Diana Balham cruises through a danger zone without a scratch.

Anne D'Innocenzio discovers a love for river cruising on an eight-day trip on the Rhine, starting in Basel, Switzerland and ending in Amsterdam.

An ancient tapestry reveals a distant family connection, writes Jim Eagles.

Kate Simon is introduced to the South Devon coastline by marine biologist and colourful local personality, Monty Halls.

Liz Light visits Vienna and learns about the man behind the famous Kawakawa toilets, and the soon-to-be-built Whangarei Arts Centre.

One year after the start of global anti-capitalist protests, Laurie Penny talks to those still camping out.

A youngster from the Solomon Islands has taken on the future king of England in a show of football prowess - and won. "He was good, yes, but not as good as me," said Philemon Fatai, 13.

Kate Simon and her family use peddle-power to travel Catalonia's Via Verde, a converted railway line that passes through a landscape that feels Alpine and Mediterranean in turns.

Kate Simon discovers that the active trail that weaves its way through Newcastle exercises the mind as well as the body.

Internet giant's map showed Kiwi boy lying on road, car advancing during school drill.

The medal ceremony for Valerie Adams is to be held in front of a select audience of competition winners and VIPs, despite calls for a public celebration of her gold victory.

Phoebe Falconer visits a museum with a difference on the grimy side of Rome.

Kayaking, mountain-biking, bridge-jumping, paragliding - as Simon Calder discovers, Slovenia is a mecca for extreme adventures on land and water.

It's easy to imagine this land was fought over by princes, kings and lords, writes Peta McCartney.

There is no city in the world that's easier to get lost in than Venice, as Doug Conway discovers.

To mark the Herald relaunch we're taking an in-depth, week-long look at what it means to be Kiwi. Today - why we choose NZ over anywhere else on the globe.

Dingle Peninsula, because of its isolation and less intensive forms of modern farming, has one of the richest concentrations of archaeological sites in Ireland.

If you're into the macabre, the Scottish capital is the place to be, writes Colin Hogg.

This windswept peninsula on Ireland's west coast has one of the richest concentrations of archaeological sites in the country.

A group of Romanians have been prevented from entering New Zealand amid suspicions they were planning a crime spree down Auckland's Queen St.

Jill Worrall takes in the dramatic scenery of Inishmore during a wild-weather cycling trip.