One reason we take off so often as a family is that I'm a whizz at holidays on the cheap.

Photographer Sarah Ivey, who grew up in the Mackenzie Country, uses her camera to introduce the rugged beauty of a place few New Zealanders have visited.

In principle the Conservation Department wants as many of the public as possible to enjoy the estate their taxation maintains. In practice, it is not very good at making that possible.

A tired Rebecca Barry gets taken for a ride in Bangkok.

Alan Perrott goes dining in the dark at Dans Le Noir in Clerkenwell Green.

For an active holiday amid fabulous scenery, head to Montenegro, writes Andy McSmith.

Eww, eww and awe ... Shayne Currie suffers vertigo in the world's tallest building.

Tall stories are what you expect from talkative Americans. Or so Jacqueline Smith thinks.

Some lucky tourists in Mt Cook National Park were in the right place at the right time.

Holiday-makers wanting a camping spot in the upper North Island are being urged to book a week ahead.

CNN has named NZ among the top nine destinations for next year - at number 2 behind New York.

The handover of Air NZ's first 777-300 aircraft is the biggest development in commercial air travel in 30 years, the airline says.

International visitors to New Zealand have increased in the past year, but Kiwis are opting to travel abroad for their holidays.

Paris will become the first metropolitan area in the world to experiment with an extensive system of self-service hire cars.

Glacier-walking's blend of beauty and adrenalin leaves Liz Light spellbound.

Holidays aboard cruise ships are no longer the domain of the elderly, discovers Heather Wright.

The Netherlands' free-wheeling dope days may soon be over if the country's new centre-right coalition government has its way.

Air New Zealand is in talks with other airlines wanting to use its new "cuddle class" economy seats.

With tension rising on the Korean Peninsula, why is there a funfair and busloads of smiling tourists on the heavily militarised border?

A trip to Vietnam's mountainous and beautiful north allows visitors to experience authentic tribal life, writes Rob McFarland.

Champion skier Claudia Riegler enthuses about the shops, cafes and clubs that make the European ski experience so special.

Riding the rails up Queensland's coast is a visual feast, writes Jim Eagles.

Snow and freezing temperatures have severely disrupted air and road travel across Europe.

Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world.

A Yukon hotel has struck gold with its cocktail featuring a severed digit in whisky, finds Robin Esrock.

John Hawkesby has fallen head-over-heels for crazy, complex, culture-drenched Italy.

A new enterprise at Kaipara gives city folk the chance to reconnect with the countryside during a three-day walk, writes Catherine Smith.

Paul Lewis sinks his teeth into the delights of the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

Fresh air, exercise, great scenery and dinner potentially waiting on the line. Diana Clement goes kayak fishing.

A road trip to the Gisborne Wine & Food Festival is a hilarity-filled affair for Sarah Ivey and friends.