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We\u2019re all guilty of packing things we shouldn\u2019t (you\u2019ll never use that hair straightener, trust us) but this handy post makes the whole process much simpler. The only thing you should never leave at home? Sunscreen, of course.<\/p>\n
2. <\/strong>8 travel hacks from a flight attendant<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\nIf there\u2019s anyone you should take travel advice from, it\u2019s a flight attendant. Former Jetstar hostie Anastasia Souvlis spent four years taking to the skies and has some great hints for the rest of us travellers.<\/p>\n
3. <\/strong>Do you know your airport codes?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n![](\"https:\/\/a.travel-assets.com\/travel-assets-manager\/5537592c-46d3-45a4-81b8-8792afe5e513\/anz-17756-600px-2.jpg\")
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<\/div>\nThe ultimate travel test! If you consider yourself an aviation nerd or a well-travelled sort, then you can\u2019t go past this quiz by our very own Zack Frohloff.<\/p>\n
4. <\/strong>Hotel freebies! What you can (and can\u2019t) take home<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\nThere\u2019s nothing better than a holiday freebie. But before you go looting your hotel room, check out what you can and can\u2019t take home with you.<\/p>\n
5. 12 thoughts all pets owners have had while on holidays<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n![](\"https:\/\/a.travel-assets.com\/travel-assets-manager\/5537592c-46d3-45a4-81b8-8792afe5e513\/anz-17756-600px-3.jpg\")
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<\/div>\nIf you\u2019ve ever felt you were being a bit ruff<\/em> (get it?) leaving your pet at home to go on holiday, you\u2019ll be able to relate to this post, starring the fabulous (and highly photogenic) pets of Wotif. But don\u2019t feel too bad for the animals, because our Facebook community showed us that they go on some enviable holidays <\/a>too.<\/p>\n6. Why my husband and I go on holidays without the kids<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nYou thought travelling without your pets was tough \u2013 what about travelling without your kids? Well, according to Melanie Hearse, it\u2019s a walk in the park.<\/p>\n
7. 21 tips for Aussies travelling to New York<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n![](\"https:\/\/a.travel-assets.com\/travel-assets-manager\/5537592c-46d3-45a4-81b8-8792afe5e513\/anz-17756-600px-4.jpg\")
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<\/div>\nAussies are HUGE fans of New York City, but before you head off on another Big Apple adventure, take a tip (or 21) from our resident foodie and traveloholic Nicole Redfern.<\/p>\n
8. How to fly and thrive with a five-month-old baby<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nLook, travelling with babies can be tough \u2013 it\u2019s just a fact. But travelling parent Zack has come up with some tried and tested ways to make flying with a baby fun for everyone, even fellow passengers.<\/p>\n
9. Can you pick the country by its outline?<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n![](\"https:\/\/a.travel-assets.com\/travel-assets-manager\/5537592c-46d3-45a4-81b8-8792afe5e513\/anz-17756-600px-5.jpg\")
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<\/div>\nThink you know your geography? It\u2019s one thing to be able to point out countries on a map, but can you recognise them by their outlines alone? Put yourself to the test with this extra tough quiz. You\u2019ve been warned!<\/p>\n
10. Behind the scenes: Chinchilla wins the Big Melon!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nOh, Chinchilla! You stole our heart with your community vibes and friendly locals, and now you have a Big Melon too. What else could you want from a country getaway? Read all about the Wotif team\u2019s trip to Chinchilla to give the town Australia\u2019s newest Big Thing. It\u2019s one in a melon!<\/p>\n<\/i> PLAN YOUR 2019 GETAWAY <\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Want to get into the holiday spirit but don\u2019t know where to start? Well, you\u2019re in luck because we\u2019ve rounded up our top posts of 2018 to inspire your next getaway (or just help you wind down from a busy year of work). Check \u2018em out and start planning your next trip\u2026 go on! 1. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":6838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[765],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6836"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6836"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6902,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6836\/revisions\/6902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The ultimate travel test! If you consider yourself an aviation nerd or a well-travelled sort, then you can\u2019t go past this quiz by our very own Zack Frohloff.<\/p>\n
4. <\/strong>Hotel freebies! What you can (and can\u2019t) take home<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\nThere\u2019s nothing better than a holiday freebie. But before you go looting your hotel room, check out what you can and can\u2019t take home with you.<\/p>\n
