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Travel Advice

How to avoid the worst travel disasters

FROM lost luggage to the stomach of doom - Lonely Planet reveal the top 10 travel disasters and how to avoid them.

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Bargain buys Shop till you drop in LA

Rodeo Drive sign

WHETHER you want to browse the racks with celebrities or find the best bargain buys, Los Angeles has stores to suit all tastes, trends and wallets.

Festive Treat Dreaming of a White Christmas?

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IT'S never too early to get ready for Christmas, so here are the top ten spots to spend the festive season this year - perfect for an early pressie.

Test The ultimate travel challenge

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IS it cheaper to book a flight through a travel agent, a travel website or direct with the airline? We took the travel challenge to find out.

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Advice How to live and work in New York

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TACKLING the Big Apple on your own can be daunting - especially for the unemployed - so prepare yourself for battle with these top tips.

Privacy debate Hideaways celebs use to escape fame

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STARS going to great lengths for a paparazzi-free zone, but are they still fair game on their holiday?

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Stopover Best airport stop-overs enroute to Europe

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KNOW where to stay, how to get there and what freebies you'll score with this handy guide to airport accommodation en-route to Europe.

Stickers Decorate luggage with cocaine and dildos

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TRAVELLERS can pretend to be cocaine smugglers, kidnappers or just plain kinky with an outrageous range of luggage stickers.

Extreme travel Is travel abduction worth it?

Wolf Creek

BEING blindfolded, bound, gagged and beaten might appeal to a few, but has this latest experiential travel trend gone too far?

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Luxury Does business class live up to the hype?

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A CHANCE airline upgrade gave Kate Schneider her first taste of business class travel. But would she pay do it again?

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Luxury First review of Singapore's new mega-hotel

Marina Bay Sands

A LUXURY luxury hotel in Singapore has stolen the title of the world's most expensive and wowed tourists with its unique design.

Deals Travel challenge: Russia

TOP deals for holidays to Russia including visits to thermal springs, brown bears, eagles and fur seals.

Affordable Best countries to travel on the cheap

Backpackers

LONELY Planet's pick of the top destinations that will blow your mind without breaking the bank - no budget no problem.

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Travel Health

DVT risk New travel blood clots fears

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DEADLY blood clots are just as likely to form from long-distance train and bus trips as they are from air travel, experts have warned.

Air travel Why flying is a real headache

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HEADACHES associated with air travel appear to be a "huge and painful problem" for many passenger, according to a new report.

Bite fright Tourist has maggots surgically removed

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A BRITISH tourist, who was forced to have maggots surgically removed, has described the terrifying ordeal as like having "baby crabs growing inside me".

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Cover yourself Sure enough, insure

NOTHING can ruin an overseas holiday like illness or injury. And, as the saying goes, if you can't afford travel insurance, you can't afford to travel.

Traveller's diarrhoea Eat and runny on the road

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TRAVELLER'S diarrhoea is as inevitable as a delayed flight but you can minimise your chance of succumbing, writes seasoned traveller Ewen Bell.

Exotic souvenirs Things you don't want to take home

Candiru 'Willy' catfish

MICROSCOPIC parasites, water born fleas and translucent catfish are just a few of the least desirable keepsakes you can pick-up on your holidays.

Holiday flings Dangerous liaisons

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IT'S not so romantic when you realise you've been given an unwanted sexually transmitted "gift" from your holiday fling.

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