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Neville Peat: Watch out for London's new Artful Dodgers
Dunedin writer Neville Peat warns Olympic Games visitors to always keep a close eye on their valuables. It's sound advice for any traveller anywhere.
Dunedin writer Neville Peat warns Olympic Games visitors to always keep a close eye on their valuables. It's sound advice for any traveller anywhere.
London loves a grand event - and grand sporting events take pride of place in the city's calendar.
Last week's 'tales from the flying vomitorium' generated a bagful of stories of inflight tummy trouble and one handy tip.
Pregnant women should check their travel insurance policy before embarking on a babymoon.
The in-flight puker is surely a greater menace than smelly fellow passengers or arm-rest hogs, writes Winston Aldworth.
Safety is only one factor in hitchhiking's decline, writes Winston Aldworth.
Would we have been as accommodating of the annual throng as the Turkish people have been?
Winston Aldworth goes in to bat for some of New Zealand's much-maligned regional centres.
When it comes to transtasman carriers, Dita De Boni has a firm favourite.
Herald Travel Editor Jim Eagles signs off after eight years in the job and recalls some of his favourite travel memories.
What airline passengers fear most, it seems, is being seated next to someone who pongs.
I'm sure you know the feeling. You're sitting in your seat in the plane, watching passengers walking down the aisle, wondering who'll be sitting next to you...
London Heathrow, with its long queues, surly staff and clapped-out amenities, is the airport our readers most like to avoid.
Air passengers the world over employ some cunning tactics to sneak more gear on board.
There's nothing worse than at the end of a long flight to be greeted by a slow-moving immigration queue.
It's an unfortunate fact that for many people their first experience of a foreign land is an airport toilet.
The commemoration of the Titanic tragedy acquires a bizarre dimension.
Although a survey has found France to be the rudest country in the world, Jim Eagles says attitudes in Paris have changed.
Usually travel is exciting. But from time to time there are dull patches.
Have you ever suffered from the globetrots or watched a filibluster? Send us your best travel phrase and be in to win.
If you choose your airline on the basis of the quality of its wine list, then you might be surprised to hear that budget carrier Jetstar is a pretty good bet.
Our early arrival - nearly two and a half hours before flying time so we might relax and have something to eat - was completely blown by the check-in.
There's a vast amount of travel information on the web - but you do need to be wary about its accuracy.
What sort of person dumps a disposable nappy under a picnic table in a family playground asks Travel Editor Jim Eagles.
My recent grizzle about the flying baggage-hogs who ignore the rules clearly struck a nerve.
Fortunately, there are still places in the Middle East that remain oases of tranquillity amid those deserts of dissatisfaction.
Why don't airlines clamp down on the selfish few who take the kitchen sink on board?
Few international airports have the same scary landing credentials as Wellington on a windy day, says Jim Eagles.
If there's one thing nicer than a sunny day at the beach with family and friends, it's having the place to yourselves.
It's often difficult to know what to do about travel insurance. Do you really need to bother?