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1 month ago | escape.com.au

A flight mix-up departing from Rome has left us with 24 hours to spare in Italy, so we decide to make the most of our time with a train trip to the historical hilltop town of Tivoli – a popular retreat for Romans.

2 months ago | escape.com.au | Natasha Dragun

With more than 900 churches, hundreds of palazzos, 10 World Heritage Sites and 280 fountains (the Trevi alone sees some 700,000 euros in coin donations every year), Rome can be an overwhelming city to explore. And that’s before you get to the food – some estimate there are 15,000 pizzerias alone. Where to start?

2 months ago | escape.com.au | Dilvin Yasa

It’s a rare traveller who hasn’t experienced that moment, the sinking realisation that the wildlife experience they’ve booked is perhaps more geared around money than about conservation or the animals’ actual welfare. The question, of course, is how do you know if an experience is truly ethical? Opting for those where animals are living free rather than in captivity is one clue, avoiding anything that involves interactions (whether it be holding them or watching them “perform”) is another.

2 months ago | escape.com.au | Stephanie Yip

Whether you're flying short-haul or long-haul, when you're travelling every gram counts. It can mean the difference between bringing a free carry-on bag onboard, or having to throw extra dollars into your holiday budget so you can wear that outfit or use that device. While you can try to hack your way to that kilogram sweet spot by layering up or sneaking items in your pockets, another less arduous way is by using a lightweight backpack.

2 months ago | escape.com.au | Kendall Hill

"A place like ours isn’t a hotel,” says Jairaj Singh as he welcomes me to Chanoud Garh with a garland of frangipanis and a cooling glass of tamarind and cumin juice. “It’s a home with a soul.” His 335-year-old family pile – part palace, part fort – towers above the small village of Chanoud, roughly midway between the tourist drawcards of Jodhpur and Udaipur in Indian’s northwestern Rajasthan state.