Australia
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Friday, 26 Aug 2011 | Views [1600]
Cover for Natural Disasters - Lloyd's / Cerberus When a natural disaster event occurs before or while you are travelling each of our World Nomads policies may respond in a slightly different way. Factors that affect cover include the type of event, ... Read more >
Tuesday, 21 Jun 2011 | Views [1518]
Australia's airlines continue to be affected by the volcanic ash cloud from Chile - as Virgin, Jetstar and QANTAS cancel all services to and from Tasmania and New Zealand - and terminate some others. The airlines hoped to see a full return to the ... Read more >
Tags: ash, australia, chile, travel-alert, volcano
Tuesday, 21 Jun 2011 | Views [1300]
The ash cloud from Chile's Puyehue volcano has returned to Australian airspace affecting services in and out of several airports including Adelaide, Canberra and the nation's busiest airport, Sydney. Melbourne may also be affected later in the day.... Read more >
Tags: ash cloud, australia, chile, oceania, travel-alert, volcano
Monday, 20 Jun 2011 | Views [4431] | Comments [5]
UPDATE: 1:30PM AEST June 20: The ash cloud from Chile's Puyehue volcano - having caused major disruptions to airports around the world - has moved across the Atlantic and is grounding flights in Cape Town, South Africa, and is giving Australia ... Read more >
Tags: ash cloud, australia, oceania, travel-alert, volcano
Friday, 4 Mar 2011 | Views [1627] | Comments [1]
Driving around Australia seems such as
simple undertaking but like many things in this great brown land, it’s not
without major risk and should not be attempted without a great deal of
preparation. The temptation to get well off the beaten path ... Read more >
Tags: australia, driving, travel-safety-tips, travel-transport
Wednesday, 2 Feb 2011 | Views [3365]
Evacuations have begun in the Australian region of Far North Queensland as Cyclone Yasi looms - a storm expected "to be more life threatening than any experienced during recent generations".
Winds of up to 320km/h will blow during the ... Read more >
Tags: cairns, cairns cyclone, cyclone, cyclone yasi, queensland, travel-alert, yasi
Tuesday, 25 Jan 2011 | Views [3610]
Australia
is renowned for its beaches; ultra white sand, crystal clear water – paradise
right? Wrong! Like many things in Australia it may look benign but it can be a
life threatening experience unless you follow some simple rules. Swim Between ... Read more >
Tags: australia, travel-health, travel-safety
Tuesday, 11 Jan 2011 | Views [1667]
Australia: Vast areas of Queensland and New South Wales have been devastated by a giant surge of flood water labeled by some news services as an 'inland tsunami'. At time of publication, 15 people have been reported dead and scores are missing.
... Read more >
Tags: australia, floods, new south wales, queensland, travel-alert
Wednesday, 4 Aug 2010 | Views [736]
The following information is for Australian & New Zealand policy holders only. On 15 April 2010, airports across Europe and the United Kingdom grounded flights resulting from volcanic ash clouds in Iceland. Due to this an embargo was put in ... Read more >
Tags: am-i-covered-if, iceland, travel-advice, travel-insurance, travel-tips, volcanic ash, volcano
Monday, 4 May 2009 | Views [7992] | Comments [2]
No doubt, you've just read our other post on Australia's dangerous animals " The Big Bite: Aussie sharks and crocs " and are relieved to discover that it's more likely you'll be killed by lightning than die in the jaws of a great white ... Read more >
Tags: australia, first aid, oceania, snake bite, snakes, spiders, travel-health, travel-safety-tips
Monday, 4 May 2009 | Views [7071] | Comments [3]
"Crikey! It's dangerous Down Under!" ...Or so goes the cliched view about Australian wildlife. Most travellers to Australia are surprised and relieved to arrive and find that the beaches are not swarming with sharks and Croc Dundee ... Read more >
Tags: australia, crocodiles, oceania, sharks, travel-health, travel-safety-tips
Friday, 23 Jan 2009 | Views [2332] | Comments [2]
If it was your job to look for bad guys, be acutely aware of your surroundings and always keep your wits about you, would it change the way you travel? We talked to Jade, a detective with the Australian Police Force about her upcoming trip and ... Read more >
Tags: non-destination, travel-safety, travel-women, worldwide
Thursday, 14 Aug 2008 | Views [610]
Ah, bushwalking, another seemingly benign but potentially life threatening activity
to do in Australia. You may have heard of Jamie Neale – he’s the young British
backpacker who went bushwalking in the Blue Mountains in July 2009 only to get
lost ... Read more >
Tags: australia, oceania, travel-safety
