Travel and Tourism (Lifestyle and Leisure)

Harry Russell didn't have an air-conditioned cockpit and he had to shoo goats from outback runways but that didn't stop him loving a year of delivering the post to remote parts of Australia.

A Melbourne woman recovering from surgery said the airline told her she could not fly because she could not climb the stairs, despite her organising for assistance in advance.

The crew survived what became the world's longest raft journey across 14,000 kilometres from Ecuador to the NSW North Coast.

These women have not lost their passion for travel and have found a way to create friendships while on the road without a partner.

Four years ago, Saxon Evans and Holly Knight bought a small sail boat. What followed was a 22,000km adventure that would show them "how much freedom you can have with such little money".

Four years ago, Saxon Evans and Holly Knight bought a small sailboat. What followed was a 22,000-kilometre adventure that would show them "how much freedom you can have with little money".

The 61-metre karri trees have pegs all the way to the top for climbing but, after improvement works earlier this year, the upper platforms remain closed for further inspections.

Direct flights between Busselton and Sydney means international tourists will no longer have to stop over in Perth to visit Western Australia's South West region.

By popular demand, the artificial swimming lake in South Australia's south-east will be refilled for the school holidays, while the council looks to fix leaks that went undiscovered for years because of a misread water meter.

As the new owners of an old hydro-electric village, the Ottos wondered what they had done. But after two years and a lot of hard work, they're delighted to be bringing "a sense of community into a place that hasn't had it for a long time".

An "adventure precinct" slated for the Blue Mountains' Gardens of Stone Conservation Area will no longer be built, but plans for a series of eco-cabins are still moving ahead.

Authorities say there were five cases of gastro on board the ship when it arrived in Adelaide this morning, and eight cases of "COVID-like infection".

Even people who have flipped, bogged or drowned their cars can't get enough of this gnarly four-wheel-drive adventure, famous for its near-vertical drops, footwell-flooding creek crossings and stunning scenery.

The Old Telegraph Track is a scenic and at times gnarly four-wheel driving adventure near the tip of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula.

SA Health says the Grand Princess is suffering outbreaks of both COVID-19 and gastroenteritis, with passengers telling the ABC that guests have been confined to their rooms for days.

LifeFlight vision shows the moment the pair were rescued.

WA's tourism minister and local tourism operators are disappointed in the decision by Qantas to discontinue direct flights between Exmouth and Melbourne from 2024.

The decision came after an uptick in tremors that have been shaking the surrounding area on the Reykjanes peninsula, in Iceland's south-west, in recent weeks.

The Northern Territory's Tourism Minister Joel Bowden claims he has new plans to revitalise the Red Centre's tourism sector.

When life wasn't quite working for Sydney parents of four Jodi and Daniel, they decided to take a road trip. It proved to be a life-changing act.

Airnorth's fares connecting the Kimberley to Darwin have dropped since Nexus entered the air space, and while it means cheaper tickets there may be trouble on the horizon.

Generations of David Fisher's family have holidayed at the Bright Caravan Camping Reserve but a proposal by park management will end the tradition.

Protesters attending a 'Save the Bluff' rally in Victor Harbor hear from Mayor Moira Jenkins and local MP David Basham.

Locals rally to "Save the Bluff" despite assurances there is no support from either local or state government for the proposed $350m Bluff marina project.

Australia's first female commercial airline pilot, Captain Deborah Lawrie, says she is honoured and excited to have her name on a gateway at Sydney Airport.