Tourism & Travel

Tourism & Travel

Madeline’s husband died after they moved to Spain. Now she’s determined to live their dream

‘There is no way I’m going back.’

10 min read

Madeline Waid and her husband Jim, both from the United States, moved to Spain to retire. Then he died but Madeline is determined to live their dream.

Italy’s hotspots are being overrun by tourists. These hidden places offer an escape

Explore a little farther, and there are scores of extraordinary places where tourists are a rare sight.

7 min read

Explore a little farther, and there are scores of extraordinary places across Italy where tourists are a rare sight.

She couldn’t go out after losing a coin toss at a Bondi backpackers. Then her future husband walked in

13 min read

A lucky loss led Mary to meet her future husband Wayne, at a Bondi Beach guest house.

Australian man seriously injured in attack at popular international tourist destination

4 min read

Sydney man attacked while holidaying with family in Thailand.

‘Like going to the moon’: Why this is the world’s most terrifying ocean crossing

12 min read

The Drake Passage is almost 1000km of rough seas between South America and Antarctica.

‘Sometimes the body is put outside’: What happens when death hits a cruise ship

12 min read

Dr Aleksandar Durovic, who has spent the past 20 years as a medic on cruise ships, says a doctor’s life on the high seas is very different from one on terra firma.