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For a couple of months a year, this fishing village in China will display a spectacular sight of seaweed harvesting. ...

The Big Picture: Readers' top travel photos

Take a look at this week's best travel photos sent in by readers for our Big Picture competition.

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Some of the rules of flying on airlines may surprise you.

Passenger ban over body odour: 15 shocking airline rules

Yes, you have to have your tray table up for landing. But there are many other rules on planes you don't know about.

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The Boeing 747 is the fastest passenger plane in the skies, but what's the average cruising speed for commercial aircraft?

The weekly Traveller quiz

Traveller quiz: What's the average cruising speed of a passenger jet?

Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge.

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The Auvergne region of south-central France.

Heading to Tuscany? There's a better value and less crowded alternative

Celebrating my mother's 80th birthday in August 2018, considering a villa in Tuscany for two-three weeks. Could we find better value and less crowds elsewhere? Looking for an interesting area with great food and wine. J. Metcalfe, Avoca, NSW Tuscany in August is going to be packed, and hot. Same goes for Provence, the Cote d'Azur and most of the other desirable bits of southern Europe at this time of year.

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Reykjavik the capital city of Iceland above view from Perlan. str11-savingsplan

This is why you no longer need to arrive anywhere with local currency

Travelling to Iceland, would like to arrive with local currency. Is there anywhere in sydney that sells Icelandic krona? C. Sales, Blacktown NSW It's impossible to find anywhere in Sydney that will sell you Icelandic krona.

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What are the best SIM cards to use when travelling in Iran?

Travelling in Iran, how can we stay in touch with children and how can people in Australia contact us?

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Himeji Castle with beautiful cherry blossom in spring season.

Natural phenomena behind the latest trend in travel

Flowers can transform and enhance a landscape to such an extent that you can have a completely different experience of a destination depending on the season.