Overlooked Perth offers Anna King Shahab more dining options than she can possibly hope to sample at once.

Olly Grant steps into the past at Guedelon, built using strictly medieval methods.

First-timer Derek Cheng heads to Burning Man in the Nevada desert in search of fun and dancing.

Tristram Clayton finds much to sing about cruising on the enormous Anthem of the Seas.

An unexpected visitor sends Ewan McDonald scurrying for his life.

Steve Braunias finds a fortress of New Zealand pride on a Fijian resort island full of Australians.

First documents are rolling off the printing presses as Kiwis rush to snap up the extended travel essential.

Farrah has a nose for divine earthy truffles buried deep in the Bordeaux soil. Catherine Masters meets a talented collie.

Graham Reid has an unexpectedly rewarding time in Newcastle, NSW.

Ewan McDonald writes a letter from the Corinthians' canal, an emperor's project two millennia in the making.

The City of Angels is speakeasy central, writes Shandelle Battersby.

Our day-trip dollars become micro-loans to empower rural women, writes Naomi Estall.

On a fine Croatian island, Winston Aldworth learns of local claims to a great traveller.

Michael Antonievich makes up for missing a morning riding the waves in Fiji.

A free guided tour in Perth's Kings Park is a great way to get a feel for the subtly beautiful Western Australian flora, finds Anna King Shahab.

Driving the 'Mother Road', Route 66, Russell Contreras searches for the works of Kerouac and Hemingway at the many used bookstores along the way.

With a yawning hole nearly 2km deep at his feet, Mark Meredith looks - very gingerly - into the abyss in Arizona.

With Mads and Borge in harness, Grant Bradley is in safe paws gliding through the pine forests above the Arctic Circle.

On a freezing evening in Berlin, Ewan McDonald walks among the ghosts of those who paid the ultimate price for a new life.

He lived, he loved, he sang, he ate. Ewan McDonald hangs out in Luciano Pavarotti's modest retreat in northern Italy.

Sophie Barclay visits a tourist-free part of Hong Kong.

After almost two years in Los Angeles, Gin Wigmore has tips for visitors seeking a special spot in her adopted city.

Three days in Shanghai's metropolis is one way to touch the sky, discovers Katie Wright.

Danielle Wright finds plenty on offer in Warrnambool, including the town's newest attraction, Maremma dogs.

Kiwis starting to think about next year's holidays have plenty to choose from in Europe, writes Victoria Clark.

Winston Aldworth flies in a Strikemaster jet

The summer might be over in other parts of Europe but the heat lingers longer in Venice, discovers Helen Barlow. September is a good time to go.

The Malaysian capital features an astonishing mix of influences.

Richard Lawson discovers Greek temples, Christian shrines and many other treasures on a luxurious Mediterranean cruise.

A night at the sumo stadium is strangely reminiscent of a job at the freezing works, writes Dean Parker.