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Australia

Home and away

On a family road trip Jane E. Fraser finds pleasure in board games, bush walks and a curbside cuppa.

Latest travel news

Ski season to start early

Robert Upe 1:34pm Perisher in NSW has announced it will open a week early on June 2 and Thredbo is aiming for June 6.

Airlines: Qantas fires fare war salvo as Dreamliner jets in

UK: British hotels shake off their Fawlty Towers reputation

Air travel: US relaxes airport screenings for elderly

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Australia

Savings snowball

Streamlined ticketing, well-priced packages and better snow cover are the season openers.

USA

High in the saddle

Barry Divola explores New York City on bike paths that link diverse neighbourhoods.

NSW

Just what the doctor ordered

A stylish refit breathes new life into an old hospital, writes Elicia Murray.

USA

Top five aisles of white

Robert Upe rates US resorts for the key elements every keen skier appreciates.

NSW

Living well in denial

Simon Webster Simon Webster leaves coffee and fry-ups behind and gives his body over to a luxury health retreat.

Vietnam

Snakes alive. Or sauteed ...

Lance Richardson visits a village on the fringe of Hanoi where snake is farmed for use in medicine and meals.

Expert traveller

Twenty million travellers can't be wrong, can they?

Travellers' Check 1:44pm A form of travelling designed for people who are out for nothing but a good time.

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Tripologist: icy flight for prime New Zealand adventure

TRIPOLOGIST The prime experience in Franz Josef is a helicopter trip onto the glacier's mid levels.

How Australia's ski fields will win you back

Snow It All Think it's cheaper to ski overseas? Australia's resorts say different. PLUS: Win a opening weekend party.

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What Australian tourism could learn from the US

The Backpacker It's got nothing to do with flashing neon or poker machines - it's just being nice.

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