The ultimate soundtrack for travelling in the US

Craig Tansley and Ben Groundwater

America is best seen and experienced with a song in your heart.

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New York's iconic Empire State Building.

Nine must-do highlights of Cappadocia, Turkey

David Whitley

Cappadocia's extraordinary landscapes – all bizarre rock stacks, phallic-looking fairy chimneys and mountainsides that look like dragons' teeth – are best seen from above.

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Cappadocia is the world's hot air ballooning capital.

Why these 10 airlines changed their names

David Whitley

Changing a company name is a big deal. And the bigger the company, the more millions that need to be spent ensuring potential customers know who you are.

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A Virgin Blue Boeing 737-76N at the RAAF Base in Williamtown, NSW in 2010.

Germany's much-vaunted Deutsche Bahn train system is not what it once was, writes one Traveller reader this week.

Letters: One of the world's great train networks now a shambles

The once mighty Deutsche Bahn (German Rail), a symbol of punctuality, reliability and other German stereotypes, has fallen into a shambolic heap of disrepair.

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Ashley Hodak has taken the opportunity to pursue a career as a flight attendant amid a jobs boom in the travel industry.

'It's so cool': There's never been a better time to get a job in travel

Ashley Hodak's new career is about to take off.

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Sue Williams

Qantas passengers queue for security checks at Sydney Airport's Terminal 3 last month.

Faster security queues as Sydney Airport finally rolls out new scanners

New baggage scanners no longer require travellers to remove their laptops or aerosols.

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Craig Platt

The extensive, unrivalled riverside setting and amenities is a sanctuary from the still chaotic city beyond.

Review: Perfect score for Bangkok luxury riverside hotel

A luxury hotel that delivers a memorable experience for the Bangkok visitor who can afford it.

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Anthony Dennis

Palm Beach's top activity is the one-kilometre, lung-busting walk up to the lighthouse on Barrenjoey Head, where the ...

Neighbours is gone, but Home and Away's real Summer Bay lives on

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Follow in the footsteps of two wartime PMs

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Washington DC

Come for the vista, stay for the culture. Taking in the mesmerising view from the Lincoln Memorial across the reflecting pool to the Capitol dome is a must.

Before smartphones and Wi-Fi, internet cafes were how travellers kept in touch with home.

Why I can never give up my dodgy old Hotmail account

It's my first email address, the one I made specifically because I was about to go away overseas for a year or two and I wanted to keep in contact with everyone back home.