Eveline Harvey and her family check into a well-appointed apartment in Central Otago.

When in Tahiti do as the locals do, writes Suzanne McFadden.

With a little planning and imagination, you can complete a Swiss tour without breaking the bank, writes Rosemarie North.

Turkish cave hotels will bring out the deep childish delight of your inner hobbit, writes Nicola Lamb.

Surround yourself with the sights and smells of a Spanish summer, writes Anna Leask.

Paula Yeoman has a musical epiphany in the humidity of Borneo.

Danielle Wright takes her grandmother Dolina for a walk down memory lane at Yatton Park.

Winston Aldworth stays at a slick waterfront hotel in Canada's capital of cool.

In Oman's capital, a devotee of Islam tells Jim Eagles why violent zealots are giving the world a bad opinion of the faith.

When children first encounter a hotel buffet, writes Rob Cox, the noise and mess could match seagulls at a picnic fare.

A relaxing island paradise of food, wine and great views is just a 35-minute ferry trip away, writes Donna McIntyre.

Anna-Louise Taylor finds 'something very Wellington' in Britain's south-west.

Heather McCracken finds the source of pop culture's global zombie outbreak.

Josie Dale contemplates the dark green silence of the Matukituki Valley.

Roger Hall steps back in time on Great Barrier Island - a place where strangers still stop and offer you a lift.

Drop into any pub in Ireland and you'll not stay a stranger very long, Bruce Morris discovers.

Deep within the Hokianga is a quiet settlement adrift from the rat race, writes Hannah Sperber.

Shandelle Battersby enjoys a luxurious stay at the Millbrook Resort, Arrowtown.

Winston Aldworth tries a Canadian tipple that's so wrong it needs a hangover to be right.

Visiting Hitler's holiday home, Jamie Morton is astounded that evil was able to survive and flourish in the peaceful surrounds of the beautiful Bavarian countryside.

If flying and flopping is too boring for you, there are a few options to amuse the energetic - or hungry - on Fiji's Denarau Island.

After 12 years in Auckland, Diane Clayton returns to the city of her birth, Paris. City of Light. City of Love. City of dog poo.

Greg Buckle climbs the bleachers to enjoy the All-American game of baseball - hey, just don't mention the Sox.

Whitebait, wild seas and welcoming locals ... Danielle Wright takes her family to Port Waikato.

Andrew Louis lives like a king in a deluxe suite.

Leaving the noise and hurry of Melbourne behind her, Rachel Bache heads to the tranquil lakeside town of Daylesford.

In Samoa, Anika Moa heals her heartbreak and replaces lost lovers with newfound friends.

Tony and Selena Reid fly NZ045 from the Cook Islands to New Zealand.

Venturing out and exploring the world can be enjoyable regardless of age with organised tours, writes NZ photography legend Marti Friedlander.

The hip sip in Oregon is probiotic kombucha — on tap, discovers Jesse Mulligan.