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Active in Southeast Asia

Fresh perspectives: Inle Lake at sunrise.

Myanmar

The cycle of life

Ben Groundwater Setting out at dawn each day on a bike, Ben Groundwater explores a temple-studded corner of south-east Asia.

Vietnam

Saigon with the wind

Vietnam

Matt Collins As well as tender limbs, Matt Collins finds there's much to be gained from traversing the country's central coast by bike.

Thailand

The battle for meaning

Bridge of River Kwai

Kerry van der Jagt visits World War II's notorious railway, where thousands of Australians died undergoing forced labour.

Burma

The ride intentions

Burma

If it's good enough for Barack Obama to visit, it's good enough for the Sydney Swans. David Sygall joined a premiership winner, a couple of future stars and a crew of intrepid cyclists on a journey...

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Photo galleries

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.

World's top 10 most thrilling experiences

6. RUNNING WITH THE BULLS, PAMPLONA, SPAIN. Ever since Ernest Hemingway popularized the event, running with the bulls through the narrow streets of Pamplona has come to symbolize some kind of macho pinnacle. Bull runs start at 8am every day from 7 to 14 July.

Take a deep breath, get strapped in and feel the buzz in these heart-pounding experiences, as named by Lonely Planet.

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Travel News

No kidding on long-haul flights

Bagan, Myanmar

JANE REDDY | ABC Television's Gardening Australia presenter Jane Edmanson will be at the helm of a tour and cruise to Myanmar.

Frequent Flyer: Daniel Gaudiello

JULIETTA JAMESON | This principal dancer with the Australian Ballet is always prepared.

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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