Fancy a new challenge for the new year? Aged 18 to 30? How about a free overseas trip?

This state's national parks will leave visitors' jaws hanging.

Yuletide traditions are not only passed down from generation to generation, but from country to country, often in places that don't have a Christian tradition.

Here are four epic journeys to add to an adventurous bucket list.

One of my more 'heart racing' moments while travelling was in Bolivia in 2004.

What's it like to stay at the private island hideaway of one of the world's wealthiest entrepreneurs? Anna King Shahab finds out.

All we ask of Britain is that it never change. It must be a fixed emerald rock in the rushing Gulf Stream of change, always there

Stephanie Holmes checks into a huge junior suite with palace views.

Jane Jeffries settles in to chew the fat with Seabourn Sojourn's executive chef.

Grant Bradley flies upstairs aboard an Emirates A380 from Auckland to Sydney.

Grant Bradley takes a look at what's coming up in the world of aviation.

Snippets from some of our best Travel magazine content of the year.

After a long year - and many miles - all of us here on the Travel team wish you a happy Christmas, a wonderful summer and the finest of new years. We've learned a lot in the past 12 months - here's a round-up.

Eli Orzessek answers your alcohol-related questions in preparation for the silly season.

Andrew Leeson takes in Lake Macquarie's idyllic setting and opts for a little adventure on the side.

Danielle Wright spends a day at a zoo just outside Melbourne, without the kids in tow.

In the sleepy mountainous states of North India, marijuana has grown indigenously for hundreds of years.

Pamela Wade follows in Hillary Clinton's footsteps at a famous US hotel.

The Washington Monument will remain closed for at least the next two-and-a-half years, the US National Park Service says. The 170-metre

Thailand's disease control department has issued a malaria warning to those planning to take trips or camp out in the country's forests.

Tourists visiting Rio may soon have to pay just in case they're mugged.

The Shipwreck Bar is one of the world's best beach bars and Jim, its former owner, was much-loved, writes Steve Braunias.

Staying warm is a serious business if you visit North America in winter.

Winning a Nobel Prize could arguably be the best Christmas present of all. But not for musician and lyricist Bob Dylan, one of this year's best-known laureates.

Mark Garrison flies aboard China Southern Airlines' CZ 3027 going from Guangzhou to New Delhi.

With 3000 rooms, it's the world's largest hotel - and North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel might celebrate its 30th birthday next year by opening for the very first time.

Visitors to Helsinki are being congratulated for being brave enough to visit the Finnish capital in the throes of winter.

Whatever you might think, you are completely wrong about boarding aeroplanes, writes John Walters.

A Jetstar flight from Bali to Darwin has been delayed by about 13 hours after a crew member called in sick.

China fell in love with the 1997 blockbuster movie about the doomed ocean liner.