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This 2,700-mile train route is one of the most epic rides in the world—spanning Australia from coast to coast

The Indian Pacific is one of the longest and most beautiful rail journeys on the planet.
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There are 10,000 reasons to smile in Australia’s criminally overlooked wild west

ROTTNEST ISLAND, Australia — I decided I wouldn’t be like my fellow tourists when I stepped off the ferry on Rottnest Island. The tiny island, 20 miles off Perth, is a paradise of white sand beaches ...