Ash Jurberg

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

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…

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

Two nights in the rainforest to reset one reluctant relaxer.

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…

I went for the rollercoasters, not for Dolly Parton. I left the place a huge fan of the music and the woman.

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Cleveland is an underrated U.S. with immersive museums, free art galleries, excellent food, and fascinating history.

From kazoo factory to haunted hotel: A road trip to remember.

Here are the most baffling parts about the U.S., according to visitors.

Upgrading to Frontier UpFront Plus in a Business Bundle for my short domestic flight worked out and felt like a fair value, but it had pros and cons.

Most travelers treat Buffalo as a stopover on their way to Niagara Falls, but there is plenty to do and see beyond eating Buffalo wings.

OPINION: Forget the five-star resort. My best stays were a capsule, a cave and a corridor.

Upgrading to premium economy on my long Qantas flight between the US and Australia felt like a great value, especially compared to business class.

Traveling abroad to Japan with my elderly parents, who are in their late 70s, came with mistakes and surprises. I wish we'd done the trip sooner.

A man hugged me in a shopping mall. Argentina had just scored, and the crowd at Pacific Place erupted around us, all of us watching on a screen four storeys high.

'You’ll be fine': How a family adventure became an unexpected test of nerve.

OPINION: The one at home is an act.