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Castaways scrawl SOS in sand
A COUPLE in their fifties were rescued after a week stranded on a remote Micronesian island when aircraft crews spotted their desperate message.
What happens to all the blankets?
EVER thought about taking home that blanket you get on a long-haul flight? You might want to think again.
New Orleans ‘people are crazier now’
ANGELA Saurine used to think this city was the most vibrant place on earth — and then tragedy struck. Let’s see what it’s like now.
Man bemused by 47-year stopover
EACH of us have put up with frustratingly lengthy stopovers during our travels, but this one goes entirely too far.
What happens to all the blankets?
EVER thought about taking home that blanket you get on a long-haul flight? You might want to think again.
When ‘eating like a local’ goes too far
AUSSIE tourists are pretty adventurous when it comes to trying new foods abroad. But there are some dishes that are just really weird.
Best bits of America you’re not visiting
TIME to ditch the big cities and see parts of the US even some of the locals miss.
‘The most magical place I’ve been’
TIM Robards has travelled to some pretty amazing places, but nothing compares to this. Put it on your bucket list.
‘Sand hoggers’ slapped with $1000 fines
IT’S been dubbed the “Umbrella Wars”. A crackdown is sweeping across Europe, where beachgoers are being hit hard.
Aussie’s insane work schedule
FIFTY long-haul trips in a year and days that started at 8am and finish at 1am. But it took one really crazy trip to give this businessman a reality check.
No vacancy at world’s biggest cemetery
INCREDIBLE drone footage reveals the world’s biggest necropolis — the final resting place of five million people — which is rapidly running out of space.
Russia has officially lost the plot
GUNMAKERS Kalashnikov has opened a shop selling replica AK-47s to passengers at Russia’s largest airport.
‘There were Americans everywhere’
ABOUT 1500 American revellers on inflatable rafts on a US river had to be rescued after they got blown off course and floated illegally into Canada.
New Orleans ‘people are crazier now’
ANGELA Saurine used to think this city was the most vibrant place on earth — and then tragedy struck. Let’s see what it’s like now.
New Zealanders don’t like us that much
THOSE from New Zealand are seen as Australia’s neighbours and friends. But it turns out they don’t like us that much.
Travel beauty tips cabin crew swear by
FLIGHT attendants have a knack for looking flawless at 34,000 feet. Thankfully, one of them has spilt her best beauty secrets for the rest of us.
‘You’re a long way from home, girl’
THIS surban princess put her big-city life on hold to venture to the Alaskan wilderness. She wondered what the hell she’d done.
‘We didn’t want money to change us’
THIS family is worth millions but sold everything they owned to travel the world as cheaply as possible.
The best island Australians don’t visit
IT’S got great beaches and good food — I even met my partner here. So why do so few Australians visit, asks Johanna Leggatt.
Forget the Gold Coast, go here instead
SOME might say the Gold Coast is to Australia what Justin Bieber is to music: brash, and largely tolerated. But here’s something better.
What’s wrong with those in this photo?
A BOATLOAD of tourists set out to witness one of nature’s most spectacular sights — and then, an awkward misfortune struck.
Why it’s time to break up with Byron Bay
WITH its packed beaches, drunken backpackers and skyrocketing real estate prices, you need to visit these towns instead.
The economic threat of Hanson’s rise
ONE of our most valuable industries relies on our international reputation. All of that could be at risk due to a certain red-head.
