P. K. Stowers takes a two-wheeled tour around one of Europe's most fascinating capital cities.

Interested in finding out more about his ancestors, NZ Herald Travel Editor Jim Eagles embarked on a trip to England which led him to the pretty English village of Bloxham.

Jim Eagles goes to the pretty English village of Bloxham to answer the question: 'Who do you think you are?'

The original Isle of Wight festivals (1968-1970) featured legendary performers such as Bob Dylan, The Who and Joni Mitchell, to name a few.

A large rock fall from the world famous White Cliffs of Dover has seen tonnes of chalk collapse into the sea off the southeastern coast of England.

The Ring of Kerry, An Mhor Chuaird, is an eye-filling sort of place. Beginning and ending in the fine city of Killarney, it's a 180km road circuit out and around the Iveragh Peninsula that has some of the best scenery in Ireland.

Greg Dixon dons his walking shoes to visit the ancient sites in the Ring of Kerry.

This picturesque alpine village leads a precarious existence, clinging to a dizzyingly steep hillside in the mountains that sweep down to the French Riviera.

It's quite a trek up to the village of Saorge, but it's worth it for the views, if you don't have vertigo, writes Alison McCulloch.

In what space weather forecasters have called the most potent solar storm since 2004, the Northern Lights' colourful display was stronger than usual, leaving spectators in awe of the shimmering skies above North America and Europe.

Irish hospitality abounds in Galway's pubs, museums, parks, festivals ... and pubs.

More than a dozen lighthouses in Sardinia are to be leased to private businesses and converted into boutique hotels.

Photographer talks of bloodbath in Sicily 20 years after murder of anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone

Shandelle Battersby finds herself propelled into a world of outlandish decor.

Launched in July 2011, this luxurious ship cost about $900 million to build and features state-of-the-art innovations including hireable cabanas decked out with picnic hampers, iPads loaded with music, movies, games and magazines and glass elevators that zoom up and down the central atrium around a live tree suspended in mid-air.

Planning well in advance helps to introduce children to the delights of Europe, writes Josie McNaught.

Valkenburg, in the southwest of the Netherlands, boasts a unique 10km underground cycle path - making it the only public subterranean bike trail in Europe.

A subterranean tour of Valkenburg is too close for comfort, writes Kevin Pilley.

Trousers being sold by a British discount chain clothing store have sparked online outrage over their sexist...