Michael Gebicki | The Sydney Morning Herald

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The Tripologist

Michael Gebicki is a Sydney-based writer and photographer who has been writing travel articles since 1982. Michael is Traveller's resident Tripologist, answering your travel questions and offering expert tips and advice.

Tripologist: What are the best things to do on a short stay in Istanbul?

Tripologist: What are the best things to do on a short stay in Istanbul?

“Any suggestion on where to stay and what to do to explore the history and culture of Istanbul for two or three days?”

  • by Michael Gebicki
Tripologist: What places should we visit with 10 days in Japan?

Tripologist: What places should we visit with 10 days in Japan?

“We are a family heading first to Fukuoka but what other places should we include on the way back to Tokyo over 10 days?”

  • by Michael Gebicki
Our passports just got even more expensive. It’s a rip-off

Our passports just got even more expensive. It’s a rip-off

Are we to believe that a US or British passport, which cost $200 less than our own, are less secure than ours?

  • by Michael Gebicki
Bags, meals and TV: On codeshare flights, which airline’s rules apply?

Bags, meals and TV: On codeshare flights, which airline’s rules apply?

If you’ve booked your flight with Qantas, but your flight is being “operated by Jetstar”, can you still expect checked luggage and meals to be included?

  • by Michael Gebicki
Don’t revisit the places you loved, go somewhere else

Don’t revisit the places you loved, go somewhere else

We all suffer the pangs of nostalgia, but the world doesn’t stay still – the place you remember with rosy memories won’t be the same when you revisit.

  • by Michael Gebicki
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Tripologist: What should be on my itinerary for a Northern Lights trip?

Tripologist: What should be on my itinerary for a Northern Lights trip?

Throughout November, Spitsbergen in Norway has zero hours of sunlight but this gives you a good chance of seeing the Northern Lights.

  • by Michael Gebicki
Six hundred planes grounded: The issue causing headaches for airlines

Six hundred planes grounded: The issue causing headaches for airlines

The slow return of aircraft to service after the pandemic has been one cause of high fares, but another problem has seen hundreds of Airbus planes stuck on the ground.

  • by Michael Gebicki
Tripologist: What should we do on a Dubai stopover if we don’t like malls?

Tripologist: What should we do on a Dubai stopover if we don’t like malls?

With a few days stopover in Dubai, one of the best things to do is to leave Dubai.

  • by Michael Gebicki
Paris for $1108 return? Olympics or not, flights to Europe are cheap

Paris for $1108 return? Olympics or not, flights to Europe are cheap

You’d expect airfares between Australia and Europe to be going through the roof by now. Instead, the opposite has happened. Here’s why.

  • by Michael Gebicki
Italians don’t deserve their reputation as terrible drivers

Italians don’t deserve their reputation as terrible drivers

The mad, bad and dangerous Italian driver has become a cliche. The reality is very different.

  • by Michael Gebicki