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.

Travelling with friends or family is grand, but sometimes it's nice to do a spot of intrepid exploring on your own ...

Winston Aldworth checks in to a traditional hotel in the Argentine capital.

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.

Kurt Bayer flies NZ775 from NZ to Australia.

Fancy taking a punt at polo or tackling the tango? Get to BA, says Megan Singleton.

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.

Justine Tyerman spends 48 hours exploring Australia's 'Riviera'.

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.

Colonial charm and Southeast Asian mystery come together in Myanmar, finds Brett Atkinson.

Football fans of all stripes will enjoy a devilishly smart new Manchester hangout, writes Steve McKenna.

Taking to the mighty Danube River in luxury and style and a bed so comfortable that the memory of it brings a tear to your eye is a marvellous way to travel, writes Sophie Barclay.

Dana Johannsen flies VX413 across the USA.

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.

Andrew Stone has the low down on making the most of the island's high times.

Once you've taken in the obligatory baseball match, why not head to one of these Big Apple favourites ...

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.