Max Anderson

P&O Pacific Eden at the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea.

Ten things you might not expect from your first cruise

Cruising is not everyone's idea of travel, but it's hard not to have a good time once you take the plunge.

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Another Jetstar flight from Perth to Bali was cancelled after a crew member called in sick.

Flight test: Jetstar economy - 'a cramped and miserable chore'

The last time I had nothing in an aircraft was during a Chinese CAAC domestic flight in 1990.

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The township of Kalgoorlie, left, stands next to the Fimiston Open Pit mine, known as the Super Pit.

Diamonds, gold, sapphires: Top 10 places in Australia for finding treasure

Diamonds, gold, sapphires, opals – the land is rich with bejewelled bounty.

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Wallcourt Hall was built as a prep school in 1909.

How a millionaire fairy godmother saved this stunning New York town

Moving into an old village to restore a house is one thing – but what happens when an outsider wants to restore the entire village? Max Anderson visits the town of Aurora in New York State, remodeled by an almost pathological act of philanthropy.

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Flight Test: Air Niugini economy packs a few surprises

Don't believe everything you may have heard about Air Niugini.

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Otherworldly: Swimming with whales at Ningaloo Reef.

Swimming in the middle of Humpback Highway

Max Anderson swims with humpbacks off Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef and finds it a surprisingly large undertaking.

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Beautiful and dramatic dawn light sweeps over the Kingston Gold course on Norfolk island.

The Australian island where the locals are in another world

It's an island off Australia but after listening to the locals, it might as well be an island off Mars.

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Robert De Niro kicks off the 2016 Catskill Summer Challenge at the Bethel Woods Centre for the Arts.

Through the Catskills with Robert De Niro

No matter it's far away from the mean streets of Taxi Driver, it is unnerving being welcomed on a cultural tour by Travis Bickle himself.

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Matsumoto Castle is Japan's oldest castle and a peerless example of 16th-century architecture.

Why travel is more important than private school fees

Are private school fees better spent on travel? Max Anderson puts the idea to the test in Japan.

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Stretch the legs: The walking trail at Morgan.

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Cruising Australia's best loved river

By the time the Murray-Darling river crosses into South Australia, it's become a magnificent 'old man river'.

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China

This is what luxury looks like in China

Max Anderson tries out a new luxury resort in China and finds it affords him rare privileges.

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Get hooked on great white sharks with Rodney Fox

In 1963, Rodney Fox was seized around the chest by a Great White shark. Two years later, he decided he had to know more about his attacker, and entered the waters off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.