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Here’s why I hate using Google Maps when I’m travelling
I ignore hectoring instructions and commanding blue lines and choose my own route based not on efficiency, but pleasure.
- by Brian Johnston
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See them while you still can: 19 bucket-list wildlife experiences
At a time when the world’s wildlife is under more pressure than ever, many of today’s wildlife experiences also help with conservation.
- by Richard Madden and Julietta Jameson
Smashed by COVID and cyclones, Pacific paradise now back with a vengeance
Vanuatu’s old experiences been given a flirty facelift and there are plenty of new ones. Here are the highlights.
- by Christine Retschlag
Party capital: Nine must-do highlights of Osaka, Japan
The city’s reputation as Japan’s premier party town is challenged by few. Here’s how to make the most of a brief visit.
- by Jamie Lafferty
‘I can’t get a free flight’: Inside the world of pilots, drivers and captains
Airline pilots, ship’s captains and coach drivers reveal what it’s really like to be at the pointy end of travel.
- by Sue Williams
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Ten things we’ll never understand about New Zealand
The Anzac spirit makes us the closest of neighbouring nations, but when you visit New Zealand you’ll find it’s another country with plenty of foreign quirks.
- by Brian Johnston
Travel quiz: How old do you have to be to sit in a Qantas exit row?
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Nine must-do highlights of Dingle, Ireland
This windswept port town garnered attention as a Star Wars location, but beyond rugged landscapes there’s plenty to charm the visitor.
- by Marian McGuinness
This London hotel provides guests with chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royces
Peninsula Hotels first placed an order for seven Rolls-Royce Silver Shadows in 1970 – at the time, it was the largest order Rolls-Royce had ever fulfilled.
- by Julietta Jameson
Weird and wonderful: Nine must-do highlights in Tokyo
It’s no surprise that the largest city on the planet has a dizzying array of options for visitors, so we’ve whittled it down to some old and new favourites.
- by Jamie Lafferty
Palm Springs’ celebrity homes are a feast of desert drama
A record 105,000 visitors attended the annual Palm Springs Modernism Week in 2023, glimpsing the mid-century estates of Sintra, Elvis and DiCaprio and more.
- by Louise Goldsbury