The recession hasn't clipped the wings of Kiwi travellers, writes Jim Eagles.

I can't help wondering why countries like Uzbekistan, which want to attract more tourists, persist in making arrival unwelcoming.

Five years on I still get a lump in my throat when I think about visiting the Khmer Rouge's main torture centre in Phnom Penh.

New technology at Auckland Airport means the CEO of Customs gets automatic texts if queues are too long.

The biggest challenge Jim Eagles faces in trying to travel light is the need to take lots of books. Can an eReader help?

Well, so much for my precautions against catching colds when you fly.

Hot on the heels of the growing number of road rage incidents, it seems air rage is on the rise as well.

It's easy to feel a bit cynical when airlines and aircraft manufacturers proclaim the dawning of a new age for passengers.

There's no room for complacency with your belongings while flying. Theft can happen anywhere.

On the whole I tend to regard a hotel as somewhere to sleep, wash, change clothes and recharge the batteries in between exploring the world outside.

It is amazing that - despite how thoroughly the airlines reckon they filter the air - almost invariably after a long flight I end up with a dose of flu.

Once upon a time it seemed to me the Department of Conservation's basic aim was to lock up the vast areas under its control and throw away the key.

It may be put on solely for tourists, but a yak polo match in Mongolia is a heap of fun, writes Jim Eagles.

In less than a month I'm due to head down the ancient trade route that carried silk from China to Europe, along the way passing through Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan.

The old spirit of New Zealand ingenuity, of being able to build anything from a Large Hadron Collider to a small vacuum cleaner with No.8 fencing wire, lives on in the imaginative Kiwi traveller.

Just down the Seabird Coast from where I have a bach is a long stretch of beach alongside which runs a well-worn vehicle track.

Choosing the right drop to drink mid-air is a surprisingly tricky business.

Jim Eagles says it's a pity we we don't make more use of the marvellous recreational potential offered by the Hauraki Gulf.

Is Queensland's Gold Coast slipping in its appeal as a Kiwi holiday destination?

Do you have a dream holiday? Some impossible travel scheme involving exotic places? Jim Eagles outlines his...

The debate about extra-large passengers - should they have to buy a second seat instead of spilling over into their skinny neighbours' space - is off again.

What do we, as New Zealanders, do to highlight our nationality when we're overseas?

Jim Eagles takes a fresh look at rail travel in New Zealand.

The festive season is barely over and the new year has only just begun.

When you're flying at 10,000m, how much does it matter to you what the person who serves dinner is actually wearing?

Staycations seem to be catching on with Kiwis keen to avoid holiday traffic jams.

If nations, airports and airlines really are serious about security how come screening standards seem to vary so hugely?