Sophie Ryan flies SQ285 from New Zealand to Singapore.

Tired of the flop and drop? Stephanie Holmes finds some memorable adventures for your next tropical getaway.

Everyone loves a good USA trip - but what if I said, that many of you are doing it all wrong?

The French town of Bayeux is better known for its tapestry, but Paul Mulrooney finds another reason to visit.

This desert beauty's salt flats, sand dunes and craggy peaks are draped in colour, writes John Marshall.

With a six hour stopover in Hanoi, is it worth leaving the airport?

A word of warning: going to the Australian Antarctic Festival may cause you to spend all your money on a ticket on the next icebreaker out of Hobart.

Fewer people have seen inside this incredible place than have reached Everest's summit.

We round up some of the United States' must-see wilderness sites.

These snow-covered bubbles in the middle of the Antarctic wilderness attract an exclusive clientele.

Sao Paulo's just a 60-minute flight from the Olympic host city, but worlds apart in spirit and style.

Andrew Louis meets some fair dinkum Aussie locals in their natural habitat ... and not a XXXX in sight.

Celebrate International Lighthouse Weekend at one of these beautiful beacons of light around the world.

Justine Tyerman reverts to childhood at a quaint settlement on New South Wales' Central Coast.

The Chinese couple who took to the USA's highways (equipped with a rice cooker) and came home as heroes.

Donna McIntyre flies TG492 from New Zealand to Thailand.

For the first time in three years, lava from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has crept down kilometres of mountainside and is dripping into the Pacific Ocean.

Kelly Lynch is treated to a display of native American culture, song and dance under the skies of the Great Plains

Fancy getting away from it all? Consider this private island paradise off the coast of Belize.

Dubai's new rainforest hotel will make for a unique guest experience.

Maria de Jong saddles up with with Wayne and trepidation for a plantation trek.

Michelle Weir stays on a car-free private island where the noise of the ocean and people laughing are the only sounds to be heard.

Andrew Potter digs deep into his pockets for the ride from Heathrow to Paddington Station.

Is the lure of this 'crime ridden' spot worth the risk? Rachel Sainsbury finds out.

When police stopped a van travelling across central Afghanistan to the city of Herat, they were really surprised: it was full of Western tourists.

Today, you can get to LA for prices that once wouldn't have taken you much further than Sydney, writes Winston Aldworth.

Jim Eagles says he's more likely to buy something if he's not harrassed.

The Mocona Falls almost seems to defy logic.

A proposed booze ban in in Bali may put tourists at risk, critics warn.

Judy Skatssoon bridges a rocky Norwegian archipelago where fish is always the dish.