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A great Baltic exchange
Not many people know that Denmark and Sweden are joined by the longest road-and-rail bridge in Europe.

Weekend leisure: Fossil hunting
Dionne Christian and her family rummage around in nature's past on a fossil-hunting expedition.

What I Pack: Rino Tirikatene
Labour's tourism spokesman and MP for Te Tai Tonga shares his travelling tips.

My holidays: Jason van Dorsten
The head chef of Britomart's Cafe Hanoi shares his travel memories and dreams.

Ask Lonely Planet: Natural marvels to rival Romans
Advice on budget travel in Calgary and making the journey to Turkey's Unesco-listed white terraces at Pamukkale.

Travel gadget: The Show and Tell Me Finder
Michele Crawshaw reviews a digital wristband, for children up to age eight, that displays five contact phone numbers in case the child gets lost.

Ask Lonely Planet: British Columbia perfect for a road trip
Advice on self-driving around British Columbia and taking in the best of Myanmar.

Ask Lonely Planet: Walking off the beaten track in France
Advice on taking a walking tour in France and planning a three-month Eurail Pass excursion.

Boeing Dreamliner: Flight into the future
Chris Daniels gets a taste of the plane hailed as ushering in a new age of aviation.

Jim Eagles: Expanding the travel lexicon
Have you ever sat next to an armhog on the plane, had lunch with an insanitiser or suffered from obeseaty?

Easter holiday ideas with the kids
Danielle Wright finds out how to create Easter holiday memories for the kids, without mountains of chocolate.

Ask Lonely Planet: It's not cheap to see the land of the free
Advice on seeing the USA on a budget and who to complain to if a trip promoted by a travel agent over-promises and under-delivers.

Jim Eagles: Killing time with dullness
Usually travel is exciting. But from time to time there are dull patches.

Hometown hoedowns - local folk festivals
A concert in a cave, a town done up in tartan, locals pushing a locomotive - Danielle Wright takes a closer look at the folk festivals small-town life inspires.

Ask Lonely Planet: As out of this world as Mars
Advice on taking a day trip to Bolivia from Chile and planning a romantic surprise in northern Thailand.

Most travellers now able to fly after ATR grounding
Only about 50 people booked to fly on Air New Zealand's ATR fleet today will not be able to do so, the airline says.

Coromandel tourist jewel tops list of risky beaches
Tourist-pulling Hot Water Beach has been revealed as New Zealand's most treacherous of the summer.

My happy place: Old boat at the bottom of Waiheke
Tony Rae, a Team New Zealand sailor racing in the Volvo Ocean Race, shares his favourite spot.

Top international holiday ideas for 2012
Dreaming of an international break? Here are some World Travel Awards-inspired ideas.

Travel book: <I>Planet Penguin</I>
Santa chose the perfect present for a penguin fan like me when he put Planet Penguin in my stocking at Christmas.

Ask Lonely Planet: Happy camping no problem on Continent
Advice on driving a caravan around Europe, heading through the Chunnel on a motorbike and...

Travelling with kids: How to introduce them to Europe
Planning well in advance helps to introduce children to the delights of Europe, writes Josie McNaught.

Travel gadget: Kathmandu 1W Luxeon headtorch
A witty colleague said that with Kathmandu's 1W Luxeon headtorch on my head "you'll look like a small bald train".

Essential factors for a great holiday
Heading to the beach for a few days' camping is no longer enough, according to survey.