Tips & advice
Opinion
Food and wine
I ate at ‘the world’s worst restaurant’ and now it’s even worse
It’s world-famous and notoriously expensive, but don’t spend your money like this. There’s better food in the world.
- by Ben Groundwater
Australian travellers fall foul of Vietnam e-visa issue
Recent letters to Traveller suggest a surprising number of readers are running foul of Vietnam’s e-visa system. But who is at fault?
- by Michael Gebicki
Opinion
Opinion
Stuck in an unfamiliar city at midnight, I accepted a lift from a stranger
The prospect of arriving in an unfamiliar city fills me with unease. So I don’t hesitate when a woman seated beside me offers a lift.
- by Catherine Marshall
Opinion
China
Visa-free or not, few Australians want to go to China
China has announced Australians will get visa-free entry for stays up to 15 days, but will it make any difference?
- by Lee Tulloch
Why you must visit this recreation of a lavish, long-lost treasure
A passion project for a US oil tycoon, the Getty Villa recreates a Roman villa buried by a volcanic eruption and houses 44,000 antiquities.
- by Julie Miller
Opinion
Tripologist
Tripologist: What places in southern Italy must we absolutely visit?
“We are completely unfamiliar with the bottom part of Italy. Could you recommend the places we must absolutely include on our trip?”
- by Michael Gebicki
Opinion
Top 10s
10 things we’ll never understand about Scotland
Scottish migrants have given this small nation a big worldwide presence, but turn up in Scotland and prepare to be baffled by its cultural quirks.
- by Brian Johnston
‘I’m not doing a cleaner’s job’: The unwritten rules of Airbnb etiquette
Can you refuse to strip the beds? Who should do the bins? Is it OK to tell the owner you don’t want them to “pop round”? Experts weigh in.
- by Hazel Plush
Avoid the ‘single supplement’: How to cruise solo without paying twice the price
Cruising solo can be better, cheaper and smarter – here’s how to make the most of a solo cruise.
- by Kristie Kellahan
Opinion
Opinion
My anti-bucket list: The 12 things I’ll never do
People make travel bucket lists of things they’ve always wanted to do. This is the opposite. A collection of travel experiences I never want to have.
- by Ben Groundwater