Disney found a muse closer to home.
- by Julia D'Orazio
The 100-year-old grande dame of luxury lodges gets a $25m revamp
Huka Lodge, the luxury New Zealand lodge that inspired imitators around the world, has just reopened after a substantial renovation.
- by Trudi Jenkins
Opinion
Air travel
My simple flight home from Europe became a 74-hour ordeal
It was meant to be a standard, 21-hour jaunt home from Europe. Instead it turned into a comedy (or tragedy) of errors.
- by Belinda Jackson
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/traveller/inspiration