Winston Aldworth: No I haven't got a visa, but I have a bit of cable
You need a passport, a visa and a bit of cash - but perhaps the key to travelling cheap is to carry a healthy supply of chutzpah.
You need a passport, a visa and a bit of cash - but perhaps the key to travelling cheap is to carry a healthy supply of chutzpah.
"Rule No 1," the Travel Editor said: "Don't get killed." Helen van Berkel looked for angry mobs in Bangkok and found only scenes of calm.
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear me. Everyone loves to have a crack at America, even the venerable Bob Jones.
My daughter, Trevor, is a lovely girl. Other people generally call her Zoe - after all, that's what's on her birth certificate. But not on this flight.
The number of entries in the Herald's recent travel writing competition served as a reminder to those of us who get to do this for a job that we are pretty fortunate.
Change is in the air after years of frustration for passengers.
Arriving at the Jetstar check-in counter in Melbourne I reach into the slot in my bag where I am absolutely certain I've left my passport... It's not there. Problem.
On a recent stay at a very reputable New Zealand hotel, I couldn't figure out how to get the wi-fi to work for my laptop, writes Winston Aldworth.
Yesterday afternoon, Schapelle Corby emerged from her near-decade-long stint as a guest of the Indonesian prison system.
Travel editor Winston Aldworth explains why next time he does a campervan trip, he'll choose a van with no toilet and no shower.
Freedom campers have once again been catching the eye - and the ire - of locals.
It's a pretty common news story in the summer months: Young backpackers, a beautiful spot by the water, an unguarded vehicle and some local hoods.
It seems our country looks as beautiful from space as it does from the ground.
As a kid, I had posters of two heroes on my wall. Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant faced off against the great All Black winger, John Kirwan.
Travel Editor Winston Aldworth looks at why NZ topping the Telegraph's readers' poll of travel destinations is so important to this country.
Beauty spot's locals must have seen it all when it comes to unusual tourist behaviour.
Snowdon Forest doesn't have the same level of conservation protection as a national park.
Madrid has suffered a slump in visitor numbers because someone forgot to put out the welcome mat.
The travel trade in general has done pretty well in recent tough times and, within the industry, cruising shows remarkable growth.
Last week's discussion on reclining seats aboard passenger planes hit a nerve, writes Travel Editor Winston Aldworth.
An unscientific poll of 1000 fliers found that nine out of 10 respondents want reclining seats on planes banned, writes Winston Aldworth. The problem isn't that your seat reclines, it's that the seat of the ignorant b*****d in front of you reclines.
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary wants to take his budget carrier to the long-haul market.
Researchers at Oxford University are developing a pill that will alleviate the effects of jetlag.
It's a rare day that you find yourself in Stockholm and wish you were in Pukekohe.
Last week, I wrote about Scoot airline's plans for kid-free seating.
According to my (child-free) colleague, budget airline Scoot, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, are on to a good thing.
Stephanie Heizmann Auerbach might just have set a new high for inflight bad behaviour.
We're a funny old country. When the dairy farming industry damn near ruins the nation's international image and our ability to sell anything overseas, who do we punish? The tourism sector, of course!