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A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holidays.
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Tim Roxborogh's travel bugs: Fear of food poisoning
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holidays.
The Michelin-star liners
Thomas Bywater looks at how the high seas fell in love with haute cuisine.
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
Much of freedom campers' DIY lifestyle should be applauded, writes Paul Davies.
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?
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holidays.
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
Rachel Lees has tips for exiting the plane and getting away from the airport.
Christopher Elliott: Thou shalt not take hair dryers
Should hotel guests help themselves to anything, asks Christopher Elliott.
Kate Roff: Driven to distraction
Kate Roff hits a few bumps with road rules while driving overseas.
Travel bugs: Expand Auckland Zoo into Western Springs
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holidays.
Comment: Why doctor's flight rant is ridiculous
She slammed a flight attendant for calling her "Miss" - but she missed an important point.
Travel bugs: Hotels with no toilet door
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday.
Europe: Small cities with big appeal
Try one of these great city break locations with a wealth of culture and style.
Does it count as having visited a country if you were only in transit?
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday.
Simon Parker: Filter-free, it's another place
Simon Parker is forced to appreciate the imperfect real world.
Tim Roxborogh: The unexpected cold of camping in the desert
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday.
Winston Aldworth: Gate expectations
Early boarding calls are a patronising rort, writes Winston Aldworth.
Airports wih waaaaaaay too many security checkpoints
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday.
Theft in Venice: $75 coffee and how to avoid travel's biggest rip-offs
A canny traveller might feel these are traps for tourists rather than actual surcharges.
Thomas Bywater: Are we nearly there yet?
As the world shrinks, far-flung points remain beyond reach, says Thomas Bywater.
Nick Stanley: NZ is not the land of the al fresco crap
Rogue poo in New Zealand is not a new issue, says Nick Stanley.
Comment | Why Mike Hosking is wrong about Hawaii holidays
COMMENT: Sorry Mike, our hotel was nice, the service was good and excellent shopping.
Stephanie Holmes: The last straws
Did you know this month is not only Dry July, but also Plastic Free July?
Travel bugs: Restocking the mini bar
If you succumb to the Mini-Bar Devil, can you just replace the items the next day?
The cruel festival Kiwis should boycott
An annual Spanish festival is a cruel test of intelligence.
Travel bugs: Men who order for the table
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.
Robyn Yousef: Trials of tandem travel
Years of familiarity can breed passing contempt, but go with the flow, says Robyn Yousef.
Who would breach airport security?
A late passenger caused chaos at Auckland Airport today - and it's hardly the first time.