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?

Improved transport links can make it easier for us to visit the beautiful corners of NZ.

Te Araroa - a national walkway running the length of the country - will be officially opened this weekend.

Travelling used to be so easy before I became a healthy person.

When we told my son, who was trained as a biologist, that we were going on a cruise, he muttered darkly about norovirus.

The group Tourism Concern is urging the travel industry to integrate a human rights approach into its business strategies.

I've commented previously that if you want to know the best things to do, places to stay or spots to visit in this country, it's often a good idea to ask a tourist.

For many years, in the interests of uninterrupted holidaying pleasure, I conveniently overlooked Fiji's problems.

The quest for a good night's sleep when flying is a subject that gets people fired up.

It's time to think about checking out the camping gear and deciding where to pitch your tent next.

What's the best place to buy your foreign exchange?

If you start writing enthusiastic stories about trips that are complete rubbish, you'll soon lose all credibility.

Honeymoon flight the perfect opportunity to try out Air New Zealand's Skycouch innovation.

In the last fifteen months I've taken only a soft-sided carry-on bag on three separate overseas trips.

If there is any city in the world in which one should play absolute tourist, London is it.

Part of the reason for motorhomes' increasing popularity has to be the improved comfort.

Where is it safe to travel overseas? Some places are fairly easy to rule out. Afghanistan or Iraq, Congo and Sudan are only likely to attract the most adventurous traveller.

The first time I travelled to Europe, long, long ago, about the only way to keep in touch with home was by surface mail, which took around a month.

There seems to be a general consensus out there that budget airlines are a good way to get around Europe easily and on the cheap.

At first, I thought somebody had died and we'd stumbled into the place where the corpse was being embalmed...

At the height of the aviation chaos caused by the ash cloud, I commented to my wife, "It's going to be interesting to see the outcome of this ... "

One of the trickier decisions you face when you're on the road in a strange country is where to eat.

If you're looking for a cheap holiday in New Zealand then Auckland is the place to go.

Is the threat of a $200 instant fine going to deter the feckless minority of free campers?