We're getting so used to imagining how cool everything will look on Facebook that we're forgetting to really look, writes Shandelle Battersby.

There are some downsides to travel writing that most people don't realise, warns Sharon Stephenson.

The airline industry hasn't got a great record on women's rights - and it has a long way to go, writes Winston Aldworth.

Flying while pregnant calls for an intense chat with your travel agent, warns Babiche Martens.

Why do people - typically young western backpackers - feel they have to get naked in beautiful places? Winston Aldworth wonders.

The privilege of holding a New Zealand passport shouldn't be taken for granted, says Rosalie France.

Winston Aldworth delves into a new survey revealing the nationalities most likely to make off with more than just the toiletries from their hotel rooms.

A family backpacking trip became a school in internet expression for Andrew Laxon.

All the old rogue has really done is highlight the fact that none of us really pay attention to the safety briefing, writes Winston Aldworth.

Justine Tyerman neglects her old tramping boot mates while in Switzerland.

Ads for overseas holidays are everywhere, but where are the the ones encouraging us to spend our holiday money on these shores, asks Winston Aldworth.

Cubicle coupling in an airport loo is too much for Sharon Stephenson.

Deborah Hill Cone expected class but found the land of the living dead on a visit to Nevada.

Rosalie France resents natives that are scary, pesky or just plain barking.

Jim Eagles is thinking of starting a petition to have the International Dateline abolished on the grounds that it causes unnecessary pain and stress to holidaymakers.

Part of the fun of visiting a destination is going to it in your imagination first.

Smart flyers stash stuff, share space — oh, and shower first, says Pamela Wade.

The annual Travcom Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards are a great night out ...

Thanks to the internet, booking a hotel has never been easier, and if you look carefully you can find some gems, writes Linda Herrick.

Air New Zealand's decision last week to cancel their Christchurch-to-Tokyo seasonal flights is a tough blow for the south.

On a tropical break, Steve Braunias muses about how it's always worth finding something horrifying to read on your holiday.

Once upon a time, airline passengers got dressed to the nines when flying internationally.

Flying around the world with two little kids proves to be an exhausting test for Nic Hamilton's sanity - and for his marriage.

I'm ashamed to admit that, apart from a few holidays with a friend's family to the Marlborough Sounds as a youngster, I didn't visit the South Island until I was well into my 30s.

The people who design hotels need to help guests see the light.

Courtesy of MH370 and MH17, last year surely passed all records for the amount of newspaper headlines written around the world about aviation disasters.

A Northland beach provides a sharp test of David Rowe's Hasselhoff skills and his 'TWT' awareness.

We drive too fast, we tailgate, we feel obliged to overtake the minute we see an overtaking lane and we mix alcohol - and text messaging - with driving, writes Winston Aldworth.

Tastes and sounds of travel stay with us long afer the trip, writes Pamela Wade.

Trying to do the right thing to protect our borders is frustrating for Fergus Blakiston.