COMMENT: Shandelle Battersby remembers how a famous NZ racing driver sparked her love of flying.

Tail-wagging walks icecream and room service, pooch-perfect, says Eli Orzessek.

COMMENT: It was bound to happen sooner or later: Paul Henry has said something I agree with, writes Winston Aldworth.

Accent and emblem of our neighbours too close for comfort, says Eli Orzessek.

Figures from the International Air Transport Association show that there was a 16% increase in reported incidents.

An advertisement in a travel magazine got me thinking about all the courses and unusual activity breaks I have been on.

Of all the ways to travel a road trip is still the most elemental. They call it the 'open' road for a very good reason.

Helen van Berkel is well prepared for a camping weekend with teens at Martins Bay and takes everything but the plastic box.

When the sun shines on you during a holiday and it's raining back in your hometown, you're doubling your holiday pleasure.

I've heard that cruise passengers often end up spending heaps on alcohol. Am I allowed to take my own booze on board? Travis Bell It

She was heading towards me. A classic Asian granny: hands behind back, slightly bowed, determinedly shuffling.

Top off activity-filled days with happy hour mai tais, writes online guru Eli Orzessek.

Cedric Claude Rene Rault-Verpre declared that New Zealand should be renamed 'Nazi Zealand'.

Much as I hate to wash my dirty linen in public I'm afraid the hotels of the world leave me no choice.

Dubai is a fine place to make an airport transit, reports online guru Eli Orzessek.

Among the Brits who voted for Brexit, it seems few had given much thought to the possibility that they might find themselves needing visas to visit the Continent.

Every now and again you chance upon someone special while on the road, writes Robyn Yousef.

I am going to Burma and Cambodia in October but I can't seem to find out what vaccinations, if any, I should have.

This issue is brought to you by the letters B, I, K and E.

Family holidays are fraught things. Why do we make such an ordeal out of what should be a treat?

Be prepared, not scared, of US airport security, writes online guru Eli Orzessek.

Hawaiian tourism boss George Szigeti floated an interesting idea when he paid Travel a visit last week.

Wherever he travels, Winston Aldworth keeps an eye out for genuine local beers.

Today, you can get to LA for prices that once wouldn't have taken you much further than Sydney, writes Winston Aldworth.

Jim Eagles says he's more likely to buy something if he's not harrassed.

Travel received excellent tips on road trips from Melbourne to Adelaide from readers. Here's a selection of your best advice.

It's always a bit awkward, isn't it, that moment when the plane has landed and we all stand up at once to retrieve our bags from the overhead luggage.

Randye Hoder found herself employing a dose of helicopter parenting earlier this year as her 18-year-old son headed to Europe for a well-deserved holiday.

Sydney's buzzy festival has become a mess - but it would thrive in Auckland, writes Chris Schulz.

Twenty-five dollars seems a hefty price for tourists to pay to access Auckland's War Memorial Museum, writes Stephanie Holmes.