Category: Active Travel

Planeloads of people all ahead of you on lines, wandering bewildered or hopping from queue to shuffling queue, questioning “Am I in the right line?” […]

Few things ruin a tropical holiday as quickly as an ear infection. I’ve been burned before, but a two-week cruise finally saw me pack my […]

If you have the flexibility, the best time for a short break on the Gold Coast is to do it mid-week, when even the locals […]

The crew starts things off well by reorganising seating to give passengers some extra room.

You get a spine-tingling impression of power and menace approaching this vast fort.

There’s an astonishing prep-list before you can even set foot on the White Continent. But, in this harsh environment, even the most prepared can expect […]

As Antarctica becomes crowded with ships, the Le Commandant Charcot can push through pack ice and into regions of seas typically only reached by military […]

The Arctic and Antarctic are otherworldly places of furious extremes, where unfamiliar rhythms and patterns will keep you in a perpetual state of wonder.

Compared to the US and Europe, Australian passengers are treated with contempt here. And that’s just the way the airlines like it.