As the world opens up, many of us are faced with the choice paralysis of where in the world to venture next. And then of course the question still remains, where can we travel?

We thought a nice photo of cherry blossoms in full bloom at Himeji-Jo Castle would be a lot nicer than of some guy getting a swab shoved up his nose for the story.

Long gone are the days of having a swab shoved up your nose… Well, maybe not, but it will happen a bit less when you visit these destinations.

Travellers have gone from starved of choice to a kid in a candy store with international restrictions easing around the world.

To celebrate this fantastic news, we found this seemingly unrelated picture of Tehan awkwardly holding a piece of vanilla slice. We hope it gives you as much of a giggle as it did us.

If you’d like, you can combine all three destinations by getting drunk on Guinness, while doing some yodelling on a pink sand beach in Bermuda. Although we don’t recommend that.

Meanwhile, Travel Weekly staff are urging the government to allow journalists to claim coffee and after-work beers on tax, which should help us save enough money to retire by the age of 35.

Omicron has metaphorically dampened Qantas Groups travel expectations and La Nina has literally dampened the entire nation. It looks like Aussie Summer is not going the way anyone had hoped.

Tassie are throwing open their border to COVID-19 hotspots just in time for the holiday season and to nab the 5th Ashes game.

The UN health authority warned countries that blanket bans don’t work, while an Aussie epidemiologist says the government’s current restrictions won’t make much difference.

According to Marky Mark McGowan, the plan is based on extensive modelling. However, this doesn’t mean the WA premier has been practising his best Blue Steel pose, much to our disappointment.

To help ease your clients’ worries, a handy new interactive map has been released with regularly updated info on the many factors we now need to consider when travelling overseas. Three destinations stand out from the crowd.