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Self-sailing the Queensland coast

TOPICS: Eco and nature Sport Cairns Whitsunday Group Townsville Magnetic Island Sailing Dunk Island Orpheus Island Great Palm Island Hinchinbrook Island Pelorus Island Australia Queensland Sailing opens up a new world where everything is about the elements, where dolphin escorts, cruising manta rays, circling sea birds and gentle winds become part of a languid daily routine.

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World's top five walks

TOPICS: Eco and nature Adventure Vancouver Island Zermatt Hongu Mount Gower Te Anau Australia New South Wales New Zealand Japan Canada Switzerland British Columbia Chatham Islands Wakayama-ken If you're planning a holiday of high-octane hiking, we've got five top trails to explore. From a rush of rainforest to multi-day mountain adventures, you'll...

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Pull plastic from the holiday picture

TOPICS: Eco and nature Coles Bay Australia Tasmania When you're swimming on holiday, the last thing you want is a mouthful of plastic. Likewise, exploring an ancient ruin, the unwanted discovery of a heap of...

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Top 10 eco-friendly holiday rentals

TOPICS: Eco and nature Kangaroo Island Daylesford Hepburn Springs Apollo Bay Wollombi Bellingen Bream Creek Mount Beauty Australia New South Wales Tasmania Victoria South Australia Our partners at stayz.com.au have rounded up the ten best eco-friendly holiday rentals in Oz. So if you feel like going green on your next domestic holiday,...

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Head for the Northern Lights in cool and kooky Iceland

TOPICS: Eco and nature Iceland Northern Lights The aurora borealis is one of those absolutely stunning, once in a lifetime things to experience during your world travels.

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Fuel for thought

TOPICS: Eco and nature Weird With fuel prices higher than an Amy Winehouse tour bus, any reason to ditch the car is a good reason. One of the perks of travelling is there's always an...

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Animal rescue holidays

TOPICS: Eco and nature Monkey Mia Townsville Exmouth Grampians Montague Island Atherton Liffey Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Victoria Western Australia A taste of how you can get involved and help our environment.

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Man-eating sharks? How about shark-eating men?

TOPICS: Eco and nature Rob Stewart is a young Canadian marine filmmaker and director of the acclaimed film Sharkwater. Stewart contends that far from being the lethal...

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Christchurch's International Antarctic Centre

TOPICS: Eco and nature Christchurch New Zealand Canterbury During the winter months, it can get a little chilly in New Zealand — that white stuff on those mountains isn't paint, you know. But for a taste of...

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It's a wild world: the top 10 wildlife encounters

TOPICS: Eco and nature By Kim Wildman

For a holiday with a difference, nothing compares to witnessing our planet's fascinating and bewildering range of wildlife. From watching...

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Swimming with ... tuna?

TOPICS: Eco and nature South Australia Port Lincoln Australia Port Lincoln, SA, is the hub of Australia's seafood industry, and one company is now giving visitors the chance to swim with tuna, the metre-long predators of...

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Swimming with sealions in South Australia

TOPICS: Eco and nature South Australia Baird Bay swim with dolphins Australia Gemma Pitcher gets the once-in-a-lifetime chance to visit and swim with a colony of wild sealions.

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Navigating Norfolk Island

TOPICS: Eco and nature Norfolk Island Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands (general) Norfolk Island — a hidden paradise in the South Pacific with a dark past.

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Talk to the animals

TOPICS: Eco and nature Queensland Kids and family Australia Zoo Moreton Island Mooloolaba Australia A warrior is someone who is engaged energetically in an activity, cause or conflict. Each and every one of us can be a wildlife warrior, fighting to protect...

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World's most breathtaking spots

TOPICS: Eco and nature Fiji Islands Turkey Egypt Peru Angkor Wat Tunisia Granada Sognefjorden Spain Norway Andalucia Why do we travel? To be wow'ed, of course. The journey's reward is quite often having the breath knocked straight out of our lungs. Below are some of the...

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Top ten mountain retreats

TOPICS: Eco and nature Luxury and spa Hotels Wanaka Alaska Banff Dandenong Yunnan Sheng Zermatt Kitzbuhel Merano Molinos Montrose Australia United States New Zealand Victoria China Canada Italy Switzerland Argentina Austria Colorado Alberta Bundesland Tirol Chatham Islands Has the early summer heat already got you thinking about heading to the hills? Check out these top ten mountain retreats where where comfort, repose and fine...

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From screaming babies to loud drunks — these are the most annoying things about flying.

Russian air hostess fired for tweeting 'Hahaha' about plane crash

May 14 2012 2:04PM

We're always told to be careful about what we post about work on social media. Well, one Russian flight attendant has become another walking example of what not to do.

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