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Flight check: Auckland to Bangkok

Donna McIntyre flies TG492 from New Zealand to Thailand.

Watch: Volcano puts on fire-spitting show

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.

North Dakota: Heart of the matter

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

My 90 minutes in Compton

It was straight in, and straight outta Compton for Matt Encarnacian, curious to see what the 'other' part of Los Angeles was like.

Seeking Britney in Las Vegas

One thing can get a buttoned-up millennial feminist to praise Las Vegas: Britney Spears.

Hollywood royalty's island resort

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

The world's first hotel with a rainforest

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

The horse whisperer of Vanuatu

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

Room check: Double Tree by Hilton, Fiji

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.

A love letter to the Philippines

Eat My Lunch founder Lisa King on the nation of smiling, singing people that first sparked her sense of injustice in the world.

Being diplomatic: Switzerland

Diplomats tell us what Kiwis need to know about their homelands.

Philippines: Far from the bobbing crowd

Find a fisherman to drop you off at a secluded beach, writes Mauricio Olmedo-Perez.

The tourists who can't let 'Frozen' go

The hit movie was released with the backing of Norway's tourist board, but the resulting onslaught of holidaymakers has led to a frosty reception from some communities.

Room check: Rainbow Beach Ultimate Camping, Queensland

Andrew Louis checks out a campground where you can have the tenting experience without having to pitch and pack away the tent.

Trying to raise a travelling teen in a terrorised world

Randye Hoder found herself employing a dose of helicopter parenting earlier this year as her 18-year-old son headed to Europe for a well-deserved holiday.

A slice of Fijian paradise

Kris Shannon explores Fijian islands with plenty of reasons to make you stay.

Let's steal Vivid

Sydney's buzzy festival has become a mess - but it would thrive in Auckland, writes Chris Schulz.

Ask Away: Solo travellers have fun too

There's plenty of fun to be had while single at sea, writes online guru Eli Orzessek.