Forget liveable: Here are the 10 most loveable cities in the world
You don't have to want to live in these places – you just have to love paying them a visit.
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Ben Groundwater
Traveller's globetrotting backpacker, Ben Groundwater, finds the good, the bad and the ugly in the world’s best destinations. Ben is a columnist, blogger, feature writer, and co-star of the web series Beauty and the Backpacker, who has visited more than 80 countries during his 12 years in the industry. Ben was named travel writer of the year by the Australian Society of Travel Writers in 2014 and 2015.
11 destinations Australians should love (but don't)
These are the destinations, surely, that will one day hold our affections like the current favourites.
The 13 things you will never hear an Australian traveller say
There are phrases and sentences you'll just never hear a fellow Aussie utter.
Podcast
Podcast: Getting sick when you travel - can eating just cheese and bread make you sick?
Getting sick when you travel can be a real bummer. It can ruin your entire overseas experience. So what should you do if you get sick on the road?
The bird-brained plan that made Margaret River a wine wonderland
Many come to Margaret River for the wine, but there are just as many who travel here for the beaches, the forests, the walking trails, for the good food and the laidback lifestyle.
The 10 rules for drinking in foreign countries
Do booze and travel mix? Ben Groundwater investigates.
The world's best drinking destinations
Done right, drinking in a foreign place can be an experience to savour.
This might just be the most fun you can have in a European city
On a summer's day, there's nowhere you'd rather be.
Fifteen things travellers who grew up in the '90s have all done
If you grew up in the '80s and '90s, if you know who Yahoo Serious is and you remember taping songs from the radio, then there's every chance you'll also display the following quirks.
Yes, I'm going to rant about Trump in a travel column. Here's why
Travel is fun, politics is not. Why put the two together?
Fourteen telltale signs that make it obvious you're a tourist
If you don't want to look like a tourist, you should avoid doing all of these things.
The ultimate guide to Australia's coolest wineries
Today's wineries are not just wineries. They are also art galleries, concert venues, purveyors of fine food – an entire tourism experience.
Not TripAdvisor: The one thing determining where we travel to
What's the most powerful app in the travel world? TripAdvisor? It would have to be up there. Airbnb? Also in the top 10, for sure. Skyscanner? It's close
The nine best (and five worst) international airports named
Make sure you have a happy landing with our guide to the airports with the best food, lounges, hotels and transit experiences.
There's a scientific reason why some of us love travel so much
There is a gene variation that makes some of us more likely to take risks in the pursuit of pleasure.
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