Indian Pacific Train: This 3-day journey across the Outback regularly makes it onto travel magazines’ “Top Rail Journeys in the World” lists. The desert scenery ain’t all that magnificent — it’s the unspoiled, empty vastness that passengers appreciate. It includes the longest straight stretch of track in the world, 478km (296 miles) across the treeless [...]

There is plenty on offer ‘down-under’ for your family in Australia, from koalas and kangaroos to fairy penguins and Tasmanian devils. An unbelievable destination for family holidays, exploring Sydney, with its world-renowned opera house, Brisbane and its Australian Zoo, the Barrier Reef, where you can snorkel amidst tropical fish, and then the rainforest around Port [...]