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    Air Vanuatu has been placed into liquidation.

    Nauru Airlines flies in for a look at collapsed Air Vanuatu

    The national carrier of Vanuatu collapsed into liquidation on Friday. Fiji Airways has already expressed interest in acquiring whatever is left of the airline.

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    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
    Perhaps the most spectacular vista anywhere, especially given how hard you have to work to get to this elevation.

    Mount Everest from your tent? That’s a view worth the trek

    Waking up to behold Nepal’s most renowned mountains is a dream come true. But you’ve got to put in the hard yards to get there.

    • Alana Christensen
    Short, steep and with a wall at one end and a perilous drop at the other, the runway at Lukla’s airport isn’t for the faint-hearted.

    This airport is one of the world’s most scenic – and treacherous

    Trekking in Nepal’s Everest region is on many a bucket list. But the adventure starts well beforehand, with a landing at Tenzing-Hillary Airport.

    • Alana Christensen

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    Free Skiing in Steamboat.

    The elite US ski town that flies under the radar of many Australians

    It’s the American resort that’s bred the most winter Olympians. After a $US200 million overhaul, Steamboat’s 1500 hectares across six peaks is the place to be.

    • Cosima Marriner

    How this tiny English village got a US tech money makeover

    Before Michael Birch swooped in, few people had ever heard of Woolsery in North Devon. Now the smart London set happily spend hours driving there.

    • Jane Knight
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    This famous spa costs $17k for five nights. Is it worth it?

    We road-test celebrity magnet Ananda Spa in the Himalayas.

    • Fiona Carruthers
    Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons. The gardens are a big draw, as well as the hotel and restaurant.

    At this luxe Belmond hotel in Oxfordshire, food is the real star

    Four decades on, Raymond Blanc has more planned for his exclusive Michelin-starred gourmet retreat, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons.

    • Ute Junker

    April

    Monk Shiei Yamagami guides visitors through their temple stay near the city of Hamamatsu, 90 minutes from Tokyo.

    For the full zen, stay at an ancient temple in Japan

    Our writer bypasses the hotels and ryokans to spend a night as a guest of Buddhist monks. He didn’t anticipate the wooden stick, though.

    • Michael Smith
    Nishiki Market is a smorgasbord of traditional food temptations.

    Escape into serenity with these day trips out of Kyoto

    There are beautiful rivers, myriad shrines, a World Heritage-listed site, and much more within easy reach of the renowned Japanese city.

    • Ley Butterworth
    Scenic Eclipse II arrives in Sydney on Friday morning.

    Priciest global cruise arrives in Sydney

    Cruising is back in vogue, particularly on super-luxury options such as the Scenic Eclipse II, which boasts two helicopters and a submarine.

    • Fiona Carruthers
    Instead of engineering the outside world to make waiting better work on yourself, to learn how to live in a world of waiting.

    How not to be bored when you have to wait

    A writer went on a quest to wait less. Then he discovered how to care less about waiting.

    • Arthur C. Brooks
    Inside Kee’s bar and restaurant at 21 Carpenter Hotel in Singapore: a combination of old-world charm and contemporary design.

    A luxurious weekend in Singapore – yet off the beaten track

    It’s easy to stick to hectic Orchard Road or Marina Bay on a fleeting visit to the city state. But a quieter, more authentic enclave awaits you, too.

    • Ingrid Fuary-Wagner

    Bula billionaires! Welcome to Fiji’s most expensive island

    For $9000 a night, it’s little wonder Oprah Winfrey and George Clooney check in to COMO Laucala Island resort – because too much luxury is never enough.

    • Myriam Robin
    Jon Kerr, co-founder of the World Golf Competition, is a firm believer in both the hybrid work model and combining business travel with leisure.

    Australians lead the world in business-leisure trips

    Aussies are taking business trips nearly twice the length of the global average and Melbourne boss and golfer Jon Kerr is all for it.

    • Gus McCubbing
    The Capitol building, Toulouse.

    The beautiful French city built on the profits of pastel

    Toulouse may be France’s fourth-biggest city, but its centre still has the intimacy of a substantial country town.

    • Robert Bevan
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    Why a grown-up gap year is a great idea

    When two Sydney architects’ youngest child left home, they did too. Seven months, 63 beds, 12 flights, 36 trains, 18 buses, seven cars, three boats and one lost wallet later, here are their highlights.

    • Hannah Tattersall

    The Venetian island worth an after-dark visit

    From April, a new, immersive event series is firing up on Murano, known for its exquisite glass craftsmanship.

    • Ute Junker

    What happens when a rich US lawyer buys a medieval Tuscan village

    Michael L. Cioffi was so taken by a hilltop hamlet in Val d’Orcia that he restored its crumbling structures to create a luxurious boutique hotel and more.

    • Tony Davis

    The secrets of France’s other Olympic city

    Less than four hours by train from the main event in Paris, Marseille will host the sailing and plenty of soccer – all with a relaxed beachside vibe.

    • Hans van Leeuwen
    Junior Suite at Zel, Mallorca.

    From Branson to Nadal – big names are investing millions in Mallorca

    Forget the parties and tacky tourism around Magaluf. Celebrities and luxury hotel chains are putting up brass plates across one of Spain’s favourite Balearic Islands.

    • Jane Knight