Latest from Europe

Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel to wed this week?

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are set to tie the knot this weekend, according to reports.

Iceland: On the package tour

Twelve Questions with Greg McGee

Greg McGee is the author of The Open Side, the biography of All Black captain Richie McCaw. He is also a literary gender bender: McGee

What guests leave behind...

Graveyards of the Victorians

Many of London's cemeteries date back to the start of the Victorian era and still capture the melancholy beauty associated with the period of Charles Dickens, says Christoph Driessen.

Germany: Not just the beer

Oktoberfest draws millions of visitors to Bavaria each year, but there's much more to this quirky German state.

Tim Burton's old dog lives

France: Sleep deprived Parisians want less noise

A battle is raging on Rue Du Faubourg Saint-Denis, a shabby Paris street where hip bars are sprouting like mushrooms, and it's part of a wider war in the city pitching sleep-starved residents against nocturnal revellers.

Slovenia: Lake Bled on two wheels

I'm hoping that cycling twice around Lake Bled in Slovenia will in some way offset the effects of eating one of the regional specialties - a custard slice that will absolutely never get a 'pick the tick' logo.

Postojna Caves, southern Slovenia

Cave landforms of Postojna, southern Slovenia. Photo / Jill Worrall

European holidays getting cheaper

Italy: Splendid solitude fit for a monk

Brian Winer checks into the Castel Monastero in the Tuscan countryside near Sienabusy to reintegrate his mind, body and spirit.

Escaping Syria's civil war

Former NZ diplomat Warren Searell called Damascus home until the Arab spring made life far too dangerous. This is his story.

Rudd supports Australia bid for UN council

Spain: Welcome to low-key Menorca

Much smaller than Mallorca and less noisy than Ibiza, low-key Menorca is the Balearic island that can easily slip under the holiday radar.

Ship continues Sir Peter Blake's ocean work

A two-and-a-half year expedition by the ship on which Sir Peter Blake was murdered continues his work under the oceans.