Buying that huge souvenir might seem like a good idea at the time …

I’m a sucker for tacky travel buys. But I went too far with this purchase

Souvenirs can remind you of the place you’ve visited,and also why buying them is not always a good idea.

  • byMark Daffey
After years of delays,the Grand Egyptian Museum has finally opened its doors.

The world’s most anticipated museum just opened without warning

It is the world’s largest archaeological museum,built at an estimated cost of more than $1.5 billion,and it’s 11 years late.

  • byChris Leadbeater
Hopes are now high that IVF may help save the species.

Seeing the world’s loneliest animal moved me to tears. Now there’s hope

The northern white rhino is on the brink of extinction. But a laboratory in Germany may now have the means to save them.

  • bySue Williams
Church of St George … Lailabela’s rock-hewn churches ought to be as famous as Petra in Jordan.
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Being stuck in a small medieval town was a novelty. Until it wasn’t

It’s kind of fun,the first day you get stranded overseas. The next day we wait for the plane again,and realise we’re stuck again. And again...

  • byBen Groundwater
The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca – Morocco is on the itnerary for Viking this coming season.

Port guide:Aswan,Egypt

This ancient trading city on the Nile is the most wonderfully scenic of all Egypt’s riverside towns,with plenty of energy and attitude to match.

  • byBrian Johnston
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Scenic Cape Town … Africa doesn’t scream “road trip”,but it should.

Forget the US:This is one of the greatest road trips you can ever do

Africa isn’t the location that always springs to mind for a car journey,but it’s one that will provide endless adventures and memories.

  • byBen Groundwater
Morning fog on the Sangha River.

This spine-chilling river safari is why some of us come to Africa

We’re not here for the fang-and-claw dramas of the savannah,but to feel the majesty of the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest.

  • byMichael Gebicki
Enduring love… The Lion King’s upcoming sequel is attracting a lot of interest in Africa,30 years after the original.

Aussies are flocking to the real-life inspiration for a Disney hit

More than 30 years ago the chair of Walt Disney Studios went on a safari and the impact of that trip is still felt today.

  • bySue Williams
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Tarzan meets Robinson Crusoe at these incredible treehouses

Now you can stay in a luxury tented suite in the treetops overlooking the Ntiakitiak River within the 150,000-hectare Masai Mara National Reserve.

  • byJulietta Jameson
Morocco’s high-speed Al Boraq operated by ONCF.
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Africa’s first high-speed train puts Australia to shame

Morocco’s Al Boraq high-speed train provides an excellent service with international-standard facilities and operation.

  • byJohn Borthwick