There are the Kiwis fresh off the plane. There are the ones who have somehow wrangled the immigration system to stay just one more year.

Eat and drink your way around Vancouver, writes Alison Godfrey, and don't forget to check out the ice hockey.

It started out innocently enough as a cocktail class before dinner - only we never made it to dinner.

It's not on many bucket lists, but Josh Duhamel is hoping to attract tourists to North Dakota.

While one part of California dries out, Shandelle Battersby gets soaked in another.

With everything from whale-watching to markets on offer, it's easy to see why Vancouver has been named one of the world's most liveable cities.

The brash, bold Texas of JR Ewing's day is still there, but is now overlaid with a veneer of culture, writes Samuel Muston.

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

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

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

Beth J. Harpaz heads to the new epicenter of Brooklyn-cool.

There's always something happening, on and offshore, in San Diego.

Shandelle Battersby dreams a California dream in the front row at the Dolby Theatre.

You can't visit Nashville without embracing country music, writes Megan Singleton.

Winter temperatures hovering near zero make Alaska feel almost tropical, writes Stacia Glenn.

Spooky rock formations make Mark Meredith think of lost souls, doomed to crumble under a harsh Utah sky.

Brian Fallow cannot take his eyes from spectacular mountains and canyons as they glide past his train window, from Seattle to Banff.

In a restaurant in Alaska, Paul Rush has a tussle with the King of Crabs - and wins.

Shandelle Battersby finds the jewel of the missions along California's King's Highway.

Ewan McDonald sips the flavours of the Old South in Texas and New Orleans.

A guided gourmet walk is a great introduction to Vancouver, discovers Leah McLennan.

From books to bikes and beers - Shandelle Battersby looks at the best of Portland.

A friendly year-round climate makes Santa Monica a hit with locals as well as tourists, writes Tess Nichol.

It's always the perfect time to catch a wave or linger on the sidewalk in this city.

Oahu's big waves and warm waters are a magnet to all types and sizes of mammals, finds Paul Davies.

In between eating himself to bursting, Greg Bruce enjoys the folksy, smoky blues of Atlanta, Georgia.

Miami, America's subtropical paradise, is awash with surreal but intriguing contradictions - and is all the more enjoyable for it, says Gareth Wyn Davies.

He's reluctant to admit it but Bruce Morris finds British Columbia almost as lovely as his homeland.

To mark 60 years, Disneyland has conjured up spectacular parades and fireworks, writes Peter Mitchell.

It's hard to imagine this "park in the sky" was once the domain of thundering freight trains.