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By The Nightly

28 March 2026

Fast times on the slow island: A riotous Tasmania supercar adventure — fuel (thankfully) included.

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Travellers to Bali are being encouraged to use the new QRIS system.
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Matt Shrivell

Bali payment system change a home run for tourists

Travellers heading to Bali are being encouraged to use a new payment system that is booming in Indonesia and taking the worry out of handling big wads of cash.

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High-performance machines meet quiet country roads.

High-speed luxury hits Tasmania’s remote north roads

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Illustation: Naomi Boyne
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Why you shouldn’t let anyone stop you stealing from hotels

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There’s something of a movie-set feel about Hyde Melbourne Place. Many of the guests seem like characters, made up by artists, dressed by wardrobe, playing the parts of well-heeled tourists. 

Laneways and Melbourne cool at this central boutique hotel

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Hotelier Louis Li channelled Berlin’s avant-garde creative scene when creating his game-changing Jackalope.

How avant-garde Berlin inspired leading Australian hotelier

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    • Le Pont de Pierre crossing the Garonne river, Bordeaux, France.

    Come to Bordeaux for the wine, but stay for something else

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    A pink Citroën Mehari climbs Ponza’s only road at dusk.

    Inside a designer’s slow Italian island escape in Ponza

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    British Airways is returning to Melbourne.

    Major airline’s Australia move amid Middle East conflict

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    Raja Ampat’s appears serene, but below the surface is teeming with life.

    The only way to explore liquid labyrinth Raja Ampat

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    • Ostensibly a five-star hotel, in the evenings the Twenty Two’s bar and dining spaces transform into a private members club.
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    How five-star hotel moonlights as private members club

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    Bullara Station Stay, Exmouth Base Imagery

    Travellers are flocking to the ultimate outback escape

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    ‘Little did I know back then how many places Groovejet would take me — it set me up to experience travel in ways I had never experienced before.’

    Why Bangkok holds power and inspiration for this UK singer

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    A drone view of the central part of Almaty, Kazakhstan.

    Why Kazakhstan’s largest city deserves weeks of your time

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    • US and Israeli strikes on Iran have forced the closure of airspace over much of the Middle East. (James Gourley/AAP PHOTOS)

    Euro summer dreams still alive for hopeful jetsetters

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    A travel expert has revealed the seven destinations Australians can holiday right now that avoid Middle East flight disruptions.

    Where Aussies can holiday to avoid Middle East disruptions

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