"Ahh, this is it." It's the sigh we all want to sigh on holiday. Full relaxation, total enjoyment, that pure feeling of doing nothing. But it may turn out that pursuing a holiday ideal — whether it's a perfect sunset, pre-planned trip, or just the expected awe of seeing, say, Uluru in real life — is exactly how not to get the most out of the holiday time you have.

iOS: You're trying to follow the Google Maps directions to a place you've never been before, and just as things start to get complicated your mum texts. A few seconds later you're put on a group email with everyone at the office and the new message notifications start flying in, as do more texts from your mum who wants to know why you haven't responded to her first text yet. You begin to regret ever teaching your mum how to text.

Missing a connecting flight is one of the most stressful and frustrating things that can happen to you when flying. If you want to avoid it, you need to give yourself ample time between flights, and do a little homework before you fly.

Heatwaves in Australia are getting hotter, longer, more frequent - and have led to increased ambulance calls, emergency visits, illnesses, and deaths.

It might only be Spring, but experts are already speaking out.

The most interesting aspect of visiting another country is the people there, so it's understandable if you want to snap some pics of locals while you travel. But it's easy to get shutter happy and forget to be courteous while you do it. These tips will help.

In the unlucky scenario where your car breaks down at night, or the power cuts out, you'll be happy to have a reliable torch on hand. Powered with 500 lumens and an adjustable zoom that provides up to one mile of range, the UltraBright 500-Lumen Tactical Military Flashlight is perfect for any emergency kit or outdoor adventure, and you can score two of them at a brand new price drop.

Arkham Asylum was already one of Movie World’s most thrilling rollercoasters, and just over a year ago, a new virtual reality experience was developed for the ride. Somehow, I overcame my fear of high-speed theme park attractions and recently got up to the Gold Coast to give it a try.

If you're looking to use some holiday days, but you're not sure where you want to go, travel booking site Wander lets you search based on your overall travel budget.

If I could have any superpower, it would be the power of flight. But I can't. So I have to fly in a plane like a regular human being and sadly, that costs money! But it doesn't always have to burn a hole in your pocket. Here are five of the best ways to find cheap flights.

There are some damn cheap flights to Japan right now, courtesy of Jetstar. Here are the details!

Sometimes a quick holiday is better than nothing, but if you can swing it, try for at least eight days. Research suggests you need at least that much time to truly unwind and feel refreshed.

Why is the sea salty? The short answer is that water dissolves the salts contained in rocks, and these salts are carried in the water to the sea. We take a look at the science.

Dear Lifehacker, I was just wondering if it's too hot to store an OBD-II module in my car's glove box? Is there a temperature at which I should remove it? (No batteries or screen to worry about; it's just the module itself.)

Super hurricane Irma is causing a ton of cruise and flight cancellations in addition to delays and course changes. But your travel insurance should cover all that, right? Maybe. Maybe not.

As Hotels.com's regional director for Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, Katherine Cole knows a thing or two about the hotel industry. Travelling on a fortnightly basis to all corners of the globe, she's stayed at hundreds of hotels and has learned a few tricks along the way. We asked Cole to share her top hotel hacks with Lifehacker readers, from the best time to book your hotel to the hidden costs you need to watch out for.

Android/Web: It's easy to use Google Maps to see how far your office is from your favourite restaurant, or how long it will take to drive from Sydney to Melbourne. Estimating the distance between two locations without relying on winding roads messing up your estimate, however, is a bit more complicated. Sure, you could try and measure it with the distance scale at the bottom corner of your screen, but a little-known trick, as mentioned by Redditor niktemadur, makes estimating distances from point to point (or "as the crow flies") pretty easy, depending on the device you have.

News flash: You don't need to sink thousands of dollars into learning new skills or foreign languages. With Cudoo's Online Language & Professional Development Library, you can access thousands of videos covering a wide range of languages and professional skills, and two-year subscriptions are on sale for a limited time.

If you’re going to be trapped in a small box with a few hundred people for hours on end, the least you could do is try and make the ride as comfortable as possible for everybody. But it seems that there are still some of us that don’t quite understand the finer aspects of good air travel etiquette, so it’s time to change that.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that a safe 102% of the readers of this site are fans of both cars and a vast and disgusting variety of sexual acts. And that's great. My stand on cars is well established (quite pro) and when it comes to sex, I can't think of a more enjoyable way to get the maximum genetic diversity to my offspring. Plus, it gives my genitals something to do other than pee all the time, which any old stupid catheter could do, and probably better.