Ancient wonders and a go-ahead northern capital sit easily across Ireland.

Leighton Luke flies Singapore to Zurich on Singapore Airlines SQ346.

Surf City here we come, say Liam Dann and family.

Medical emergencies - especially those requiring an emergency landing - do happen.

Pacific paradise is worth every cliche, writes Pam Wade.

Label has saved Luang Prabang's buildings but killed its soul, writes Denis D. Gray.

In Tokyo's crowds, Winston Aldworth, finds the small things matter a great deal.

Amelia Wade flies VA150 from Aussie to NZ.

Xenia Taliotis checks into a rainforest hotel on a Bay of Bengal island.

Lauren Jones looks at which Pacific Island to choose, and why.

Kate Whiting introduces her son to the tastes and smells of the Franche-Comte.

Follow ex Auckland musician and designer Andrew B White as he takes a stroll around his new hometown

Spectres and plucky guests rub shoulders at a Haunted Halloween Gala, writes Suzanne McFadden.

Some of LA's food trucks are so popular locals hunt them down as soon as they park up.

This North African country is a vast cornucopia of charm and intrigue, finds Tara Stevens.

Siena Yates unlocks the secrets of an untouched island.

A Kiwi pilot is saving lives at high altitude, writes Leila George.

Dive in and unleash your inner explorer, says Deborah Dickson-Smith.

This country is so beautiful that stunned foreigners often cause accidents.

This incredible Yosemite phenomenon happens for only ten days each February.

Sydney Brown, an acrobat aboard the largest cruise ship ever built, has just wrapped nearly a year on the high seas.

The South African High Commission in New Zealand has announced the launch of two South African Visa Application Centres in Auckland and Wellington, run by VFS Global.

Eli Orzessek checks into the Ovolo, Woolloomooloo, Sydney.

Of all the ways you could promote Lithuania as a destination, this is probably the stupidest.

A hotel in Japan is defying the digital books trend and appealing to guests who prefer to curl up with a traditional paper book.

Sarah Wagner gets romantic in Rome with the help of new dating app TourBus.

Rio de Janeiro is making final preparations for its annual carnival, known as the "world's biggest spectacle".

From restaurants to boat rides to chartered planes - just in time for Valentine's Day.

As Nick Trend's daughter heads off on her gap year adventure, he ponders what he wishes he'd known.

When you're a tourist in North Korea, you need to follow the rules - and with tourism on the rise, the danger is growing.