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Eco and nature
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Head for the Northern Lights in cool and kooky Iceland
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Iceland
Northern Lights
The aurora borealis is one of those absolutely stunning, once in a lifetime things to experience during your world travels.
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Fuel for thought
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Weird
With fuel prices higher than an Amy Winehouse tour bus, any reason to ditch the car is a good reason. One of the perks of travelling is there's always an...
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Animal rescue holidays
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Exmouth, Western Australia
Monkey Mia, Western Australia
Townsville, Queensland
Grampians, Victoria
Montague Island, New South Wales
Atherton, Queensland
Liffey, Tasmania
A taste of how you can get involved and help our environment.
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Man-eating sharks? How about shark-eating men?
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Rob Stewart is a young Canadian marine filmmaker and director of the acclaimed film Sharkwater. Stewart contends that far from being the lethal...
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Chill out
at Christchurch's International Antarctic Centre
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During the winter months, it can get a little chilly in New Zealand that white stuff on those mountains isn't paint, you know. But for a taste of...
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It's a wild world: the top 10 wildlife encounters
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By Kim Wildman
For a holiday with a difference, nothing compares to witnessing our planet's fascinating and bewildering range of wildlife. From watching...
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Swimming with ...
tuna
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South Australia
Port Lincoln, South Australia
Port Lincoln, SA, is the hub of Australia's seafood industry, and one company is now giving visitors the chance to swim with tuna, the metre-long predators of...
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Swimming with sealions in South Australia
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South Australia
Baird Bay, South Australia
swim with dolphins
Gemma Pitcher gets the once-in-a-lifetime chance to visit and swim with a colony of wild sealions.
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Navigating Norfolk Island
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Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island a hidden paradise in the South Pacific with a dark past.
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Talk to the animals
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Queensland
Kids and family
Australia Zoo
Moreton Island, Queensland
Mooloolaba, Queensland
A warrior is someone who is engaged energetically in an activity, cause or conflict. Each and every one of us can be a wildlife warrior, fighting to protect...
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World's most breathtaking spots
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Turkey
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Angkor Wat
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Fiji Islands
Sognefjorden, Sogn og Fjordane
Why do we travel? To be wow'ed, of course. The journey's reward is quite often having the breath knocked straight out of our lungs. Below are some of the...
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Top ten mountain retreats
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Wanaka
Alaska
Dandenong, Victoria
Yunnan
Kitzbuhel, Tirol
Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige
Molinos, Salta
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Zermatt
Has the early summer heat already got you thinking about heading to the hills? Check out these top ten mountain retreats where where comfort, repose and fine...
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Croajingolong National Park
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Victoria
Those in the habit of meticulously preparing travel itineraries will need to set aside ample time for the surprising wildlife discoveries inside Croajingolong...
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Hidden Wonders: Arnhem Land
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Northern Territory
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Imagine an untamed wilderness of primordial swamp and savannah, a climate with six seasons, forests teeming with exotic wildlife and hundreds of species of...
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Hidden Wonders: Cape York and Torres Strait Islands
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Queensland
Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
The northern Cape York and Torres Strait region is a place where warm, friendly locals make you feel welcome. A place where you can beachcomb at a leisurely...
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Hidden Wonders: Kangaroo Island
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South Australia
Kangaroo Island, South Australia
You may well have done the Rock, marvelled at the Reef and climbed Sydney Harbour Bridge, but until you've discovered Kangaroo Island there's a gap in your...
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Hidden Wonders: North-west Tasmania
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Heading west from the Tasmanian city of Burnie, the Bass Highway hugs the coast. Looming in the distance, the moody presence of a large rock takes you...
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Hidden Wonders: Pilbara
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Western Australia
Pilbara, Western Australia
The call of the wild? The quest for adventure? Whatever the reason, an explorer's paradise awaits travellers in one of Australia's most isolated regions. The...
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Mungo National Park
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New South Wales
Adventure
History
Head to the far south-western corner of New South Wales and you'll feel like a time traveller. You can stand on a 15,000-year-old section of the earth's...
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Of chimps and humans
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United Republic of Tanzania
Mahale Mountains National Park is tucked onto the shores of Lake Tanganyika, the world's longest, second-deepest natural lake, a perfectly clear, dazzlingly...
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Dirty weekends
From sleeping under the stars in a luxurious outback tent to breaking out the feather tickler in a CBD hotel, there's a cheeky option for every fun-loving couple.
Paris for free!
Our pick of Paris's finest freebies, with everything from theatre performances and...
Dollar-stretching destinations
Where will your Aussie money go furthest? Expedia.com.au have teamed up with foreign...
Winter in the Blue Mountains
Located about an hour's drive from Sydney, the Blue Mountains region has long provided a...
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