Ten years since her first major taste of international travel, Shandelle Battersby is back on the road.

Simon Calder has more great advice for taking care of yourself while travelling.

Our monolingualism limits our interactions when travelling, writes Winston Aldworth.

Truth really is stranger than fiction when you're giving away a tropical paradise, writes Eveline Harvey.

The hell of 'table-for-one' could be why room service was invented, writes Kevin Pilley.

Like the videos or not, Air New Zealand has done it again.

The airline's latest video offering has Eli Orzessek wondering whether the novelty idea's had its day.

'Isn't it hard to travel with a baby?' my friends ask. 'It's easier than staying home,' I reply.

Last week's cover story on the most over-rated destinations on the planet certainly struck a nerve with readers.

If an overseas trip isn't an option, there's still plenty to see on our doorstep.

Skybus responds to travel writer Jim Eagle's recent column about his experience using the service.

It's no wonder airports and airplanes make such juicy targets for terrorists.

COMMENT: The SkyBus service is an efficient and reasonably-priced service, but there was an unpleasant surprise at the end of my latest trip.

Our online guru Eli Orzessek shares his travel tips with our readers

If you'd told me 18 months ago that Donald Trump would today be within cooee of the US presidency I'd have laughed.

The other day an email arrived, and it wasn't another offer of subsequent riches from Nigeria.

By the time you're reading this, I'll be in New Orleans. Not meaning to brag, of course - but, hey, did I mention I'll be in New Orleans?

As a kid, I loved the observation deck at Auckland Airport. The chance to see a jumbo jet taking off was not to be missed - it still isn't.

Anticipation is one of the great things about any journey.

COMMENT: As an older woman, my conversations with cab drivers are more likely to be related to the weather, politics and the All Blacks.

The Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Karen Stevens shares her best advice around travel insurance.

COMMENT: If we're going to have "T-plates" for tourist drivers, can I suggest a few more plates for drivers distinctive to New Zealand roads?

A group of Kiwis is throwing their support behind a campaign calling for tourists to drive with 'T-plates' on their rental cars. Is this a good idea? Have your say.

An expedition through Dubai airport with my 20-month-old son delivered a revelation last year.

Last week I was lucky enough to attend our biggest, most important annual tourism showcase in one of our top destinations, Rotorua.

Make a list. What is your holiday priority? Sun, rest and recharge within short-range of New Zealand?

The weather was lovely in Fiji last week. But much of the talk at the Fijian Tourism Expo in Denarau was of past storms.

For some reason, returning to Auckland after a holiday away always puts me in a particularly septic mood.

Winston Aldworth will never forget his children's first encounter with snow.