Opinion
Opinion
Adventure holidays
I went to work in the jungle and learnt lessons that changed my life
A 21-year-old wise beyond his years taught me lessons about patience and empathy we all should heed.
- by Michael Fowler
Opinion
Tripologist
Spineless government is preventing cheaper flights for Australians
With the Australian government, allowing airline lobbyists to dictate terms that override the interests of consumers shows a spineless dereliction of duty.
- by Michael Gebicki
Opinion
Tips & advice
Does travelling turn you into a worse person?
An American philosopher claims travel turns us into the worst version of ourselves. I disagree.
- by Ben Groundwater
Opinion
Tips & advice
Airport transits are the dullest of experiences. This is the key to surviving them
We don’t really take in airports, but if you get into sightseeing mode and pretend your holiday has already begun, time will pass more quickly.
- by Brian Johnston
Opinion
Ocean cruises
I used to eat everything on a cruise. Now, I treat every ship like a health spa
I found that it’s perfectly possible to treat a cruise ship like a health spa, if you want to, rather than La Grand Bouffe. I won’t pretend it was easy, but there are a few tricks.
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
Holidays
I dipped my toes into resort life and found a microcosm of excess
There was a day spa, a beach-adjacent infinity pool, a swim-up bar and a buffet service. But something bigger was missing.
- by Shona Hendley
Opinion
Culture holidays
No great loss: Nine events better than the Commonwealth Games
Disappointed that the world’s largest school sports carnival has been cancelled? Here are nine important (and occasionally perplexing) other events to attend.
- by Ben Groundwater
Opinion
China
Why Australians should return to this astounding country
China remains one of the world’s outstanding destinations for landscapes, history, culture and cuisine. Go see it for yourself.
- by Brian Johnston
Opinion
Japan
The one secret about Japan that travel writers don’t want you to know
Your ticket to eating and drinking at all the best establishments in a country that can be famously difficult to navigate comes down to one word.
- by Ben Groundwater
Opinion
Tips & advice
Travellers shouldn’t get the blame for ‘overtourism’. This is who is really at fault
“Overtourism” puts the blame on the tourists, when the real issue has been governments’ poor management of destinations.
- by Lee Tulloch