“When you figure out your suitcase, you figure out your life,” said fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg recently. Here are five tips to get you on your way.

This feels like a joke in the making but there we were, a Kiwi, an Australian, an American and a Pom standing round a remote cafe on the Greek island of Kos.

We passed each other like strangers on a city street, the shark heading back out to sea, me finning through a gap in the coral reef towards the beach.

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary wants to take his budget carrier to the long-haul market.

Mike Van de Elzen visits the Agrarian Kitchen, a farmed-based cooking school about 45 minutes from Hobart in Tasmania's Derwent Valley.

Paul Rush takes a Magical Mystery Tour down memory lane.

The city of Liverpool is charmingly lyrical. Wherever I walk through the city, musical themes and Beatles lyrics spontaneously erupt in my head.

Peter Hamling picks a few shore excursion ideas from outside the square.

Judy Bailey takes a soul stirring cruise down the Murray River.

These two picturesque waterfront cities attract millions of visitors annually with their history, restaurants and streetscapes.

Iraq reaches out to travellers as the 'cradle of civilisation', writes Prashant Rao.

Anthony Peregrine sees the best of Nice, a magnet to the rich for centuries.

Derek Cheng is captivated by the tasty aphrodisiacs of Vietnamese cuisine.

Outback site draws scientists on hunt for prehistoric gold, writes Leah McLennan.

A wave of luxury hotels is transforming this dramatic stretch of Aegean coast. Chris Leadbeater takes in the view from his veranda at Amanruya.

Paul Rush finds more than one perfect pint on a self-guided literary tour of Dublin.

In spring, Western Australia’s wildflowers are legendary. Liz Light gets close to hundreds of beautiful botanical miracles.

London has unsurpassable high street shopping and it's almost impossible to avoid spending up large in these meccas of affordable, on-trend fashion. But if you'd like to return home with something a bit more unique, head for Camden Passage.

Judy Bailey takes a soul stirring cruise down the Murray River.

The average Turkish bartender's concept of a G&T is - take one beer glass. Fill with cheap Serbian gin. Add slice of lemon. Cut with finger of tonic - unless it's already overflowing the beer glass.

Megan Singleton laces up and takes a look at the world's premier marathons worth making the trip for.