Spending Christmas with another family is a bit of a challenge. The music playlist is not what you expected, the food doesn't taste like what you're used to, and you don't feel that confident ...

Christmas on Christmas Island: The British East India Company first spotted the island on Christmas Day in 1643, and the holiday became its namesake. Many people travel abroad to see family over the ...

Editor’s Note: Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In December, we’re getting into the holiday spirit and celebrating the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtesy of Jolly Market Aussies do Christmas, but not like you know it. It’s the peak of summer, so the gum trees and Christmas ...

SYDNEY — Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are preparing to go on a strike ahead of Christmas to demand better working conditions and wages, union leaders and staff said, a move likely to hurt ...

Americans know Australia as the land Down Under, and one consequence of this geographical flip is that Christmas here falls at the height of summer. Our 100-degree temperatures aren't exactly ...

NEW YORK (AP) — To many Australians, Saturday is more than just Dec. 21. It's “Gravy Day,” all because of a lyric in one of the most unlikely Christmas songs ever written. “How to Make Gravy,” written ...

When it comes to Australian animals, the first that come to mind are generally kangaroos, koalas and maybe a platypus or a killer crocodile. However, there’s a tiny, iridescent group of beetles that ...

As millions of Aussies clock off at work and begin winding down after a busy year, the last-minute shopping scramble is beginning to loom large. So what's open and when over the Christmas and New Year ...