Megan Singleton suggests a string of California adventures to try.

Norfolk Island's country and western music festival gets Eli Orzessek into a checked shirt and cowboy boots.

Hanging up the backpack has converted Stuart Condie to the feared 'package' holiday and he couldn't be happier.

Belinda Merhab travels to an ashram in Northern India to find herself, but discovers something else entirely.

Ewan McDonald gets in touch with his inner Easy Rider and heads out on the highway in a laid-back area of Queensland.

Immerse yourself in the sacred, inky chaos of the Ganges River in Varanasi, writes Heather Ramsay.

As a way to observe the wilds of Scotland, it's hard to beat the magic of rail travel, writes Anthony Lambert.

Ewan McDonald visits an island where humans come a distant last to wildlife.

For John Simpson, gritty, sunny Johannesburg is South Africa's golden city.

On a 4WD adventure along the Bloomfield Track in Queensland, Christopher Somerville finds that the tropics of Australia are as spectacular and diverse as they are vast.

Fondly described as 'the king of the roads' in the subcontinent, the Hindustan Ambassador is on its way to extinction, writes Peter Calder.

Sharon Stephenson discovers American air stewardesses know a good thing when they flock to the master of martinis.

In the legendary Yankee Stadium, Andrew Alderson finds fabulous atmosphere - and great chilli dogs - at America's big show.

A remarkably thirsty Daniel Richardson flies NZ992 from New Zealand to Samoa.

Despite its dark past, this visitor-friendly city in former East Germany takes its history very seriously, as Mathew Dearnaley finds out.

The hairs on Jim Eagles' neck prickle at the tomb of a terrifying Uzbek conqueror.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Karen Revell from the Cruise Traveller travel company.

Highways that hug the shoreline can make for spectacular road trips. Here are 10 of the best around the world.

It'll be a return to splendour for Catherine Smith, who had too little time to taste-test all the great eateries on the Gold Coast.

You won't forget a traditional Solomon Islands welcome, writes Richard Moore.

To repent for his misdeeds, Tibetan monks tell Jim Eagles he must do circuits of Labrang Monastery for about two months. He makes a start.

A second honeymoon can be better than the first, writes Penny Lewis.

In the fourth story in a series on Queensland, Anne Gibson keeps her eyes peeled for a breach.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Diana Ryan, Director of Studies at Martin College on the Gold Coast.

From architectural wonders to nature reserves, excellent restaurants, its shopping scene — and even a Grand Prix circuit — there's plenty to wow tourists in Singapore, discovers Sam Wylie-Harris.

A heritage-listed island in Sydney Harbour is a spectacular place to camp in style, writes Judy Skatssoon.

Erik Heinrich is in ecstasy sipping an award-winning lager while steeping in a beer bath.

In the desert beyond Dubai's glittering and manic metropolis, Ewan McDonald unleashes his inner petrolhead ...

Maho Beach in Saint Martin is known globally for its close encounters with planes.

Less than an hour's drive from San Francisco is Napa's Sonoma County, where Megan Singleton sips, cooks and walks.