The Hard Rock Hotel has added a soft touch, embracing littlies as well as adults at its Cancun resort, finds Leena Tailor.

Top Gun suddenly feels real for Shandelle Battersby onboard an aircraft carrier in San Diego.

In Dallas, Winston Aldworth finds there's still plenty of heat in the conspiracy theories.

Despite Waikiki beach’s fame and endless supply of tourists, it’s still a beautiful, relaxing and entertaining place to be, writes Graeme Lay.

Beth J. Harpaz gets acquainted with the old and new attractions of the Big Apple.

Getting up close and personal to a glacier is an unforgettable experience, writes Brett Atkinson.

Tim Stewart experiences exotic flavours on his chef's pilgrimage through Mexico.

Shandelle Battersby discovers an unusual local delicacy on the drinks menus of the storied Californian island.

Dave Watts and Chris Gill pick their favourite resorts in the US and Canada for beginners, experts and those in between.

Giovanna Dell'orto achieves a long-held goal of conquering a three-day Grand Canyon trail.

Megan Singleton uncovers five of the best places to eat and drink in Chicago, from local-style popcorn to a two-Michelin Star restaurant.

Ryan Hooper samples both sedate and adventurous activities during a week in the Sunshine State.

Walking the scenic tracks around Maine's Acadia National Park is the best way to work up an appetite for some fabulous local fare, write Lisa Smith and David Taylor.

Though James Holmes' victims' families want to see justice done, many also fear the spotlight of a lengthy, painful trial will serve only to sensationalise the killer.

Fulfilling a long-held ambition, Ed Vulliamy drives the 3200km length of the US-Mexico border and discovers a land of beauty, poverty and paradox.

Megan Singleton finds the best places to grab a drink in Washington DC.

In the Canadian wilderness, Winston Aldworth sees how sometimes in life you're the bear and sometimes you're the salmon.

Megan Singleton suggests a string of California adventures to try.

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

It is spring in Tokyo, but Toshiko Takagi cannot bear to see office workers sitting beneath cherry blossom in the parks that dot the Sumida district where she lives.

The father of an eight-year-old boy killed in the Boston bombing tells how he had to leave his dying son's side to tend to his grievously injured daughter.

A lawyer for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told a jury that her client and his brother carried out the deadly attack almost two years ago.

The real story behind the man shot dead by police in Los Angeles this week is starting to emerge, and it is a complex story of identity theft and Hollywood aspirations.

The jury in the trial of one of the Boston Marathon bombers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev heard gruesome details of the injuries sustained by the victims on day one.

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

Westlake Boys' High School's new cork and rubber-based FieldTurf NZ artificial turf is one of the first to be installed in New Zealand and the recent opening event was a fitting tribute to mark the celebration of this milestone in Westlake sporting histor

Visiting the Happiest Place on Earth is better with a plan, advises Shandelle Battersby.

In a year that brought significant growth and expansion for winemaker Delegat Group, managing director Graeme Lord says the company is poised to bring its wine to the world.

A Chicago to San Francisco journey gives Pamela Wade time to eat, relax ... and talk.