[source]Thousands of Year 12 graduates will travel to South-East Asia for their Schoolies trip without the protection of travel insurance, according to new research from Smartraveller and Understand Insurance.The poll, conducted by Quantum Market Research, shows one in five young Australians head to SE Asia without insurance. And 75 per cent of young travellers engage […]

For the first time in its six-year history, the event will be plastic bag-free, straw-free and offering re-usable bottles and cups.Festival co-ordinator Ellie Hanlon said these initiatives were a natural progression for an event that took place in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef."At the ticket office last year, everyone was asking for plastic […]

*205 Maps *195 Countries *One Inspirational Planning ToolLonely Planet, the world's leading guidebook publisher, has released its first-ever dedicated atlas - a collection of Lonely Planet's own cartography that covers much of the world and presents thousands of sights, experiences and itineraries.Lonely Planet's The Travel Atlas is the ultimate cartographic companion for globetrotters. Combining unparalleled […]

Open your heart and your palate! There's a degustation menu of new restaurants a mile long in Queensland that will put the battle back into the bulge.Ballandean Estate launches At Our TableQueensland's oldest family-owned and operated winery on the Granite Belt, Ballandean Estate, has launched a weekly event to celebrate family, food and wine with […]

Adventure and sustainability collided in the life of Jon Muir, one of Australia's greatest living adventurers, leading him from his incredible, self-sufficient expeditions to a sustainable lifestyle in rural Victoria and a new World Expeditions' farmstay experience offers a unique opportunity to share his unique, "off the grid" lifestyle.World Expeditions has launched a new five […]