5. 12 thoughts all pets owners have had while on holidays<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nIf you\u2019ve ever felt you were being a bit ruff<\/em> (get it?) leaving your pet at home to go on holiday, you\u2019ll be able to relate to this post, starring the fabulous (and highly photogenic) pets of Wotif. But don\u2019t feel too bad for the animals, because our Facebook community showed us that they go on some enviable holidays <\/a>too.<\/p>\n6. Why my husband and I go on holidays without the kids<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nYou thought travelling without your pets was tough \u2013 what about travelling without your kids? Well, according to Melanie Hearse, it\u2019s a walk in the park.<\/p>\n
7. 21 tips for Aussies travelling to New York<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nAussies are HUGE fans of New York City, but before you head off on another Big Apple adventure, take a tip (or 21) from our resident foodie and traveloholic Nicole Redfern.<\/p>\n
8. How to fly and thrive with a five-month-old baby<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nLook, travelling with babies can be tough \u2013 it\u2019s just a fact. But travelling parent Zack has come up with some tried and tested ways to make flying with a baby fun for everyone, even fellow passengers.<\/p>\n
9. Can you pick the country by its outline?<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThink you know your geography? It\u2019s one thing to be able to point out countries on a map, but can you recognise them by their outlines alone? Put yourself to the test with this extra tough quiz. You\u2019ve been warned!<\/p>\n
10. Behind the scenes: Chinchilla wins the Big Melon!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nOh, Chinchilla! You stole our heart with your community vibes and friendly locals, and now you have a Big Melon too. What else could you want from a country getaway? Read all about the Wotif team\u2019s trip to Chinchilla to give the town Australia\u2019s newest Big Thing. It\u2019s one in a melon!<\/p>\n<\/i> PLAN YOUR 2019 GETAWAY <\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Want to get into the holiday spirit but don\u2019t know where to start? Well, you\u2019re in luck because we\u2019ve rounded up our top posts of 2018 to inspire your next getaway (or just help you wind down from a busy year of work). Check \u2018em out and start planning your next trip\u2026 go on! 1. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":6838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[765],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6836"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6836"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6902,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6836\/revisions\/6902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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If you\u2019ve ever felt you were being a bit ruff<\/em> (get it?) leaving your pet at home to go on holiday, you\u2019ll be able to relate to this post, starring the fabulous (and highly photogenic) pets of Wotif. But don\u2019t feel too bad for the animals, because our Facebook community showed us that they go on some enviable holidays <\/a>too.<\/p>\n You thought travelling without your pets was tough \u2013 what about travelling without your kids? Well, according to Melanie Hearse, it\u2019s a walk in the park.<\/p>\n Aussies are HUGE fans of New York City, but before you head off on another Big Apple adventure, take a tip (or 21) from our resident foodie and traveloholic Nicole Redfern.<\/p>\n Look, travelling with babies can be tough \u2013 it\u2019s just a fact. But travelling parent Zack has come up with some tried and tested ways to make flying with a baby fun for everyone, even fellow passengers.<\/p>\n Think you know your geography? It\u2019s one thing to be able to point out countries on a map, but can you recognise them by their outlines alone? Put yourself to the test with this extra tough quiz. You\u2019ve been warned!<\/p>\n Oh, Chinchilla! You stole our heart with your community vibes and friendly locals, and now you have a Big Melon too. What else could you want from a country getaway? Read all about the Wotif team\u2019s trip to Chinchilla to give the town Australia\u2019s newest Big Thing. It\u2019s one in a melon!<\/p>\n<\/i> PLAN YOUR 2019 GETAWAY <\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Want to get into the holiday spirit but don\u2019t know where to start? Well, you\u2019re in luck because we\u2019ve rounded up our top posts of 2018 to inspire your next getaway (or just help you wind down from a busy year of work). Check \u2018em out and start planning your next trip\u2026 go on! 1. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":6838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[765],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6836"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6836"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6902,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6836\/revisions\/6902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}6. Why my husband and I go on holidays without the kids<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
7. 21 tips for Aussies travelling to New York<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n8. How to fly and thrive with a five-month-old baby<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
9. Can you pick the country by its outline?<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n10. Behind the scenes: Chinchilla wins the Big Melon!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n