Every year, 300,000 'Sound of Music' fans make the journey to Salzburg, Austria.

Francesca Gosling sleeps on board in the lap of luxury and hops off to explore a new Riviera destination every day.

She was a master of stories of romantic love, yet found little in her own life.

Catching a plane? You need to make this stop on the way to your flight.

On a river cruise steeped in history, Shandelle Battersby learns about old liquor

Russell Maclennan-Jones flies from Kuala Lumpur to Paris.

What was your greatest holiday? Golden Bay was amazing. Our family of four could just relax, enjoy and be present. There's so much

Courtney Whitaker stays at the Hotel Bastille Boutet MGallery by Sofitel, Paris.

Hot sand presses down on my chest and legs causing a tingling hot sensation to pulse through my legs, arms and back.

Kiwis are so naive. New Zealanders trust their post. Too much. They believe in what they read. From abroad.

Location: Stands above a mall on Orchard Rd in the city centre. You'll literally get the picture when you go to the 20th-storey rooftop. Check-in:

Where y'all from? That friendly Texan drawl is the icebreaker to meeting fellow travellers on our river cruise on the Rhine and Moselle waters.

I've heard that cruise passengers often end up spending heaps on alcohol. Am I allowed to take my own booze on board? Travis Bell It

Justine Tyerman slips into another life at a glamorous yet homely property on the edge of Sydney Harbour.

Changi has been held aloft as one of the great airports of the world for many decades and is still worthy of that reputation.

Escape the city like a Melburnian and head to Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.

Ballet dancer Loughlan Prior hit the Airbnb jackpot in Barcelona but frigid weather in New York caught him unawares.

Why a trip to Washington DC deserves your vote.

Pamela Wade flies QF64 from South Africa to Australia.

At Waikiki it's never a question of how long you want your ride to be. You've only got to think about how you're going to get back.

Courtney Whitaker gets the royal treatment at a luxurious bar with an important address.

With a Michelin-star restaurant, butlers and high speed Wi-Fi onboard, it's no wonder prices start at $50k.

The Eastern Med is awash with great ports for cruise ships to call at. Pamela Wade picks some of the best.

The West Coast of the USA is home to some of the country's best plonk, finds Leila George.

Some flights are more turbulent than others and the grubbiest place on a plane isn't the toilet...

Journalist Jakub Kyncl was granted a rare chance to photograph the historic tombs.

Ellie Hutchinson flies PR218 across the Ditch.

Casinos are everywhere and they accommodate all budgets. The Venetian casino is particularly nice and non-threatening for novices like myself.

Unhappy endings and their associated artifacts are on display at this unique Los Angeles museum.

Finland's city dwellers make the most of short, sweet summers, sweltering in social saunas, plunging into dockside pools and skinny-dipping by the light of the moon, writes Sarah Marshall.