Travel feature stories

Tales from the table: Dordogne, France

Kimberley Lovato gets a taste for the Dordogne (spiced by the recipes of chef Laura Schmalhorst).

Dreams are often born in the most unsuspecting places. Mine happened to be delivered by the postman. The postcard depicted the most beautiful village I had ever seen, enveloped in fog and huddled against a cliff at the edge of the Dordogne River. more....

Safari so good - Namibia, Africa

While spotting game in Namibia’s famed Etosha Game Reserve is a wild experience - the accommodation is anything but, writes Chris Ord.

In Africa there are no guarantees. Not that you’ll see a lion, nor a rhino, leopard, elephant or wild buffalo – the ‘Big Five’ as they are known and emblazoned on every imaginable souvenir and then some. more....

Of myth and legend: Transnistria, Moldova

Tamara Sheward couldn’t imagine what the Eastern European nation of Transnistria was like: mainly because it doesn’t even exist. She decided to travel there anyway.

As we approached the border, it dawned on me: my parents were liars. “Don’t be afraid,” they’d coo to me. “It’s not real, and if it’s not real, it can’t hurt you.” So why was I quaking in my boots as we rolled towards Transnistria? more....

Born survivor: Vietnam

Abandoned at birth in Central Vietnam and mauled by a dog, a baby boy suffered devastating injuries. Elka Ray discovers how the kindness of strangers is helping to turn this child's life around.

Dressed in a yellow t-shirt and orange trousers, Ho Thien Nhan stands staring at his sneakers, a worried look on his face. Aged 20 months, the boy, who lives in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, is being coaxed to take his first steps, and it’s clear that he’s petrified. more....

Top Ten: Ways to Kill Aiport Time

Boredom isn't an option for Olivia Hambrett as she mooches around Athens airport.

At 4.35am, deep in the bowels of Athens airport, I felt a rush of pure, unadulterated delirium come on. It is a specific type of delirium, brought on by a stretch of seemingly endless hours spent at an Airport. more....

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The Quiet Corner: Kep, Cambodia

Tim Patterson rates a bungalow in a shunned Cambodian village as the place to stay longer than you planned.

The most romantic bungalows in Southeast Asia are tucked high on a hillside overlooking the bullet-scarred and abandoned seaside villas of Kep, Cambodia, a small town near the border with Vietnam. more....