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South Asia

Top of the world: Everest's summit remains a mecca for climbing enthusiasts.

Trekking

Emotions high 60 years on

Nick Galvin Trekking tragics will party six decades after two men became the first to conquer Mount Everest, writes Nick Galvin.

Asia

Slow climb to heaven

Bhutan

Gazing across the Himalayan vastness to Everest, Penny Watson discovers a vision splendid.

Nepal

Inspired to take a peak

Nepal, Poon Hill

An unexpected email, a sister's birthday and a spirit of adventure lead to the trip of a lifetime for Nikki Marshall.

India

Ladakh, a Lama and a likely lad

Monks on the staircase at Thikse Monastery.

Michael Gebicki travels into India's towering north-west and encounters an exhilarating clash of cultures.

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Photo galleries

Getting high in the Himalayas

The village of Leti, perched among the peaks of India's Himalayas, offers view of expansive vistas and luxury accommodation as the base for a three-day walk through the region.

World's most exhilarating hikes

Via ferrata, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.

Walk this way to experience some of the least-known yet most exhilarating hikes from the Northern Territory to Nepal.

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Travellers Tips

Group tours

Adventures for groupies

Yellowstone National Park.

Great life experiences in far-flung destinations are in reach like never before, writes Belinda Jackson.

Q&A

Your questions

A man withdraws money from an ATM teller machine in Kuala Lumpur 27 February 2004.

Is there a way to avoid all those charges when you withdraw money from an ATM while overseas?

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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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