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New South Wales

Boys are out of town

Michael Idato makes a dash for freedom with three mates and a high-tech campervan.

North Stradbroke Island

Blue sky, mine

Geoff Strong remembers when Straddie was as exotic as Paris - and almost as hard to reach.

Maui

Into the wild blue yonder

Kerrie O'Brien As a holiday destination, Maui proves to be wild at heart, writes Kerrie O'Brien.

Fortaleza

Get down and boogie

Colin Barraclough Colin Barraclough escapes the real world on a 500-kilometre beach drive in Brazil.

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Travel News

Turkey's $20 billion tourism industry under threat

An anti-government demonstrator chants slogans on Istikal street in the centre of Istanbul.

THOMAS O'BRIEN 1:09pm | As the northern summer tourism season is set to begin, the violent protests in Turkey show no sign of calming down.

Virgin flight declares emergency after fog diversion

JESSICA WRIGHT 12:25pm | A passenger plane has been forced to make an emergency landing in regional Victoria.

Budget blues: airline refuses passengers food, water and blankets on long-haul flight

11:04am | Norwegian Air Shuttle, Europe's third-largest budget airline, apologised Monday for refusing passengers food, water and even blankets on its recently launched long-haul flights to New York and Bangkok.

West Aussies set sights on Lombok

ALEISHA ORR 17 Jun | Western Australia's love affair with Indonesia is continuing with Jetstar announcing that it will begin flying from Perth direct to Lombok four times a week starting in September.

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