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Coasting through Italy
Bev Wood experiences the Italian capacity for both wild frenzy and languid indolence.
Bev Wood experiences the Italian capacity for both wild frenzy and languid indolence.
Whale watching in Tonga goes extreme when Jane Jeffries hops in with the cetaceans.
Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from writer Lee Mylne.
Chris Leadbeater makes the most of a short visit to the harbour city.
Searching for the trip of a lifetime? Book a seat aboard one of these magnificent trains ...
Justine Tyerman suspects there is a secret ingredient in Swiss chocolate which anaesthetises the conscience ...
Megan Singleton on the favourite tricks con artists play on unwary travellers.
John Coomber finds inconveniences don't bother him a bit on a cross-country rail trek.
Avoid being overwhelmed on your first visit to this changing but traditional country — check out these temple tips and insider insights from Gill Charlton.
Teuila Fuatai finds herself relaxing in a Balinese paradise and considers relocating.
Budapest is one of the most elegant and charming of European capitals, and certainly one of the cheapest.
Once upon a time, airline passengers got dressed to the nines when flying internationally.
Far from usual tourist haunts, Katelyn Catanzariti uncovers a way of life that has flourished for centuries in Thailand.
Twentieth-century tragedy provides a moving lesson in post-war recovery during a visit to Japan's Hiroshima, writes Josh Martin.
Kim Palsenbarg revisits a past hobby and is entranced to find the world beneath the waves as welcoming as ever.
Each week a New Zealand expat based in Queensland gives the inside word on their region. This week we hear from service station owner Paula Nash.
As wonders of the world go, the Victoria Falls are astonishingly uncrowded, says Sandra McGregor.
Queensland has bonza outdoor adventures and family excursions everyone can enjoy. Lee Mylne suggests five of the best.
A bar atop a hill in Sicily's Taormina has plenty to seduce eyes, ears and palate, finds Kevin Pilley.
Two entrepreneurial Austrian friends have started up a walking tour with a twist.
Fancy taking a punt at polo or tackling the tango? Get to BA, says Megan Singleton.
Laura Hutchins cherishes the easy-going pace of Cook Island life because she knows when she's home it'll be what she misses the most.
Dreaming of a sojourn on a Mediterranean island? You could join the rush to big and bustling Sicily, Sardinia, Crete or Capri. Or consider Pam Neville's six little sparklers.
Carol Smith overcomes a physical challenge and is seduced by beauty and birdsong.
Competition for air travel between New Zealand and China is set to intensify with plans by Air China to fly daily direct flights between Auckland and Beijing this year.
On a hot-air balloon ride, Brett Atkinson gets to look down on Myanmar's temples from the heavens.
All his courage gathered, Nicholas Jones ventures underwater for an eye-opening scuba dive.