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Australia

What outback?

When Baz Luhrmann's epic hits screens next week, it's sure to pique travellers' interest in Western Australia. But as The Globe's resident Aussie, Tenille Bonoguore reports, there's a whole lot more to Oz than the bush


Cinema in paradise

Want to add some culture to your sun or ski getaway? Resort towns are hosting film festivals to liven up their shoulder seasons - and you might just bump into a DiCaprio or a Spacey, Denis Seguin reports


America's other frontier

Puerto Rico has its share of poolside lounge chairs. But this American territory also has an adventurous streak and an adrenalin-charged tourism industry to match. Massimo Commanducci kayaks, surfs, zip-lines – and hikes into one very deep bat cave


Golf

Southern swings

Your club closing up for the winter? Time to follow the pros to golf-mad Florida, where the season never ends - and resorts are spending big bucks on new course designs and amenities. Brian Kendall drives for the Sunshine State's trickiest and prettiest holes


Cities on the cheap

The upside to the downturn

Hotels for £1. Discounts at 21 Club. Or how about Reykjavik half price? Ellen Himelfarb rounds up meltdown deals and other ways to travel smoothly in tough times


Travelling to the dark side

From New York's ground zero to the Killing Fields of Cambodia, tourists are flocking to sites of suffering - and even into war zones. Laszlo Buhasz explores our desire to pay tribute and look death in the face

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David Hawksworth, executive chef, Hawksworth Catering


Perth: The Aussie Calgary

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We asked you to share your best travel shots of animals in the wild. Here are some of our favourites


The Street

Downtown 'Deadmonton' no more

For years, only tumbleweeds stuck around Edmonton's central core after office hours. But the oil and gas boom has brought big bucks and a creative surge to the area — transforming 104 Street into a hub for locals serious about play


Wildlife photography

How to shoot killer digital pictures

Even the smallest digitals now have features to help you improve your outdoor or wildlife photography


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You're pumped for your own Alaskan odyssey, or tracking lions in Africa. The only hitch: You chill easily and your nickname is Wrongway. Explore magazine's Ryan Stuart rounds up six essentials for Krakauer-worthy adventures, minus the discomfort

 

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Cutural tourism: Welcome to the culture of cute

From street fashion to cartoons to sexuality, kawaii is everywhere in straitlaced Japan - where an animated cat is the country's cultural ambassador. Julie Traves tours Tokyo's museums and ‘maid cafes' in search of all things harmonious and sweet

Washington D.C. tourism: The Obama bounce

If he's elected, Barack Obama promises to bring change to Washington, D.C. The city's tourism industry thinks he'll bring visitors too

The animal issue: The ultimate petting zoo

The Okavango is a classic menagerie of African wildlife. There are lions and zebras, giraffes and harrumphing hippos. But as Globe Africa correspondent Stephanie Nolen writes, the real draw is the chance to get close to a whole lot of elephants

Top tours of the animal kingdom

When chasing wild horses – or apes or wolves – a good guide can't hurt

Marine musts: Where's WIlly?

Dive expert Darryl Leniuk maps out the best places to see Orca whales, manta rays and other wonders of the deep

Airport architecture: Sky-high design

A new generation of airports might just make flying glamorous again

San Francisco: From hippie to hip

It has always been an alt capital, with progressive politics and a penchant for Sixties kitsch. But the city isn't quite as crunchy as it used it be. There's a style revival going on – and the best eats and coolest buys are in up-and-coming Hayes Valley

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Paul Comessotti, country manager, Check Point Software Technologies

The ultimate field trip

You flunked biology. You can't tell a fossil from a fern. But as Zoe Cormier reports, if you don't mind a few chores you can still spend your next vacation contributing to science - and having one big adventure

Supersized ships

One ship features a ‘Central Park' with a tropical garden and ponds. Another has a food court worthy of a downtown shopping mall. And when it comes to socializing, there are thousands of other passengers to mingle with. As Wallace Immen reports, the newest wave of cruise ships are really, really big. But are they better?

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