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My travel life: Nicholas Gleeson, blind traveller

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THE TRAVELLER. Nicholas Gleeson, winner of the Australian Geographic Spirit of Adventure Award 2019, disability advocate and consultant. Sauntering along Denpasar’s rough roads, I could hear the sounds of Bahasa and chickens squawking. My last travel destination was. I will always love to travel because.

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Melbourne to Sydney: New vintage rail journey aboard the Spirit of Progress launches in March 2020

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An old train will bring a slow-travel mentality to what has become a commuter run, when the newly commissioned Spirit of Progress makes her first journey in 33 years between Melbourne and Sydney in March. A historic photo of the Spirit of Progress 1937 in Melbourne. The parlor car on the new Spirit of Progress.

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Traveller letters: Priority stickers on suitcases are meaningless

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Gripe number one: my experience of collecting my “priority tagged bags for first-off-the-carousel convenience” is way different to that of Julie Miller’s (Traveller, ) in her Flight Test review. I want to commend the use of travel agents in this rapidly changing world of travel. STRANGER DANGER.

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Travel tips and advice for group tours: How to choose an organised tour

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Travelling in an organised group isn’t real travel. Why be a tourist when you could be a traveller? I get that some travellers are wary of tours, I once dismissed them, too. I was an experienced, independent traveller. I’m part of several generations undaunted by travel. THE PLANNING STAGE.

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Best 20 movies about travel: The films that make us want to visit spectacular destinations

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However, the best travel films don’t just offer us a sense of place, they capture the power and transformative nature of a journey and more often than not, inspire us to set out to discover for ourselves what lies beyond the horizon. Two surfers from California travel the world in this documentary directed by Bruce Brown.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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This development is fantastic news for West Coast travelers coming to Indiana, as well as nonstop connectivity for Hoosiers to L.A. But what you might not know is how the new San Francisco flight actually came to fruition, and what it says about Indiana’s collaborative business spirit and ability to get things done. and San Francisco.

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Travel tips for repeat visitors to Los Angeles: Seven fun things in LA you definitely haven’t done before

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Get lost at Lost Spirits Distillery. Get lost: Lost Spirits Distillery, LA. While cycling will still raise brows, DTLA is expansive and flat, and fast becoming the best place to tackle the roads on two wheels. Bikes and Hikes can escort you there. Vodka haters, whisky enthusiasts and thrill seekers, apply here.