Travel magazine
Six running series and hundreds of articles, written by the people who plan the trips.
When to go
Seasons, month by month, region by region
What it costs
Real budgets in dollars, with tables
Routes that work
Tested itineraries and combinations
Eating across Asia
What to order and where
On foot
Treks and long walks, described honestly
Before you book
Visas, permits, timing, practicalities
What we would skip in Australia
Australia is enormous and almost everything in it is good, which is what makes the editing hard. A two-week itinerary holds about…
What to eat and drink in Australia, and where
Australian food has no single dish you must try and that is the point of it. What Australia has instead is a…
Sydney in four days
Sydney is the arrival city for most Australian trips and it is usually given three days, of which the first is spent…
Australia month by month, starting with the red centre
Australia does not have a season. It has at least three climates running on different calendars, and the reason we keep recommending…
How many days do you need in Australia?
The honest answer is that days are the wrong unit. Count internal flights instead.
Which Great Barrier Reef trip is worth the money
The Great Barrier Reef is not a place. It is about 1,400 miles (2,300 km) of separate reef systems, and the difference…
The best two-week route through Australia
There is a standard two-week Australia route and it is standard because it is right: Sydney, the red centre and the reef.…
How much does two weeks in Australia really cost?
Australia has a reputation for being expensive, and the reputation is half right. Food, coffee, fuel and museum entries cost less than…
Australia for the first time: what surprises people, and what we would do differently
Almost every disappointing Australia trip we have been asked to rescue had the same cause. The traveller looked at a map, saw…
Australia with children: what works, what does not, and what we change
Australia is one of the easiest long-haul countries in the world to travel with children. Everything works, everyone speaks English, the healthcare…
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