Fantasy nerds: if you've ever fancied yourself on the throne at Kings Landing, battling for the right to the Seven Kingdoms, here's your chance.

The hilltop villages and ancient ports of Croatia's northern peninsula buzz with the sound of summer festivals and the flavours of gastronomic delights, says Mick Webb.

Croatian researchers are training honeybees to find unexploded mines littering their country and the rest of the Balkans.

A first-time father who drowned while snorkelling south of Melbourne on Saturday will be buried on the same day that his baby daughter is christened.

Justine Tyerman writes of cruising Croatia.

In the rocky Croatian hills, Jim Eagles enjoys the comfort of fiery spirits and food.

A New Zealand man fell 50m to his death in a climbing accident in Croatia as his girlfriend watched in shock.

Steve Richards discovers an unexpected partiality for steep hill climbs on a Croatian cycling holiday.

Because it's the low season the usually bustling yachties' hang-out of Hvar was transformed into a sleepy haven.

Mauricio and Charlotte brave crowds of 'Romeo and Juliet' aficionados in Italy, go tramping in Slovenia and find some fellow All Blacks fans in Croatia.

The Old Town of Dubrovnik, hemmed in by 2km of majestic medieval walls, is spectacularly located on the Adriatic coastline.

United States news organisation CNN International has released its top 10 places to propose to a loved one on Valentine's Day.

The death of Nelson Mandela's great granddaughter "robbed South Africa of what was intended as a day of pure joy".