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Winston Aldworth: Sex is in the air
You don't need to be a touring All Black to find a trip to the airport arousing.

Keeping local flavour
Passion, knowledge, that's what we want in our tourism service, writes Pamela Wade.

Talking politics on holiday
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.

Less can be as good as more
Shandelle Battersby does it hard and learns to love the seat + bag option.

Beware the Vietnamese water puppet show
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.

Ready, set, holiday
Don't let recent headlines put you off air travel, writes Stephanie Holmes.

Altitude sickness on the ground
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.

Ready for take off
The golden era of cheap flights may be coming to an end, writes Stephanie Holmes.

Awkward homestay conversations
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.

Follow your heart
Two trips to the Middle East in the past year pleasantly surprised Stephanie Holmes.

The joy of being a lone ranger
Saving roommates from snoring is one reason Eli Orzessek prefers to travel solo.

Crying during in-flight movies
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.

Curious tropical holiday massages
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.

Help, I'm going on holiday!
A school assignment becomes a lesson in DIY travel planning for Elisabeth Easther

Winston Aldworth: Talk the walk
As Lao Tzu said, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

The final departure
With departure cards on the way out in Oz, Winston Aldworth says NZ must follow.

Post Tour Group Depression (PTGD)
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.

Max Towle: Confessions of a hopeless tourist
Drinking bleach, crashing bikes and getting mugged - why I should never travel.

Friends who arrive late at the airport
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.

Seeing Auckland through fresh eyes
Stephanie Holmes' uncle and aunt were in town this week, visiting from England.

Pamela Wade: All too familiar
When it comes to travel, video and TV are killing the thrill of discovery.

Rude Russians In Bali
A weekly ode to the joys of moaning about your holiday, by Tim Roxborogh.

Winston Aldworth: A capital trip
Covfefe, dear readers! By the time you read this, I'll be in the land of Trump.

The lows of high flyers
Economy Class flights were not made for anyone tall, writes Oliver Pelling.

Winston Aldworth: On the sunny side
Aitutaki is every bit as ridiculously beautiful as you've been led to believe.