World’s deepest swimming pool holds an entire sunken city
From the surface it looks like any other swanky hotel pool. But dive a little deeper and you’ll be amazed by what you will find.
Spring skiing: A journey through the untouched beauty of Tohoku’s Akita and Iwate Prefectures
Japan’s parks transform to a bubblegum pink while the snow is still soft and powdery in northern Honshu.
Snowy Mountain high: You don’t have to ski to love these mountains
From platypus-filled lowland rivers to ancient glacial lakes and the highest ice-climb in Australia, Kosciuszko National Park has it all.
Travel agents offer vaccination tours to anyone willing to pay
The surprisingly affordable tours include accommodation, flights and either the J&J, Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
13 places in Australia that will wow you – the ultimate bucket list
Diverse, beautiful, feisty, laid back and serene – this is Australia, a country that never ceases to amaze, amuse, entertain and intrigue.
This private luxury Queensland island has a bargain price tag
The off-grid slice of paradise includes a four-bedroom home, a tropical reef and NBN connection.
DATING DILEMMA: Who pays for what when you travel?
One man has asked the woman he is dating for a rather unusual way to split the bill. Is it fair?
Discover Australia
18 stunning winter escapes on Queensland’s Scenic Rim
Dreaming of a winter escape complete with a roaring fireplace, a bottle of wine and a cheese platter? Queensland’s Scenic Rim is calling.
Travel-starved Aussies rush to the southern hemisphere’s longest jetty
It’s so long they built a solar train to help tourists reach the end.
CRUISING
Inside the $750k James Bond-inspired floating apartment
Chill like a villain when you rent one of these eco-friendly floating pods for just $459 a night. Martinis not included.
WIN a cruise holiday for two onboard Celebrity Eclipse
Can’t wait to get back to cruising? Enter our Celebrity Cruises Australia competition and you could be going on your next cruise holiday for free.
‘Choose the best’: True North luxury cruises are big on adventure
Have it all with True North cruises. Experience luxury with onboard dining and hospitality and please your inner thrill-seeker with onboard adventures.
Deals & Itineraries
Flights to space in 2024 go on sale for $165k
This is out of this world, no seriously. Space Perspective is selling tickets to fly deep into the galaxy as early as 2024.
Save $1,162 on this spectacular Alaska Sail, Rail and Stay package
If you’re looking to return to travel with an epic bucket-list experience then add Discerning Traveller’s Alaska Sail, Rail and Stay package to your radar
travel Spotlight
You’ve been wearing your travel pillow WRONG the whole time
“What? No way! My life has been a lie all along.”
WINE & DINE
Lockdown cocktails are totally a thing in Sydney
Whether walking the beach or over a zoom chat, Sydney has gone nuts for lockdown cocktails. Here’s what to drink on Friday.
Lockdown just got sweeter with Messina cocktails delivered to your door
CAUTION: Messina fans and booze lovers. Cocktail Porter has collaborated with Messina to save us from lockdown by home-delivering DIY cocktail kits
The epic rainbow toastie that is melting Melbourne’s tastebuds
Rainbow over head or rainbow in your bread? Melbourne has gone nuts for this epic rainbow toastie.
Trending
How to turn a waste incinerator into a world-class tourist attraction
You read that right – a waste incinerator is becoming a world-class attraction. It’s broken at least one world record with another on the way.
What went wrong? The $200 million village of abandoned Disney castles
In a fairytale gone sour, a real-life village of 530 Disney castles known as Burj al Babas has been abandoned. This one will leave you scratching your head.
The Getting Lost Game will change your next road trip
Can’t decide where to go on your next road trip? This game spread like wildfire when it was first released online. The only question is which version will you pick?
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Spring skiing: A journey through the untouched beauty of Tohoku’s Akita and Iwate Prefectures
Japan’s parks transform to a bubblegum pink while the snow is still soft and powdery in northern Honshu.
Get one night free ski accommodation in Wanaka NZ
What’s better than an accommodation deal? An accommodation deal at a hotel with in-room ski and snowboard fittings that’s directly on Lake Wanaka. And did we mention it has a helipad for heliski tours?
Get back to the wild at Jackson Hole Wyoming
Jackson Hole is the stuff of skiers dreams with jaw-dropping advanced runs, super fun stash parks and loads of powdery intermediate runs.
Essential Guide to Idaho & North Dakota ebook
A FREE 56-page interactive publication bringing these states to life through stirring stories, vivid photography and captivating videos.
