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The world’s 20 last great free attractions (plus five close to home) (opens the original)
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You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. As of this month, visitors to Cologne Cathedral in Germany must pay an entry fee. The colossal Gothic masterpiece has been free to visit for centuries, but that privilege ended on July 1, with tourists wanting to admire its cavernous interior now required to cough up €12 ($19.50). It is the latest in a string of attractions around the world that have introduced admission charges in recent times. T
As an immigrant, I quickly fell in love with this famous Aussie suburb (opens the original)
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You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. It was the first place I ever lived in Australia. It remains the place that is Australia to me. Why is Bondi more famous? Manly is surely better. When I first arrived permanently in Australia, I lived in Manly and I worked there too, teaching English to Japanese surfers and bedazzled Europeans. Later I worked in the city; work that was shuffled off like unwanted snakeskin at the end of each day th
Australians may but cutting back on spending, but not on luxury cruises (opens the original)
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Various surveys over the past year all concur on one thing: Australians would rather cut back on anything except travel. Travel Associates, a premium travel brand owned by Flight Centre, recorded a 57 per cent surge in luxury cruise spending in 2025 compared to the previous year. It says demand for upmarket cruise lines such as Explora Journeys, Regent Seven Seas and Scenic has increased significantly. Demand for expedition cruises to pricey destinations such as the Arctic and Antarctic is also
Poison umbrellas, exploding telephones: Inside the epicentre of Cold War spying (opens the original)
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I dare say I’ve learned a lot in my decades of travel but, until now, never how to crack a safe, fool a lie-detector machine, or conceal a recording device in the heel of a shoe. While I doubt these skills will prove useful, they certainly entertain me and, at the same time, educate me about the Cold War. That in-between period of black-and-white politics might now be consigned to history, but it dominated my teenage years. Reliving it brings a curious mix of incredulity and nostalgia. If you re
Why you should think twice before complaining on your next cruise (opens the original)
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I could name a dozen people who’ve had a significant influence on cruise-ship design, sustainability, technologies, onboard dining or operations. But I won’t, because the people I admire most in cruising aren’t CEOs, managers or visionaries. They’re the butlers and housekeepers. The waiters and bartenders. The people you see swabbing the decks and dusting the potted plants. And the people you never see, who do the laundry, oil the engines and keep the sewage system running. I can’t speak too hig
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