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Only fools stay connected while travelling: the luddites fight back
Troy Wilkinson writes: I couldn’t let the recent Back in a Bit piece “I travel therefore iPhone: why only idiots travel without a smart phone” pass without comment. Though in fairness to Ben Oliver it...
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The Age goes to Bali: the worst travel article ever published?
There’s a nauseating article all over the Fairfax press today titled “Bali: why bother?“. In it Age journalist Carolyn Webb talks about her recent holiday to Ubud, Bali, where touts harassing her to...
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The post-modern bogan: not so poor after all
Chasing cheap beer and loose women around the European continent has a long and noble tradition stretching back to the 17th century, when young, aristocratic, mostly British men set off in search of...
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Who advised your trip? Reviewing the top travel review sites
Crikey intern Jess Gregory writes: As the year winds up, the Christmas holiday season kicks off. But how do you pick one hotel over another? How do you know if a famous old hotel is just cruising on...
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Experiencing Vietnam, old school style
So you’ve just launched into a travel story. An amazing tale of bravery, derring-do and batik shopping in the face of extreme food poisoning. And you’re just about to reach the climax when someone...
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Room for one more: how to ride a tricycle
Read the other parts of this series on public transport in Manila: part one – Room for one more: how to ride a jeepney part two – Room for one more: riding the buses of Manila Henry Bateman writes:...
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Go on a holiday to work your arse off
Freelance journalist Ryan Jon writes: You’ve been working hard. You’ve been putting blood, sweat and tears into your job and now you’re physically and mentally exhausted. Sounds like you need a...
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Where the bloody hell do you choose to go?
I’ve always been a big believer that travel is an easy thing to do. Want to go somewhere? Book a ticket. If it’s somewhere local, book the hotel, camping site, whatever. If you’ve got one big thing...
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The top five Asian dishes for tourists to try
Nicole Frisina writes: Bite. Chew. Swallow. It is easier said than done. Particularly when faced with a deep fried tarantula the size of your hand or an embryonic egg, sevens weeks in the making....
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Life as a full-time traveller
Elliott Bakker writes: In this fast moving world where everything is instantaneous, there are also those taking the long road — the one going through the Mongolian steppe, the floating markets of...
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