Timeless Trees

Tim the Yowie Man Our inquisitive adventurer uncovers Canberra’s fine botanical specimens steeped in rich history

Rock of Ages

Tim the Yowie Man Our intrepid adventurer takes his daughter on a cave crawling experience.

Travellers' Check

How to avoid the nightmare of LAX

Travellers' Check Coming to America? There's a way to avoid the huge queues and stress of LA's notorious airport.

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Travelling through US airports gets even worse

Travellers' Check The US air travel system is fragile at the best of times. But, right now, things are even worse.

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Acton Solution

Tim the Yowie Man A history buff has come to the rescue and solved a puzzle.

Travellers' Check

The airline industry's big sham: fuel surcharges

Travellers' Check Frequent flyers have been treated like dirt for the past decade as airlines continue to roll back the value of loyalty.

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Where all is aglow

Tim the Yowie Man The Southern Highlands holds many secrets, and what shines in the dark is worth finding.

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Long-haul low-cost gazumped by the Gulf carriers

Travellers' Check Budget airlines have put air travel within reach of many more people, but are they limited to mostly short-haul flights?

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It's only natural

Tim the Yowie Man Our intrepid adventurer discovers a unique hideaway sitting in plain sight

The Backpacker

The great backpacker myths

Ben Groundwater They're all stinky kids getting drunk in dorm rooms, right? Wrong.

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Travellers' Check

Planes versus fast trains

Clive Dorman With air travel now so cheap, does a fast train for Australia make any sense?

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Rugged Rooftop

Tim the Yowie Man Don’t race up Mount Kosciuszko. There’s plenty to see on the way, too.

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Stop treating travellers like ATMs

Clive Dorman Australian travellers are regarded by governments as fabulously wealthy people who can afford to pay whatever is demanded.

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Focus on rich past

Tim the Yowie Man Photographers are working with 7000 early images of Canberra, recreating as many as possible in modern settings.

The Backpacker

The restaurant with no food

Ben Groundwater It's not like a normal restaurant. This place takes BYO to an extreme.

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Break by the lake

Tim the Yowie Man The Easter holidays are here and rather than spend them with everyone else at the coast, head to one of the region's best-kept secrets for all-round family fun.

The Backpacker

Australia: the expensive country

The Backpacker $10 for a beer? A stint overseas makes you realise how expensive everything is here.

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Travel reality versus your dream

Ben Groundwater What looks great in the movies can turn out to be quite unpleasant in reality.

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Travellers' Check

Another airline for Australia?

Clive Dorman One of the fastest-growing airlines in the world could be the next to set up in Australia.

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