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    Ten Free Travel Apps That Will Make Your Next Trip a Cakewalk

    Zero-cost tools for converting currency, defying language barriers and finding Wi-Fi everywhere you go.

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    There's a Tram Full of Puppies Driving Around Melbourne Right Now

    Currently trundling along Swanston Street and St Kilda Road.

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    Daily Detours for the Week of July 17

    Featuring lessons in traditional pasta making — and a feast to boot.

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    Daily Detours for the Week of July 17

    Featuring an arty morning stroll along the river.

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    Daily Detours for the Week of June 5

    Featuring a sneaky lunchtime trip to GOMA.

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    Daily Detours for the Week of June 5

    Featuring a heated swim in an iconic Melbourne pool.

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    This Travel Map Helps You Find the Best Weather All Year Round

    This new online tool helps uses ten years of scientific data to map weather conditions.

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    Daily Detours for the Week of July 17

    Featuring a staycation in a shiny airstream trailer above Flinders Lane.

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    Where to Find the Best Brews in Manila's Emerging Craft Beer Scene

    Move over, San Miguel, Manila has more than a few craft beer tricks up its sleeve.

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    Follow in Giant Footsteps at Australia's Own Open-Air Dinosaur Exhibition

    Wander over a gorge to view scale replicas of Australian dinosaurs in outback Queensland.

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    Dive Deep Into a Shipwreck Cellar at Croatia's First Underwater Winery

    Tour a wine cellar in a shipwreck and bring your own bottle back to the surface.

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    Five Thrill-Seeking Melbourne Activities Within Easy Reach of the City

    Feeling jaded? Try one of these intense adrenaline kickstarters.

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    Five Thrill-Seeking Activities to Try Around Brisbane and Beyond

    Feeling jaded? Try one of these intense adrenaline kickstarters.

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    The Gold Coast Might Be Getting a Characteristically Over-the-Top New Beach Club

    Planned for the 6000 square metre site? Rooftop lounge, nightclub, restaurants, cafes, VIP cabanas, gardens, outdoor pool and so forth.

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    This Dubai Hotel Is Running 'Underwater' Yoga Classes

    Atlantis The Palm wants you to do savasana with the fishes.

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    Ten New South Wales Breweries Worth a Road Trip

    Try freshly brewed ales, small batch IPAs and English bitters inside disused industrial warehouses — or perhaps a 100-year-old Anglican wool store.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Stay at Iceland's Geothermal Blue Lagoon

    Sleep, soak, steam, sip and eat in or near lagoons created on a Nordic bed of lava.

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    Five Thrill-Seeking Sydney Activities Within Easy Reach of the City

    Feeling jaded? Try one of these intense adrenaline kickstarters.

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    A Weekender's Guide to Robertson

    Snuggle up with a book in a grand old manor, visit a cheese factory, have fireside beers at the pub and see three spectacular waterfalls in one day.

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    Brisbane Shuts Down Due to Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie

    Everything from GOMA to Brisbane's new Myriad festival is hitting the pause button.

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    This New Rebellious Yoga Retreat Combines Practice with Wine, Pasta and Waterfall Swims

    Get out of town and head to rural NSW for three days on the mat (and at the dinner table).

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    Tokyo Just Opened the Nap Cafe of Your Dreams

    Order a hot brew and then take a snooze on a reclining $9000 bed.

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    Australian Startup Unyoked Lets You Stay in Your Own Tiny House in the Wilderness

    Get off the grid, disconnect and have your own tiny getaway — but this is not a hotel.

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    Ten Incredible Hotels to Inspire a Long Weekend Getaway

    Say 'yes' to coastal hideaways and wine region retreats.

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    There's a Pop-Up Sculpture Gallery in the Blue Mountains Rainforest

    Walk through a stunning rainforest and see some art while you're there.

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    NSW's South Coast Is Getting a New Pop-Up Glamping Retreat

    Glamping specialists Flash Camp are heading for Shoalhaven's Coolendel reserve.

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    The Rainy Day Guide to Melbourne

    Shelter from the elements at cosy cafes, warm, dry galleries and fully-stocked bars.

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    You Can Now Take Underwater Tours of the Titanic

    You'll need a cool $137,000 to wade through the historic wreck.

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    Ten Immaculate Specialty Coffee Shops Worth Booking a Trip to Japan For

    From standalone coffee shops on the outskirts of town to tiny one-man stalls doing hand-drip.

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    This Australian Beach Has Been Lit Up Bright Blue by 'Sea Sparkle'

    The natural phenomena on the Tasmanian coast has been caused by bioluminescent phytoplankton.

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    We're Hosting A Hip Hop Yoga Class in Sydney

    Pull out your activewear for a charity yoga class featuring Kanye and Drake.

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    Brisbane's Getting a Retro-Style Freeplay Gaming Arcade

    You'll be able to pay a flat entry fee and play to your heart's content.

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    New York Now Has Its Own Chocolate Museum

    Learn about the history of everyone's favourite sweet treat, and sample it of course.

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    The World's First Craft Beer Hotel Is Coming

    Complete with in-room beer taps, shower beer fridges and beer-filled jacuzzis.

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    Mudgee's Landed Its First and Only Luxe Glamping Retreat

    Off the grid accommodation for those who don't want to go completely back to basics.

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    Someone Has Invented Transparent Kayaks, Your Next Must-Have Sports Item

    You'll now be able to paddle the seas with an underwater view.

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    A Weekender's Guide to Tamworth (During the Country Music Festival)

    Where to stay, eat and explore, according to some of Australia's best alt-country names.

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