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    Atari Is Opening Its Own Chain of Video Game-Themed Hotels

    From the company behind 'Asteroids', 'Centipede' and 'Pong', they'll feature plenty of gaming — and will be designed to make you feel like you're staying inside an Atari console.

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    The Top Outdoor Adventures You Can Have in California's Sonoma County

    Beyond this Northern Californian region’s reputation for good food and wine, there’s stunning and richly diverse scenery just waiting to be explored.

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    How to Eat and Drink Your Way Around California's Sonoma County

    Centuries-old wineries, award-winning restaurants and a dedication to keeping things local and sustainable — Sonoma County is the very antithesis of pretentious and glittery wine country.

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    Why You Should Visit California's Sonoma County If You're Passionate About Sustainability

    The locals of this Northern California region are proving that living and travelling sustainably isn’t a trend — it’s something they’ve been doing all along.

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    Discover Sonoma County

    One moment you could be sipping vino from California's oldest winery. The next, you could be soaring through monstrous redwood trees on a zipline.

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    Five Nature Trails to Complete When You Visit Japan's Stunning Tohoku Region

    Head north of Tokyo to hike epic mountains, swim in luminous lakes and chase soaring waterfalls.

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    'Fantastic Beasts' Is Being Turned Into a Huge 'Harry Potter'-Themed Natural History Exhibition

    It'll showcase items from JK Rowling's Wizarding World alongside real-life creatures, specimens and artefacts — and it's set to tour the world.

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    This New Museum of Hangovers Pays Tribute to Big, Blurry and Boozy Nights Out

    You can also share your own hangover story with the Croatian site — and it might end up in its collection.

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    Seven Niche Arts and Culture Festivals Worth Travelling Overseas for This Year

    If you're not keen on joining the crowds at Coachella or the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, these smaller arts festivals might help you schedule some travel plans.

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    Qantas Has Been Named the World's Safest Airline for 2020

    The Aussie carrier has topped the list seven years in a row.

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    Sugar Republic Is Opening Its First Sweets-Themed Retreat in Daylesford

    The rooms will be decked out with private ball pits, free candy and cherry-scented wallpaper.

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    Ten Must-Visit Places to Plan Your 2020 Travel Adventures Around

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    The Ten Best Books of 2019 to Read This Summer

    Use your time off to get deep into this year's Man Booker Prize winner and a timely nonfiction work on Australian bushfires.

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    Sweden's Ice Hotel Has Revealed Its Latest Batch of Frosty and Imaginative Artist-Created Rooms

    The hotel's 30th annual incarnation features a golden room, an icy kaleidoscope and a frosty depiction of Santorini.

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    Here Is What Australia's Weather Has Planned for Christmas Day

    Santa's delivering balmy weather and (hopefully) a few welcome showers on December 25.

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    NSW's Cabarita Beach Has Been Named Australia's Best Beach for 2020

    Two inland beaches have made the Tourism Australia list for the first time, too.

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    A Heap of Flights Will be Cancelled This Weekend Due to an Industrial Strike

    Jetstar pilots, baggage handlers and ground crew will take industrial action over three days.

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    Australia's Airways Could Be Affected by an Industrial Strike Over the Christmas Holidays

    Jetstar workers have voted in favour of industrial action that could see see pilots, baggage handlers and ground crew walk off the job in the coming weeks.

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    This 'Game of Thrones'-Themed Cruise Will Sail You to the Show's Real-Life Locations

    It's planning to set sail in 2021, cruising through Iceland, Northern Ireland, Spain, Malta and Croatia.

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    The Great Barrier Reef Is Now Home to Australia's First Underwater Hotel

    Cruise the Whitsundays on a floating pontoon — and sleep below sea level.

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    The Grampians Is Getting an Epic New 160-Kilometre Multi-Day Walking Trail

    The hiking track will be complete by the end of 2020.

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    A Snow-Filled Winter Wonderland Has Descended on Singapore's Changi Airport

    Head on a snow walk, visit a festive light show and a join a workshop at a market — all inside the airport.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Camp, Glamp and Stay in Eco Cabins at Australia Zoo

    'Camp Crocodile Hunter', as the new campground will be called, will is set to open in 2020.

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    Nutella Is Opening Its Own Chocolate and Hazelnut-Themed Pop-Up Hotel

    Located in Napa Valley, it'll only operate for a weekend — but it'll be filled with Nutella items.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Zoom Into a Life-Sized Godzilla Statue Via Zipline

    The new Japanese theme park attraction will stretch across 120 metres in length — and it's due to open next year.

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    How to play to your strengths, broaden your mind and take a leap forward.

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    Which Degrees to Study If You Want to Make a Difference in the World

    You could complain about everything that's wrong in the world — or you could go out and fix it.

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    Lord Howe Island Has Been Named One of the Best Places to Visit in 2020 by Lonely Planet

    The NSW island took out the fifth spot on the annual travel destination list — and Central Asia's Silk Road came out on top.

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    Australia Is Now Home to the World's First Whale Heritage Site

    Queensland's renowned whale-watching spot, Hervey Bay, has earned the honours.

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    Stylish US Chain Ace Hotel Is Opening Its First Australian Outpost in Sydney

    The 18-storey development will feature 264 rooms, a ground-floor lobby bar, and rooftop bar and restaurant.

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    Sydney's Newest Luxury Eco-Retreat Is Located Right in the Middle of Taronga Zoo

    The 62 rooms are not only be located among the zoo's animals, but have epic views over the zoo and Sydney Harbour.

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    Melbourne's Long-Awaited Surf Park Urbnsurf Is Finally Filled with Water

    The two-hectare surf park will start pumping out waves in the coming weeks.

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    Queensland's Mon Repos Turtle Centre Is Set to Reopen After a $22 Million Redevelopment

    It's relaunching just in time for this year's turtle season.

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    One of Australia's Most Beautiful Beaches Has Been Washed Away

    Coastal erosion has seen Stockton Beach gradually lose its coveted patch of sand over the last decade — but a recent storm has closed the beach almost entirely.

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    The ACT Has Just Legalised Cannabis for Personal Use

    The new laws, which will come into effect in January 2020, allow adults to possess up to 50 grams of cannabis and grow two plants.

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    Southeast Queensland Is Set to Score a Spectacular New Cliffside Climbing Track

    Coming to Binna Burra Lodge, it'll use steel cables, fixed metal rungs, bridges and ladders to let climbers of all skill levels scale the cliff-face.

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    You Can Spend a Night at Downton Abbey Thanks to Airbnb

    Highclere Castle, the English country house where the series was filmed, will welcome two guests for a one-night stay.

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    Puzzle Post Is Australia's First Jigsaw Puzzle Subscription Service

    Get food, Disney and cat puzzles delivered to your door each month.

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