Western Australia is welcoming visitors back, and there’s never been a better time to book a bucket-list adventure in WA.

The Coral Coast Highway stretches a decent 1,250 kilometres from Perth to Exmouth and is recognised as one of Australia’s greatest scenic drives.

Meanwhile, Travel Weekly’s deputy editor kicked off the new year by waking up on her bathroom floor and promptly putting herself to bed for the rest of the day.

The search for MH370 will be resumed as new research has revealed the possible crash site of the plane.

Air crash investigators will examine a suitcase that washed up on a tiny Indian Ocean island, as the debris found nearby is probed by France.

The Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean are actually Australian territory but remain relatively untouched as a tourist destination.