Australia’s most far-flung and freakishly scenic archipelago

Australia’s most far-flung and freakishly scenic archipelago

I’ve been advised to “duel to the death” for a window seat on this “cinematic” flight to this little-known Australian territory.

  • bySteve Madgwick
My shocking arrival in the US:Border security was nice to me
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My shocking arrival in the US:Border security was nice to me

Passing through the borders at US airports used to give me nightmares,but something seems to have changed. Or perhaps I have.

  • bySteve Madgwick
This notorious country now deserves to be on your travel radar

This notorious country now deserves to be on your travel radar

Previously “the murder capital of the world”,this Central American country is now rated no more dangerous than Bali or Thailand.

  • bySteve Madgwick
Oh Lord:I visited a bizarre,fake Hobbit-theme park in a cloud forest

Oh Lord:I visited a bizarre,fake Hobbit-theme park in a cloud forest

Who wouldn’t,given the chance,travel to a kooky cloud-forest amusement park trying its heart out to authentically rip off a movie-set-cum-theme park thousands of kilometres away?

  • bySteve Madgwick
Rottnest Island quokkas:The big problem with selfies with'the world's happiest animal'

Rottnest Island quokkas:The big problem with selfies with'the world's happiest animal'

Tennis stars have turned selfies with'the world's happiest animal'into a must-have for visitors to WA's Rottnest Island. Is that really a good thing?

  • bySteve Madgwick
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Quy Nhon:Why you need to visit Vietnam's next big beach destination now

Quy Nhon:Why you need to visit Vietnam's next big beach destination now

How can Quy Nhon still be a'hidden gem'in such a compact and well-trodden place like Vietnam?

  • bySteve Madgwick
Flying economy class turns us into selfish,angry and clueless people

Flying economy class turns us into selfish,angry and clueless people

If it were possible for a human being to magically mutate into a cow,it would happen high above us,around the 10-hour mark of a long-haul economy class flight.

  • bySteve Madgwick
Airline review:Bamboo Airways,Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner,Business Class,Sydney to Ho Chi Minh

Airline review:Bamboo Airways,Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner,Business Class,Sydney to Ho Chi Minh

Bamboo Airways is a sound choice for people looking for a business-class experience at very reasonable price.

  • bySteve Madgwick
San Pedro prison,La Paz:I did a'tour'of Bolivia's notorious cocaine prison

San Pedro prison,La Paz:I did a'tour'of Bolivia's notorious cocaine prison

My stupid life flashes before my stupid eyes. Why did I think taking an unofficial tour of this notorious,still operating,prison was a good idea?

  • bySteve Madgwick
Guide to Cycling Gippsland's rail trails:Back on track

Guide to Cycling Gippsland's rail trails:Back on track

I couldn't choose between Gippsland's rail trails,so I cycled all of them.

  • bySteve Madgwick