Australian Traveller

Home sweet home

LIKE PETER ALLEN, I too have been to cities that never close down. From New York, to Rio and old London town. Over the past 18 months, I have been dining out on memories of those incredible adventures… and others. The friends I’ve made, the sights I’ve seen, and the sense of freedom I now know I was taking for granted. I am not alone. Throwback travel photos have been Instagram de rigueur while Australia’s borders have been firmly closed in an effort to protect us from this... must I say its name? Surely it’s had enough airtime.

Now, the international border is open. OK, there are caveats, as one would expect, but it is finally open. Overseas travel is back on the agenda. I’m thrilled, but I’m also a little surprised to learn

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