If you’ve ever looked at a guidebook on Japan, there are a few things that you would have definitely seen – Mt Fuji, cherry blossoms and snow monkeys!

A week on the road with Australian cricket legend Matthew Hayden in his backyard of Queensland was a pretty exciting experience.

The IAAF World Championships is this year’s biggest track and field event. It will see the world’s leading athletes converge on the colourful and vibrant city of Daegu, Korea, for the chance to take home the title of being the world’s best in their chosen event.

Korea could easily be given the tag ‘The Festival Country’. There are countless events held around this nation throughout the year, and the one that attracts the most international visitors is the Boryeong Mud Festival.

India has long been a cultural melting pot, created by a succession of foreign invaders. And In the more than half century since the subcontinent gained its independence it has become the world’s largest democracy, with more than one-fifth of the global population.

What makes Cradle Mountain the highlight of The Apple Isle is its raw natural beauty. It’s a unique piece of Mother Nature that has a powerful presence.

French Polynesia is a French territory, a recognised overseas country of the Republic. Despite being half a world away, Papeete, French Polynesia’s capital, food-wise often seems more like a distant suburb of Paris.

The life of a travel show presenter isn’t all glitz and glamour. But even while some days it gets pretty tough, there’s nothing I’d rather be doing!

The Western Australian coastline is a wild and remote place. Here the huge waves of the Indian Ocean constantly batter the seashore, carving steep, rocky cliffs and creating a dramatic and incredibly scenic landscape.

In just a few days I discovered two of the most enchanting and breathtaking sites in Jordan – so incredible even Indiana Jones was short of breath! By Nisreen Sweis