Bali's diverse and colourful literary festival leaves Geraldine O'Sullivan Beere full of ideas.

A New Zealand woman injured after an earthquake struck Bali is stuck in hospital with badly injured legs.

Spoil yourself and book into one of the best spas in Australia and Asia.

Three of Viva's favourite fashion girls share their stylish mid-winter holiday escapes.

Kirsten Warner's cycle trip in Bali takes in a volcano, the mysterious 'cat fox' and kopi luwak.

Kiwi surfer Sarah Mason won the ASP girls pro junior France final over Australian Dimity Stoyle at Les Bourdaines at the weekend.

Heavy security surrounds brief but chaotic appearance of elderly radical cleric.

The 25-year-old singer - who got engaged to 32-year-old building firm boss Sam Cooper last Christmas Day - has booked a church near her home in Central England for June 11 and plans to share her special day with just a small group of friends and family.

Live At the Islands draws some big music names to support conservation work.

A survey of 502 Kiwis found that 42 per cent said they usually decided on their travel plans around this time of year.

Australian PM Julia Gillard is today trying to convince the Indonesian President to grant clemency to convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby, according to a report.

The governor of Schapelle Corby's Bali jail is jeopardising a major cut to her sentence with claims she is faking a mental illness.

How chick-flick Eat, Pray, Love sold out to the forces of materialism. By Guy Adams.