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Erring on the side of caution Lee Tulloch turned down the opportunity to go hot air ballooning in Turkey.

I’ve done my fair share of risk taking overseas, but I’ve changed

There have been a lot of opportunities I’ve turned down because my vivid imagination focused on what might happen.

  • Lee Tulloch
The entrance to Virgin Australia’s lounge at Melbourne Airport.

Virgin Australia has an outdated view of who a ‘business traveller’ is

I never expected Australia would be like this. Maybe it’s an isolated incident, but it’s still shocking.

  • Lee Tulloch
Ben Groundwater with his kids in Singapore.

After seven years of travel with kids, here are 25 things I’ve learnt

Everything changes when you start travelling with kids. Or at least it should, otherwise you’re in for a very bad time.

  • Ben Groundwater
Bad parenting is often to blame for misbehaving kids.

Banning adults-only hotels is insane. Most children are intolerable

As a stressed adult, I have a list of things that relax me on holiday, and the presence of children isn’t one of them.

  • Mark C. O’Flaherty
We miss our own kids, but we’re determined to make the most of it.

For the first time since becoming parents, we went away without the kids

A couple’s weekend with actual adult talk for the first time in years? It might sound like heaven, but it comes with a few lessons.

  • Tatyana Leonov
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Ben Groundwater and family in Japan.

Your kids won’t remember that expensive overseas holiday. So what?

The reality is that the people who say this simply don’t want your kids – or any kids – around when they’re on holiday.

  • Ben Groundwater
Ben Groundwater and family in Japan.

I took my kids to Japan and made mistakes. Here’s what I learnt

The land of the rising sun is an excellent child-friendly destination, as long as you do your homework first. Here are 15 rules to follow.

  • Ben Groundwater
Children have a right to be on planes.

I’m a flight attendant and I don’t want to hear you whingeing about kids

You would be surprised by the number of people who treat the mere presence of children on flights as if they were being forced to sit next to a serial killer.

  • Paula Gahan
Make sure your child gets a local SIM or eSIM so they can stay in touch.

What your child needs to know before they depart on a gap year

It’s close to a parent’s worst nightmare. Our daughter calls from Nepal and is crying uncontrollably, unable to actually speak.

  • Michael Gebicki
When flying long haul with kids, accept that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

I used to love flying. Then I had children

You’ve probably seen those social media posts where parents meekly hand out apologetic notes and earplugs. I think it’s sad.

  • Shaney Hudson