Michael Gebicki

Michael Gebicki

Sydney-based writer and photographer, Michael Gebicki has been writing travel articles since 1982 and is Traveller's resident Tripologist.

Pilot jobs with a major airline are the flight path to the big time, but it's a tough road.

The Big Issue: What pilots get paid

While times are good for pilots right now there are no guarantees.

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Pay attention to the fine print on travel insurance in Antarctica.

Advice on travel insurance and medical evacuation for Antarctica

Any advice about travel insurance for Antarctic cruising, especially regarding medical evacuation?

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Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, California.

Holidays in hell: When to know to go separate ways

My son wants to see Hollywood and casinos and I want to visit friends in Illinois and Washington DC. How should we go about this?

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A two-week fairytale tour of Europe

My husband and I fly into Geneva with two weeks to spare before travelling to Budapest.

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Swimming pool of the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore.

The world's top 10 urban swims

Locals' favourite swimming spots can tell you a lot about a city.

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The Qantas Dreamliner business class cabin. The plane will fly 17 hours from Perth to London non-stop.

This is what the future of long-haul travel looks like for Australians

Soaring demand, economics, new technologies and global warming are all driving big changes in the way we will fly.

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The dunes of the Sahara on the south side of the Atlas Mountains are well worth a visit.

Can we take a train from Spain to Morocco?

Travel by ferry to Morocco and don't miss Fes and Marrakesh and the dunes of the Sahara.

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Stopovers are advisable if you want to prevent jetlag.

Is jetlag worse when you fly non-stop from Australia to Europe?

A stopover will allow your body clock to move closer to the time at your destination.

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Best place for a family trip with culture, food and Frank Lloyd Wright

Our family of four is planning a three-four week holiday in June 2018 with art and culture, food and architecture with emphasis on Frank Lloyd Wright. Either northern Italy, Slovenia & Croatia, or east coast US. E. Liu, Dulwich Hill NSW These are two really great destinations, either of which would satisfy your criteria.

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A group of women from the Red Dao tribe in Sapa Northern Vietnam.

The best place to visit in Vietnam in January

Our family party of seven adults has a nine-day holiday in northern Vietnam in January. We would like suggestions of where to go after meeting up in Hanoi. Is Sapa overly touristy? N. Bowman, Reid ACT Sapa is popular, but not in January, it's seriously cold and often misty and possibly raining and the rice terraces won't be green.

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Is it possible to do a self-drive tour of Patagonia?

We'd like to combine our Antarctic cruise with an overland trip to Patagonia.

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As a general rule, it's citizens of well-off, democratic and mostly white countries who have the most desirable ...

US, India and more: Don't get caught out by these visa entry scams

The number of countries your passport allows you to enter without a visa tells you how much the rest of the world likes you, trusts you and wants to be your buddy.