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Two essential things to survive long-haul flights with kids
Why should the presence of a miniature human or two stop you from travelling? Plan to involve these two things.
- by Ben Groundwater
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Sex, booze and partying is gone: I’m keen to stay in hostels again
Have you been to a hostel recently? They’re different now.
- by Ben Groundwater
Cash is no longer king: The new rules of spending money overseas
The world has been altered markedly – in every sense, including financial – since COVID-19 took hold. Cash is no longer king.
- by Ben Groundwater
A whole day is dedicated to the construction (and destruction) of this meal
If you’re going to tackle one of Brazil’s most cherished dishes, you have to be hungry. Like, really hungry.
- by Ben Groundwater
To eat well in this Spanish region, you need to know four magic words
Every bar in Basque Country will have a dish it is most famous for, or most proud of, and there is no trick to divining what it is.
- by Ben Groundwater
Luxury ‘cave’ restaurant under one of the world’s busiest business districts
You have to work hard to create something different in the Tokyo culinary scene, like this luxury underground restaurant.
- by Ben Groundwater
How to book a restaurant that’s impossible to get into
An entire months’ worth of reservations can be gobbled up in seconds. So how do you get into these places?
- by Ben Groundwater
Thailand’s most underrated region is sensational
Turn your gaze north from Bangkok and you find a different world, one that defies the stereotypes of the traditional Thai holiday.
- by Ben Groundwater
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Confession: My name is Ben and I’m a map nerd
I’m not even talking about old maps you can frame and put on a wall. I mean online maps where you’re a blue dot on a screen you can pinch and move.
- by Ben Groundwater
This magnificent, but strange and heady dish, tells a story
There’s a reason bobotie is often considered the national dish of South Africa and it’s not just the taste.
- by Ben Groundwater
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Train journeys
Everywhere in the world loves train travel. Why doesn’t Australia?
The world’s most enjoyable travel experiences – that is, the actual act of moving from one place to another – are aboard trains.
- by Ben Groundwater