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Weekends Away Active Holidays

Ocean Beach holiday park.

Weekend away

Intent on an outdoors stay

Angie Schiavone sleeps under canvas but behind glass doors at Umina Beach.

Kiama

Braving the river mild

Agony and ecstasy ... breathtaking Bombo Beach views.

Mags King finds the great outdoors is sometimes better experienced from a room with a view.

Blue Mountains

Dressed to thrill

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Anthony Dennis Anthony Dennis sheds more than his skin at a five-star resort.

Rail trail

Going green on bike tour

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David Scott aims to leave a light carbon footprint as he cycles the rail trail between Wangaratta and Beechworth.

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The modern holiday: go now, go hard, go home

Short Breaks illustration by Michael Mucci. SHD TRAVEL MAY 9.

Jane E. Fraser If you think big experiences must come with big vacations, think again. A growing range of getaways shows that short breaks can be long on adventure.

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More travellers taking a trip they'd rather forget

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NATALIE O'BRIEN | Four Australian travellers a day are arrested for crimes around the world and statistics show a jump of almost 50 per cent from previous years.

'Family row' sparks UK plane emergency

25 May | Fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Pakistan International Airlines plane to a London airport following a row between family members on board.

Bohemia on the Bosphorus

JANE REDDY | Should one tire of Bosphorus views while at the new Istanbul Shangri-La, there's always the lobby with its dome-shaped atrium illuminated by natural light and a Bohemian crystal chandelier that "rains" for nearly two storeys to gaze upon.

Deals: Capella on Lord Howe Island

JULIETTA JAMESON | The Cool Capella Deal includes seven nights' accommodation for the price of six, two return flights.

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