• 25 Best Places You've Never Heard Of: Simpson Desert
• Australia Wine Tours
• Australia's Indian Pacific Railroad
• The Budget Travel Upgrade: Sydney
• Changing Lanes
• Dream Trips: Great Barrier Reef
• Dream Trips: Sydney Opera House
• Explore Outdoor Australia in a Day (or Two)
• The Great Ocean Walk
• Life Under the Sea: Underwater Eden
• Melbourne: Eat Like a Local
• Purnululu National Park: Scouting Report 2008
• Queensland: Cuddle a Koala
• Road Trip: Fill'er Up, Mate!
• Sydney Wildlife World: 2007 Cool List
• Sydney Wildlife World Video
• There's Something About Sydney
• Willunga: Scouting Report 2008
• Yarra Valley: Wine Country

• Cheapest Places on Earth: Fiji

• A Classic First-Time Trip to New Zealand
• Drive New Zealand in an RV and You'll Be Lord of the Roads
• Trip Coach: Making the Most of New Zealand
• Trip Coach: New Zealand
• What $100 Buys in Queenstown

• Dream Trips: Overwater Bungalows
• Tahiti Unplugged

Scouting Report 2008

Our third-annual rundown of the best new places—like Purnululu National Park, Australia—as determined by people lucky enough to have exploration be part of their job description.

• See the slide show
• Willunga, Australia: Scouting Report
• Meet the Scouts

Changing Lanes

The stylish Aussie city of Melbourne is home to Flinders Quarter—hidden laneways in the midst of a renaissance. Here, 10 addresses worth a look-see.

• Melbourne: Eat Like a Local
• Vintage Australia: Yarra Valley

Across Down Under

A trip on Australia's Indian Pacific is on every train buff's life list. Rey Kirkman of Salem, Ore., took copious notes, so you'll know exactly what to expect.

2008 Fun List

Seven new adventures—from Zorbing in Tennessee to Australia's The Edge—are sure to deliver a rush, but you might not want to look down.

• See the slide show
• Video: Let's Go Zorbing!
• Dream Trips 2008