Many travellers only experience Bangkok through the largely sleepless eyes of a backpacker – or settle for clean yet budget hotel accommodation at best. Don't overlook a luxury holiday in Bangkok, though - it's more affordable than you might think.

Singapore makes the perfect stopover, but for shoppers and diners, it’s a destination in its own right. Here’s five things to do in Singapore.

Too good to be true? Justine Tyerman investigates an international home swap scheme.

There are hotel suites worldwide that are so fancy they can command an eye-watering annual wage to stay for just one night.

Looking after your health is paramount when travelling to the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

For many hikers to Everest Base Camp in Nepal, adding an extra hike to the top of nearby mountain Kala Pattar is out of the question.

Advice on volunteering at animal conservation centres in Southeast Asia and travelling overland from Costa Rica to Panama.

A survey just released by Hyatt Hotels has (finally) found that women are the main decision makers when it comes to booking travel and they like certain things in a hotel room. I’m one of them, so here’s five things we want…

There’s nothing quite as delightful as sipping high tea with your pinky out in the home of the high tea.

Brian Armstrong, an Australian filmmaker with a penchant for strange liquors, has travelled to the most isolated and dangerous corners of the world.

Alex Robertson flies NZ8 from New Zealand to California.

Edward Gay flies CV91 to a remote outpost of New Zealand.

Kevin Pilley gets comfortable on the Mississippi's water.

Forget plates piled high with nachos. Here are five yummy Mex dishes that locals swear by.

Samoa Air says a controversial new policy that calculates a passenger's fare based on their weight and the weight of their luggage is proving successful.

Advice on planning a seven-day itinerary in Kerala, India and finding the best battlefield tours in France and Belgium.

Heard the one about being buried in a sawdust pit to detox? Or wrapped in mojito cocktail mix or slathered in estuary mud? What about the Doctor fish that nibble your dead skin? These are just some of the weird and wacky spa treatments out there.

Pam Neville flies FJ410 from New Zealand to Fiji.