At the age of twenty I visited Israel. It was one of the first times tourism and the ideas of safety and security merged in my travel journey. Upon returning home, I vividly recall describing my experiences interacting with soldiers on public buses, the idea of mandatory military service, and how I was deeply affected […]

If the idea of travelling direct from Sydney and Melbourne to London and New York in a single 21-hour flight sounds like a winner to you, Qantas says that its plans to implement these flights by 2022 are advancing. Speaking at the Amazon Web Services Summit Innovation Day in Sydney, the airline’s chief executive, Alan Joyce, said that […]

High up on England’s North York Moors, a holiday cottage inspired by Hagrid’s home in the Harry Potter movies is now available for fans to rent. The Ground Keeper’s Cottage will welcome its first guests in time for International Harry Potter Day on 2 May, and the location could not be more perfect: on a […]