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Singapore says goodbye to jumbo jets
After nearly 40 years of history with the carrier, Singapore Airlines is retiring the last of its 747 jumbo jets.
Local surfers vs tourist buses at the Bells Beach car park.
Local surfers vs tourist buses at the Bells Beach car park.
Kensington Palace reopens
Kensington Palace, home to Queen Victoria and Princess Diana in the past and from next year to Prince William and his wife Catherine, reopens to the public on Monday after extensive renovation of the...
The light fantastic
A powerful solar storm recently saw the Northern Lights spread further south than usual.
Getting high in the Himalayas
The village of Leti, perched among the peaks of India's Himalayas, offers view of expansive vistas and luxury accommodation as the base for a three-day walk through the region.
The Dreamliner's dream tour
Boeing's new jet, the 787 Dreamliner, has been touring the world. Take a look inside.
Girls and guns in Vegas
Machine Gun Vegas is a new upscale indoor shooting range - complete with skimpily dressed, gun-toting hostesses - in Las Vegas which offers guest packages that include an array of machine guns and...
Snapped: Readers' travel pics
Send your best travel photo to snapped@fairfax.com.au for a chance to win a Crumpler camera bag.
Marina Bay Sands...a little bit of everything
Marina Bay Sands cost $7 billion to build and it's clear no expense was spared.
Beauty at border security
The Ukraine's border guards have had a makeover. The host country for the Euro 2012 football championship wants to give visitors a good first impression, so its guards at Borispol airport near Kiev...
Queen Mary 2 docks at Station Pier
The largest ship ever to visit Melbourne, the Queen Mary 2 docks at Station Pier after cruising around Australia for almost three weeks.
Four suburbs in New Delhi
Armed with her camera and a bottle of hand disinfectant, photographer Louise Hawson looks beyond the squalor to find joy and beauty in New Delhi.
Carnival's 2012 winners
The Unidos da Tijuca samba school declared the winner of the 2012 Rio Carnival, with its tribute to the late singer and composer Louis Gonzaga, the "king of Baiao", a popular music style from...
Muddy marvellous
Far from the Sambadrome, another part of Brazil celebrates Carnival by getting dirty.
Skin, sweat, sequins and samba
Rio's Carnival celebrations reach their peak on Sunday in a riotous frenzy of skin, sweat, sequins and samba music that will culminate in the crowning of a new champion of the annual celebration.
Carnival celebrations in Sao Paulo at the Sambadrome.
A number of samba schools parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, drawing millions of visitors from all over Brazil to participate in the celebrations.
Queen Mary 2 arrives in Sydney
Shortly after 6am, the largest liner to visit Australia sailed through the Heads and into Sydney Harbour.
When in Rome, ski as the Romans ski
Twenty-six years without any serious snowfall in Rome was broken yesterday. The capital ground to a halt and tourists emerged in droves to observe the rare and beautiful occurrence.
Ten top Australian islands
Australia - the world's biggest island - is surrounding by 8222 smaller ones. That's a lot of islands to choose from. Here are ten of the best.
Inside the Queen Mary 2
The luxury liner boasts 10 restaurants, five pools, a planetarium and the largest ballroom and library at sea.