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Brunswick Heads and the Great Australian Beach
David Whitley heads north of Byron Bay to learn why Australians are so proud and protective of their beaches. Australia’s attachment to the beach is something that cannot be explained in adequate terms anywhere
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The world’s weirdest airports
From the Elvis bar at Glasgow Prestwick to the road crossing the runway in Gibraltar, some airports are more than a little bizarre. Airports are rarely a thrilling experience, but some around the world
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Urban Aboriginal tours in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne
You don’t have to go to the Australian Outback to experience Aboriginal culture – indigenous tour operators are offering encounters in an urban setting. In Kings Park, it is story time. Greg Nannup is
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Wallaby at Taronga Zoo, Sydney
A wallaby at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, prepares to tuck into a light snack&#
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Why Australians hate Canberra
It’s home to the Australian War Memorial, Questacon, the National Gallery of Australia and the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, so why does Canberra have a bad reputation? If Australia has one over-arching national
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Riding a Harley Davidson down the NSW Coast
David Whitley changes his tune on bikers as he rides down from Sydney to Wollongong. Sometimes it’s good to be proved utterly wrong. For an entire lifetime up until this point, I had
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The Stuart Highway: Australia’s epic road trip
Taking in military town Woomera, the opal mines of Coober Pedy and the Flying Doctors in Alice Springs, David Whitley drives through South Australia and the Northern Territory. From Port Augusta, it doesn’t take
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Kayaking the Kangaroo River
David Whitley attempts to conquer the rapids in Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, hoping he can add a wombat to his collection of goannas. You have to admire the Australian attitude towards health and
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Duty free shopping | Why is it’s not just for coming home
The duty free allowance in Dubai is four litres of wines and spirits. As with other expensive drinking destinations, this is worth the investment… It doesn’t take long in Dubai to realise that it’s
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Indian Pacific Train at Cook, South Australia
The Indian Pacific – the train that crosses Australia from Sydney in the east to Perth in the West – pulls in at Cook in South Australia. To call Cook a town would be
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