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Ask Away: Shop away in Waikiki

Top off activity-filled days with happy hour mai tais, writes online guru Eli Orzessek.

Dalai Lama's palace retains its magic

The number of daily visitors to the historic palace was limited to 1500 before 2006, but now it receives around 5000 a day.

Malaysia: No-frills island time

The world beneath its waters is the colourful attraction of this rough and raw tropical islet, writes Inger Vos.

Transgender tourists barred from Hong Kong

Customs officials allegedly asked the two women if they were 'cut already'.

My holidays: Mary Lascaris

Hi-5's Mary Lascaris shares her travel tips.

Paris: Positively French

The true core of the city of love and light is its food, top chef Raymond Blanc tells Ella Walker.

Room check: The Nautilus Resort, Rarotonga

Sandy Kilgour checks in at the Nautilus Resort, Muri Beach, Rarotonga.

Flight check: Auckland to Rarotonga

Shandelle Battersby flies from New Zealand to a tropical holiday in the Cook Island abroad flight NZ748.

Catering for all tastes and all budgets

Driving into Hong Kong from the airport for my first ever visit, I'm struck by how green this fast-paced and high-energy Asian city is.

Think cruises aren't for you? Here's why they are

Twenty years ago, Jennie Bond and her husband embarked on a 'one-off' cruise, just to say they'd done it ...

Port Douglas: Discovering a place of abundance

You can't visit Australia without cuddling a koala.

Hong Kong: Blown away in Big Wave Bay

Nida sends Grant Bradley in search of epic surf; instead he finds a tranquil haven minutes from bustling Kowloon.

An unexpected first class-upgrade

A YouTube vlogger who was upgraded to first class on an Emirates flight has captured the experience on camera.

'Fat family' ruins pensioner's holiday

A tourist who bought a ticket on a scenic railway said he was kicked off because an obese family took up too much room.

India: Tourists discover hidden enclave

For centuries, this sleepy valley nestled in the Indian Himalayas remained a hidden Buddhist enclave forbidden to outsiders.

Cambodia: Slowly down the Mekong

A riverboat journey takes Bev Wood off the beaten track and deep into Cambodia's heartland.

Italy: Firenze, forever fabulous

Sasi Nair takes a whistle-stop tour through some of northern Italy's beautiful regions.

Denmark: It's time to forgive the Vikings

Paul Charman advocates an 'excellent adventure' in Denmark.