| In case you missed it this week: Private jet travel is growing, but it's still too expensive for the masses; airport perks to gift for smoother trips; and why travel is so important to one Black writer. |  (Lisk Feng for The Washington Post) Private jet travel is booming. No, you still can't afford it.Private jet travel has expanded and become more accessible for those willing to drop big money. But no matter how irritating commercial air travel is, it's not likely flying private will be for everyone in the near future. |  (Washington Post Illustration; iStock) Give the gift of stress-free travel with these 7 airport perksFrom line-cutting services to lounge access, here's what to get your loved one for a smoother airport experience. |  (Adriana Bellet for The Washington Post) My Black family needs me to travel, just as much as I need itWriter Tonya Russell says her travels are just as much for her family as they are for her. |  (iStock/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Washington Post illustration) 9 changes Disney fans want returning CEO Bob Iger to make at parksDie-hard Disney fans want Iger to address their long-standing complaints about the parks, and they have specific changes in mind. |  (Min Heo for The Washington Post) Explore BTW's guidesThere's more to see |  (Brook Mitchell for The Washington Post) | Blue, like the ocean, might be the color that comes to mind when you think of Australia's capital city. But there's plenty of green in Sydney too, including at Wendy's Secret Garden. Hugging the shoreline in Sydney Harbour, this green space boasts maze-like paths and many native plants and flowers. Check out more in our local's guide to Sydney. |  | The Outback Way, the 1,700-mile route that cuts across Australia's arid interior, is grueling. It's often unpaved, and much like endless expanses of highway in the American West, the Outback Way seems to go on forever, heading to a horizon you can never reach. It also has a notorious reputation: Drivers stranded in brutal heat with not enough water. "Bull dust" hiding rocks that can rip a tire to shreds. Accident hazards in the form of kangaroos and feral camels. Washington Post photojournalist @mrobinsonchavez teamed with Michael Miller, The Post's Sydney bureau chief, to document what finally paving the entirety of the road would mean for the people who live along it. ➡️ Swipe to see some of the images he made, and tap the link in our bio for more.
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