As Ireland prepare to face the All Blacks at Eden Park today, Dean Parker recalls how the New Zealand battle cry influenced one of their greatest writers

What's a fun way to see all the sights of Santorini on a budget and a tight time frame? The locals will tell you: by quad bike, of course.

Simon Winter finds himself thinking about, well, not much at all, on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

More than 200 years after he was born, visitors can still experience the Victorian London of the great novelist Charles Dickens by visiting the places he frequented and based his tales on.

Colin Hogg slips into the shoes of London's illustrious writer.

Simon Winter shares 15 important things he's learnt after 20 days on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Hard times haven't deterred auction-goers from putting up their hands to buy art, reports Lesley Springall

Simon Winter finds Christian charity in short supply when it comes to finding a bed along the Camino route.

The picturesque Camino villages aren't immune to Spain's economic woes, writes Simon Winter from the Pilgrim Trail.

Jim Eagles follows the footsteps of his colourful boyhood hero, Sir Francis Drake.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's engagement could be a long one. The actor says the couple has yet to set a wedding date.

Simon Winter contemplates strapping sanitary pads to his inner-soles as he nears the Spanish Pilgrim Trail's 250km mark.

Jo Bates wanders off the tourist track to discover the real Palma de Mallorca.