It's still dark when we set out. I'm woefully under caffeinated, and yet still fizzing with excitement; it's impossible not to be. As we arrive at our destination, I see I'm not the only one. The ...

Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world, about 30 times the size of the UK, and on this mighty plateau you finally gauge a sense of its mammoth scale. This, the longest straight stretch of ...

Life finds a tempo all of its own in the sleek cocoon speeding between Darwin and Adelaide. THE SUN HAS JUST SET, and the local watering hole is bustling. Barmaid Sonja Lemondine is trading jokes with ...

A new eye-tracking study has crowned the Kuranda Scenic Railway and The Ghan among the world’s most captivating rail rides ...

In Europe, companies such as Belmond and Orient-Express have raised the stakes for luxury train travel with trains such as the Royal Scotsman and the La Dolce Vita Orient Express. The Australis Suite ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Three hours: that’s how long it takes Shelita Buffet to get ready. There are false eyelashes to glue and cheekbones to contour; there’s ...