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Don't Let the Reviews Ruin It
Overcrowded. Magical. Worse than Disneyland. Like paradise. Same destination, same week. Online reviews can break you if you let them. Here's how to keep perspective.
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Travel Fraud Is Real. Here's How to Avoid It.
Fake accommodation listings, AI-generated visa advice, airfares that were never actually booked. Travel fraud is getting more sophisticated. Here's how to protect yourself.
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Free WiFi? Run a Mile.
If your hotel is offering free WiFi with no password, stay off it. Hotels cop cyber-attacks frequently, and the numbers are rising. Here's what to do instead.
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The Joy of Waking Up Somewhere New
Your head hits the pillow, the train rocks gently, and by morning you're in a different city entirely. Sleeper trains are having a moment, and the new Paris to Berlin service launches March 2026.
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Shanghai: Nothing Compares to Going
What words come to mind when you think of China? Matt recently spent five nights in Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou and came back with a completely different list.
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Thessaloniki: Greece Without the Crowds
Mediterranean Europe is heaving from May through autumn. But northern Greece offers the same blue water, ancient history, and incredible food with significantly fewer people.
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Northern Territory: The Real Australia
When you think of Australia, you don't think of Italian food and shiraz. You think of red desert, big crocs, and Ayers Rock. The NT delivers all of it.
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Smelling the Roses
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Travel has a way of reminding you exactly what you've got at home. Sometimes it's the coffee. Sometimes it's the tap water.
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South Korea: The Destination Kiwis Are Discovering
If you've done Japan and South-East Asia, it's time to look north. Seoul is interesting, safe, historic, and no visa required for New Zealand passport holders.
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Should Travel Be a Checklist Exercise?
You can tick off Notre Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Eiffel Tower before your Eurostar leaves. But what are you actually taking home?
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Why Experiences Matter
Can you remember your last flight to Australia? Air New Zealand recently turned one into a live music gig at 35,000 feet. Here's why that matters.
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No More Paper Boarding Passes?
Ryanair has banned paper passes entirely. Is this the beginning of the end for printed boarding passes, and what happens when your phone dies at the gate?
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Why Millions of People Travel to the World's Darkest Places
Auschwitz. Hiroshima. Alcatraz. Pompeii. Chernobyl. Dark tourism is a $55 billion global sector, and it's not hard to understand why once you dig into it.
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