Thrill-seeking great-great-grandmother Violet Maskell celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this month by jumping out of a plane.

Tim Roxborogh explores the amazing legacy of the Mayans.

San Ignacio offers close encounters with a long-departed civilisation, writes Tim Roxborogh.

Dazzling colours and a will to fight make the mahimahi a worthy opponent.

Altitude and adventure mingle on this helihike.

A leisurely ride through stunning Otago leads Joanna Sullivan to aesthetic heaven.

Graham Reid drives into the deserts and ancient mountains of central Australia.

Follow the beautiful game with a host of unforgettable and diverse experiences in South Africa.

When Belgian-born Wouter Van Wezemael learned his partner was pregnant, he assumed his dream holiday was off.

NZ's world-beating sights aren't reserved for overseas tourists, so here are four highlights selected by Lonely Planet.

Australia's Northern Territory is a land of harsh beauty, writes Pamela Wade.

Heather McCracken finds the sand gets everywhere north of Perth.

Visitors flock to the Galapagos to experience its intriguing and diverse wildlife. But at what cost to these fragile isles, asks Alice Neville.

Anna Leask meets the inhabitants of creek, reef and rainforest in the north of Queensland.

There are 150 dingoes on Fraser Island, and Jim Eagles was determined to see one in the flesh.

Intrepid explorer David Farrier finds there's more to Mongolia than the dreaded Death Worm.

Paul Rush explores the up, down and around of Taranaki's Surf Highway.

The altitude in the Ecuadorean capital of Quito takes your breath away, as does its historic centre, writes Alice Neville.

Three days' hard labour may not sound like much of a holiday. But for Jenifer Dagg it was the highlight of a trip to Nepal.

Self-confessed daredevil Beck Vass meets her match at Rotorua.

Go bush right at the foot of the Southern Flinders Ranges, writes Larine Statham.

Isaac Davison tries out a floodlit night course at Snow Park.

David Potts goes in search of the shy Aussie platypus.

Hiking holidays needn't be about smelly socks, sore muscles and cramped huts.

Christchurch-based Martin Aircraft Co wants to provide the public with jetpack test flights.

Greg Bowker gets up close and personal with two very different Indian temperaments.

Maria Slade enjoys some serious snow in Queenstown.