Jim Eagles avoids a guinea pig lunch but is charmed by a fortune-telling bird.

Travel strains stranger in fiction.

Slum tours can improve locals' lives, writes Karen Phelps.

For mostly practical reasons the Brazilian constitution requires all of the nation's politicians to be able to read - even celebrity clowns.

Defender Winston Reid expects to be named in Ricki Herbert's All Whites squad today after recovering from a hip injury.

Chris Reed takes to the saddle for a trip fuelled by good wine and vistas.

All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen has confirmed his availability for New Zealand's two home soccer internationals next month.

Peru's attractions extend far beyond a mountain-top Inca ruin, writes Chris Reed.

Sly's action comeback big, dumb but not enough fun.

Mariah Carey is four months pregnant, it has been claimed.

Photos of relatives, friends and rescue workers making contact with the 33 trapped miners in the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile.

David King and Bec Johnston discover the special joys of taking a 10-month-old girl on a six-month journey round South America.

An Australian has played a part in helping to reach 33 miners trapped underground in Chile.

South America's mighty waterfall makes an assault on all the senses.

The first man to walk the entire length of the Amazon river put his NZ-made backpacks through some serious paces.