Dominic Corry learns drinking and horse-riding are a good mix.

Sarah Ivey meets booty-waving emus with a thirst on, fair dinkum Aussies with a penchant for gourmet cuisine and more spectacular scenery than her trusty camera lens can handle.

George Clooney's wedding put Venice in the news. But Anne Hanley finds plenty for lesser mortals to do - for free.

Graham Reid settles in at a colonial landmark for a cold one on a hot day in Sarawak.

Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene penned works here, writes Wynne Gray.

Cameron Ewen flies EZY819 across England aboard a budget carrier.

Watching these mighty beasts splash in the river is an amazing sight, says Alex Robertson.

It was built on industry, but there's more to Pennsylvania's second-largest city than steelworks...

A museum for the first family of independence is the place to start a post-junta tour of Myanmar, writes Naomi Estall.

Danielle Murray saddles up for a family trip cycling the canalways and forested paths of southern France.

John Summers travels to a city devoted to Maoism - a place where Stalin is revered as a hero of the people.

You've had the first XV in Newcastle - now here are six impact players from down the road, writes Geoff Cumming.

Japan's famous train turns 50 this month but it's still streaks ahead of its class. Joanna Symons joins the birthday party.

The best way to see Hawaii's marine life is to get wet, so Heather McCracken rides a paddleboard in Oahu.

Patrick McKendry stayed in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to watch the boxing bouts of Kiwis Joseph Parker and Robert Berridge.

The real story about the song of wartime longing turns out to have a more earthy meaning, Peter Calder discovers.

Travelling with her savvy children gives Donna McIntyre new perspectives.

John Lee revisits his student daze in Canada.

Loud, hot, crazy, confronting and the hostel's full of bedbugs - Nicky Park loved every minute in Morocco.

Run the NYC marathon like a pro, even if it's your first time, says Megan Singleton.

Seen Los Angeles? Head to one of these spots to see what else California has to offer.

The world's longest war memorial takes in spectacular coast and bush, writes David Leggat.

Visiting Arizona's famous Boneyard is the realisation of a lifelong dream for a plane lover, writes Tim Stewart.

Newcastle isn't on the radar of most Kiwis. It should be, says Geoff Cumming.

Anne Farrar recharges her batteries during a week-long hiking expedition in the Selkirk Mountains.

Low-key agricultural conversions are opening up the cool, green north of Portugal to visitors, writes Fiona Dunlop.

The instant the lift doors close the unexpected happens. "Are you lonesome tonight, do you miss me tonight?" croons Elvis as I travel between reception and my eighth-floor room.

Eastern Turkey is a whole new journey. By Brett Atkinson.

Lisa Martin finds exploring Australia's mining heritage from Sydney to Perth on the Indian Pacific is poetry in motion.

If you're into Africa, a luxury flying safari is the way to see - and taste - the continent at its best, writes Sandy Kilgour.