On a pool table at a Fox Glacier pub, a variety of drinks were arranged alongside the words "RIP Boys", as locals remembered their friends killed in Saturday's plane crash.

Geoff Thomas shares infectious enthusiasm and fishing tales from a neighbouring island.

An island holiday can be more than lying on a beach, discovers a culturally enriched, exhilarated and exfoliated Andrew Stone.

Joelle Thomson has a day of adventure in Auckland's west - all the while managing to stay clean and dry, despite the dreary weather.

Shelley Bridgeman sits in on an Auckland tour group to see what visitors learn about our city and to see it through a fresh pair of eyes.

The 51st Traverse team's journey through southern Kyrgyzstan is a sobering experience, writes Rob Gray.

A man whose daughter died in a bridge-swinging accident is applauding planned adventure tourism regulations but says the Govt should have moved sooner.

All risky adventure tourism businesses would have to be registered and pass an upfront safety audit to operate, under a new Government proposal.

A temporary home on wheels provides a delightfully different way to discover new corners of Australia, writes David Dewhurst.

Graeme Lay braves high seas to get a local's perspective of all the best parts of Rangiroa atoll, an hour northeast of Tahiti.

Jim Eagles travels a well worn path through a historic landscape and finds plenty of remnants from its fascinating past still in place.

The first man to walk the entire length of the Amazon river put his NZ-made backpacks through some serious paces.

A skier caught in an avalanche on Mt Hutt has described how he fought to stay on top of the snow.

Doug Sherring fulfils a lifelong ambition on Wanaka's pristine backcountry slopes.

Wayne Thompson tackles a beautiful but challenging rail trail.

As I watched my bike disappear down the dusty road and out of sight, I began to feel rather stupid.

A mishap on the road sees one of the 51st Traverse team members being sent back to NZ.

Donna McIntyre and family pack their ski gear and head for the Remarkables and Coronet Peak.

Donna McIntyre's family give their verdicts on their trip to the snow.

Beaches and cocktails are nice, but how about some ideas for healthy Kiwi breaks?

Jacques Marais risks life and limb in a legendary land of hair-raising, bone-jarring, biblical grandeur - and loves every minute.

As the 51st Traverse team continue on across the Mongolian steppes, they encounter some local hospitality.

Rob Gray finds that all you really need to ride around the world is a motorbike and a fair bit of determination.

Helen van Berkel returns to the slopes and finds that skiing is nothing like riding a bike... and that kids are better at it.