The nine world cities that are most like Australia
There are cities and towns around the world that really do bear a striking resemblance to the places we know and love back home.
Hokkaido walking tour: Where eagles and cranes dare
Nina Karnikowski sees more than just the Big Three on a winter trip to Japan's northern island.
Advertisement
Will travel insurance cover electronic devices in your checked baggage?
Travellers to the US and UK might have to put electronic devices into checked luggage. But will insurance cover it?
The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper is getting its own festival to mark 50 years since its release
Beatles-related tourism to Liverpool brings in around $US100 million a year.
This is the ultimate holiday destination you'll always go back to
It offers many different micro-cultures, accents, languages and architecture rubbing up against each other.
Featured Destination
Alaska
The USA's biggest state is also big on sights and price. But nowhere else in the world can you traverse such a dramatic coastline and witness orcas frolic in wild seas, boulders of glacial ice crash into the ocean below or breaching humpback whales in a single trip. Inland, its national parks have hungry brown bears catching salmon in river rapids. Alaska may be hard work, but it's rewarding.
Going to extremes
Falling for the beautiful home of the world's most dangerous sport
Its beauty is awesome and inspiring. But it's also home to one of the riskiest pastimes in the world.
165 pegs of hell: Australia’s scariest tourist attraction
The jelly legs kick in around a quarter of the way up. This is fiendishly cruel, and it's only going to get worse.
The world's most terrifying tourist attractions
Forget the drop-and-flop - these 10 experiences will give you bragging rights for years to come.
