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Travel hits and misses: Elisabeth Easther
Somewhere along the path of my chequered career, travel writer was added to my CV.
John Denver is alive and living in Thailand
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.
Thomas Bywater: Wish you were here
Missives from another land are also from another age, writes Thomas Bywater.
Winston Aldworth: Begging for abuse
Perhaps some of us forget just how brass bones many of our own European OEs have been.
Clarke Gayford: Tropical visitors
Our summer seas abound with an incredible array of 'foreign' sealife.
Travel hits and misses: Sara Brodie
Sara Brodie directs new production of Maurice Gee's Under the Mountain.
Paris, from the Seine
A stroll down the river Seine, taking in the sights of City of Light. Around this time of year, there's a spring in every Parisian's step.
Winston Aldworth: A box to tick
I took my kids — and their best friends — to Waitangi a couple of years ago.
Clarke Gayford: More to fish than fillets
Nose-to-tail eating should not apply only to land animals.
Tokyo: City of Details
Winston Aldworth shares his tips to Kiwi travellers bound for Tokyo, Japan's massive city of tiny details
New Zealand rivers are sooooo cold
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.
Ship inspection: Viking Sun docks in Auckland
Viking's gleaming, three-month old flagship makes its first stop in New Zealand.
Stephanie Holmes: Don't cry for me ...
I don't expect you to feel sorry for me, but this job really does have its drawbacks.
Travel hits and misses: Chris Olwage
Chris Olwage is an ambassador for the Auckland Pride Festival.
The responsible camper's travel guide
Seven tips on how to go camping, enjoy the outdoors, and leave no trace
Tim Warrington: Chips and eggs
You have to wonder why some ever leave home, writes Tim Warrington.
Travel bugs: Muffled announcements
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.
Ask Away: Getting around in Madagascar
Eli Orzessek finds the answers to your travel questions.
Travel bugs: Mini-bar nightmares
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.
The best places to buy coffee in NZ
Jim Kayes: "It shouldn't be hard. It's coffee. A flat white. It's bog standard."
Clarke Gayford: That fomo-fishing feeling
COMMENT: Remember, even a bad day's fishing is better than a good day's work.