11. Hack your care hire “If you’re a spontaneous traveller, book a relocation car hire. You’ll have to drive a set route and find a way home but rentals can start from just $1 a day and some include a fuel allowance.” – Stephanie Yip, Escape E-commerce travel writer 12.Continue Reading
Aussie Swifties travelling to see the pop star in Melbourne and Sydney next month are being urged to take out domestic travel insurance. Taylor Swift is bringing her famous The Eras Tour to only two locations Down Under, Melbourne Cricket Ground and Sydney’s Accor Stadium, meaning many fans are flyingContinue Reading
An American tourist involved in a near-fatal collision with an e-bike was issued with a fine while in a coma. Father-of-two Rod Maroney suffered devastating brain injuries after he was hit by an e-bike riding down light rail tracks on Sydney’s George Street, where e-bikes are not permitted. The 64-year-oldContinue Reading
An Australian father’s New Year’s Eve plans have taken a tragic turn, after a scooter accident left him hospitalised and fighting for his life. Kevin Malligan, 24, was involved in a serious scooter accident as a passenger on the 29th of December, while on a holiday in Bali. The SydneyContinue Reading
The Australian government is urging travellers to listen to Indonesia’s pleas to behave in Bali. The wildly popular holiday island, where Australians are the top foreign visitors, has seriously cracked down on tourists not following its local customs and laws this year. An official tourist dos and don’ts list wasContinue Reading
Two Aussies mates had their villa broken into and almost $1000 worth of items stolen while they were out on a day trip in Ubud, Bali. The two friends, both aged 19, were holidaying in Umalas, east of Seminyak, on Saturday when they came home to find clothes and electronicsContinue Reading
A travel insurance expert has warned of a “really dangerous trend” as Australian travellers cut expenses amid the increased cost of living. Angus Kidman, from comparison website Finder, told news.com.au new research from the company had found “some of us are definitely being tight arses and putting saving money aheadContinue Reading
The “feels like” temperature hit 58.5C in Rio de Janeiro this week as Brazil swelters through a heatwave – and it’s not even summer yet. Thermometers in the city read 39C on Tuesday, local time, but the “feels like” temperature – a measurement of how hot or cold it feelsContinue Reading
Cruising is back this summer in Australia but it comes with a warning. With government-mandated Covid measures now scrapped on cruises, and both Disney Cruise Line and Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages coming to Australia for the first time – Aussies are ready to hit the seas again. But there isContinue Reading
If you’ve travelled to Bali, chances are you have heard about Bali belly. If you don’t know what it is, it’s basically ‘traveller’s diarrhoea’ and can strike anyone at any time — just like it did this tourist. US travel influencer Aili Hillstrom, who boasts 2.4 million followers on TikTok,Continue Reading