Ash Jurberg

From skipping appointments to rehoming pets, these stories really put the state of the country into perspective.

I surprised my parents in Japan by turning up as the "volunteer guide" I had booked the,

“We did not let anyone into the room unless we had guests over. I used to think that every house had such a room that had to be preserved like a museum.”

Walking into the arrivals hall at Melbourne Airport in 1996, I was certain I had never looked better. I had just finished a four-month backpacking trip. My last stop was Thailand, and I was wearing blue tie-dyed fisherman pants and a loose Thai…

At America's National Comedy Center in New York, aspiring comics can perform. Find out what happened when one writer and life-long comedy fan took to the stage.

None of it looked reckless at the time, but that has definitely changed.

Trust us: You don’t want to be this person on your next trip.

After traveling to 110 countries, I try to book a local class or workshop in every place I visit. It's become one of the best parts of every trip.

Two nights in the rainforest to reset one reluctant relaxer.

We asked experts to read four men — including Donald Trump and Barack Obama — whose ties have become part of how we recognize them.

Physical rehabilitation experts share the unexpected sign of poor longevity — and what you can do to fix it at any age.

We’re departing Melbourne for Dallas, about to endure 17 hours in the air, and a confused man is sitting between me and my wife, Cece. He’s about six foot and broad enough that I understand his eagerness to be anywhere but the dreaded middle seat. He…

Think twice before stowing these away on the plane.

New Zealand artist Annabel Reader teaches shoemaking in the most unusual way.

“I don’t think it’s about hair at all. It’s about ‘am I enough?’ and hair just happens to be where a lot of men park that fear.”

Plenty of owners are certain they can read their dog’s mind after they do something “wrong” — but here’s what they’re really thinking.

Psychologists, psychiatrists, and counselors explain when a school move is warranted, when it is not, and how to help your child either way.

A forgotten 1948 photograph and an ordinary apartment window In the small Bavarian town of Landshut hold the key to a family's past.