We may have had to ditch our overseas travel plans this year but that doesn’t mean those those fun and amazing experiences are completely lost. Here's how you can recreate your dream travel without having to take a medium or long haul flight.

We may have had to ditch our overseas travel plans this year but that doesn&rsquo;t mean those those fun and amazing experiences are completely lost. Here's how you can recreate your dream travel without having to take a medium or long haul flight.

How to live your international travel dreams in the bubble

Join Ben Groundwater, Jane Reddy and Sue Williams on this bonus episode where they discuss how we, as travellers, can help the regions that have been badly affected by the 2019 bushfires.

Join Ben Groundwater, Jane Reddy and Sue Williams on this bonus episode where they discuss how we, as travellers, can help the regions that have been badly affected by the 2019 bushfires.

Bonus episode: Where to go to support bushfire affected areas

Travel, right now, means staying home. And that’s an exciting prospect because it gives us the chance to check out our own backyard, to appreciate our own culture and history, to support regional businesses and communities hit hard by virus and bushfires. Host Ben Groundwater talks to Traveller deputy editor Jane Reddy and writer Sue Williams about the regional communities and isolated attractions are worth visiting.

Travel, right now, means staying home. And that&rsquo;s an exciting prospect because it gives us the chance to check out our own backyard, to appreciate our own culture and history, to support regional businesses and communities hit hard by virus and bushfires. Host Ben Groundwater talks to Traveller deputy editor Jane Reddy and writer Sue Williams about the regional communities and isolated attractions are worth visiting.

Regional travel in Australia: The best places  to visit

The question all travellers around the world must surely be considering right now is: where to next? Where are you going to go as soon as this global lockdown is over? Ben Groundwater talks to Rob McFarland and Sarah Clark on where they want to go first when the world reopens.

The question all travellers around the world must surely be considering right now is: where to next? Where are you going to go as soon as this global lockdown is over? Ben Groundwater talks to Rob McFarland and Sarah Clark on where they want to go first when the world reopens.

After coronavirus: The places we can't wait to get back to

There’s nothing like a little isolation to give you time to think: about your life; your career; your relationships; and for those of us who love to travel, it has given us time to consider the pursuit we love best. So, what does travel mean to us in this crazy new world?

There&rsquo;s nothing like a little isolation to give you time to think: about your life; your career; your relationships; and for those of us who love to travel, it has given us time to consider the pursuit we love best. So, what does travel mean to us in this crazy new world?

What lockdown has taught us about travel

Travel doesn’t happen by chance. The best experiences, the most memorable experiences, take place because we’ve been inspired to do them. Ben Groundwater, Ute Junker and Sue Williams talk about the amazing and sometimes quirky things that have influenced their favourite travel experiences.

Travel doesn&rsquo;t happen by chance. The best experiences, the most memorable experiences, take place because we&rsquo;ve been inspired to do them. Ben Groundwater, Ute Junker and Sue Williams talk about the amazing and sometimes quirky things that have influenced their favourite travel experiences.

The weird and wonderful things that inspire us to explore the world

It’s the continent that has it all. You want ancient ruins, bustling cities, soaring mountains, vast jungles? South America has you covered. With so much to see and do, however, where do you start? That’s the question we explore in this episode. NOTE: This podcast was recorded before travel restrictions and rules around social distancing were imposed to control the spread of COVID-19.

It&rsquo;s the continent that has it all. You want ancient ruins, bustling cities, soaring mountains, vast jungles? South America has you covered. With so much to see and do, however, where do you start? That&rsquo;s the question we explore in this episode. NOTE: This podcast was recorded before travel restrictions and rules around social distancing were imposed to control the spread of COVID-19.

The places you must visit in South America

Isn’t it funny that we all know that the world’s most exciting cities are being loved to death, but we just keep going there? NOTE: This podcast was recorded before travel restrictions and rules around social distancing were imposed to control the spread of COVID-19.

Isn&rsquo;t it funny that we all know that the world&rsquo;s most exciting cities are being loved to death, but we just keep going there? NOTE: This podcast was recorded before travel restrictions and rules around social distancing were imposed to control the spread of COVID-19.

The problem with overcrowded cities - and their lesser known equivalents

So that’s it – we’re grounded. For the foreseeable future, the only travel we’ll be doing is to the supermarket in search of toilet paper. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the travel bans being imposed around the globe is how quickly they have happened – leaving many of us wondering, is this the end of the travel as we know it?

So that&rsquo;s it &ndash; we&rsquo;re grounded. For the foreseeable future, the only travel we&rsquo;ll be doing is to the supermarket in search of toilet paper. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the travel bans being imposed around the globe is how quickly they have happened &ndash; leaving many of us wondering, is this the end of the travel as we know it?

Travel 2020:  Will it ever be the same again?

Everything you should know about travelling to the great ice continent, from what to pack to what to do once you get there.

Everything you should know about travelling to the great ice continent, from what to pack to what to do once you get there.

Things that surprise first-time visitors to Antarctica

Fun, funny and wise: Flight of Fancy with Ben Groundwater is an exploration of all things travel, for those with a thirst for seeing the world.

Fun, funny and wise: Flight of Fancy with Ben Groundwater is an exploration of all things travel, for those with a thirst for seeing the world.

Flight of Fancy

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