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![Ethical traveller: Will bike for beers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ethical traveller: Will bike for beers
Cycling, recycling, saying no to plastic and and yes to mindful travel.
![Pamela Wade: Broadening the mind](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pamela Wade: Broadening the mind
Broadening the mind We all have gaps in our education but travel can help.
![Travel bugs: Lying about your occupation on departure cards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Travel bugs: Lying about your occupation on departure cards
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holidays, by a POPULAR RADIO PERSONALITY.
![Jelly Tip chocolate: What Kiwi expats can't live without](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jelly Tip chocolate: What Kiwi expats can't live without
What Kiwi expats can't live without speaks about what they miss from home.
![Ethical traveller: Soap Stars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ethical traveller: Soap Stars
Travel trends suggest a social conscience and heightened sense of adventure will inspire.
![Comment: Support animals gone with the dogs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Comment: Support animals gone with the dogs
Goat class? Not if it's a four-legged nanny, writes Amelia Romanos.
![Buckle up: An outsider's take on Air New Zealand safety videos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Buckle up: An outsider's take on Air New Zealand safety videos
Like an apocryphal moth beating its wings, the Air NZ in-flight safety video travels far.
![Travel bugs: Recurring dreams about missing planes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Travel bugs: Recurring dreams about missing planes
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holidays.
![Grace Ellis: Confessions of a camp counsellor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Grace Ellis: Confessions of a camp counsellor
Be prepared to forgo showering in favour of much-needed sleep, writes Grace Ellis.
![Washington DC: Capitol at night](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Washington DC: Capitol at night
The monuments and memorials of DC can be seen in a new light after dark.
![Anna Hart: Death by Instagram](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anna Hart: Death by Instagram
In a desperate bid for 'likes', hotel design is becoming identical the world over.
![Tsundoku: The shame of unfinished airport novels](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tsundoku: The shame of unfinished airport novels
Help for travellers picking up more reading material than they can get through.
![Lonely at the bottom of the planet: NZ misses out on travel guide's top spot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lonely at the bottom of the planet: NZ misses out on travel guide's top spot
After the 2018 guide New Zealand is notably absent from the Lonely Planet's top lists.
![Tim Roxborogh's travel bugs: I don't want Wi-Fi on planes!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tim Roxborogh's travel bugs: I don't want Wi-Fi on planes!
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holidays.
![Tim Warrington: Crime without punishment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tim Warrington: Crime without punishment
Tim Warrington takes comfort after a brush with Russian muggers and apathetic police.
![Shane Watson: How to choose travel buddies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shane Watson: How to choose travel buddies
Best mates may not make ideal holiday companions, so quiz them before you leave home.
![Tim Roxborogh's travel bugs: The placenta in the freezer incident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tim Roxborogh's travel bugs: The placenta in the freezer incident
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holidays.
![Tim Roxborogh's travel bugs: Fear of food poisoning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tim Roxborogh's travel bugs: Fear of food poisoning
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holidays.
![The Michelin-star liners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Michelin-star liners
Thomas Bywater looks at how the high seas fell in love with haute cuisine.
![Ethical traveller: Focus on inclusion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ethical traveller: Focus on inclusion
It's time for hospitality to focus on inclusion — for the good of all.
![Paul Davies: Freedom campers taking liberties? Our poo stinks, too](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paul Davies: Freedom campers taking liberties? Our poo stinks, too
Much of freedom campers' DIY lifestyle should be applauded, writes Paul Davies.
![No sweat: Why exercise on planes is a bad idea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
No sweat: Why exercise on planes is a bad idea
Travel Editor Winston Aldworth says Qantas should put their exercise regime on ice.
![How do crows know to be afraid of empty slingshots?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How do crows know to be afraid of empty slingshots?
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holidays.
![Comment: My burning issues with Burning Man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Comment: My burning issues with Burning Man
The legendary festival's rapturous appeal and zeal is lost on Zoe MacFarlane.
![Rachel Lees: Ground rules for arrival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rachel Lees: Ground rules for arrival
Rachel Lees has tips for exiting the plane and getting away from the airport.
![Christopher Elliott: Thou shalt not take hair dryers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christopher Elliott: Thou shalt not take hair dryers
Should hotel guests help themselves to anything, asks Christopher Elliott.
![Kate Roff: Driven to distraction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kate Roff: Driven to distraction
Kate Roff hits a few bumps with road rules while driving overseas.