This fabulous summer arts festival offers a creative, entertaining range of events.

Diana Clement grabs a cheap weekend in the Central North Island.

Advice on travelling the world with children and infants.

A towering volcanic-ash cloud which dropped to just 3000m above the South Island could disrupt...

A Super rugby team will today travel to Wellington on a private DC-3 because of the volcanic ash cloud.

Air NZ's domestic and trans-Tasman flights will go ahead as scheduled tomorrow.

The co-owner of Wallace Cotton shares her travel tips.

The annual Medellín Flowers Festival sees Colombia's "City of Eternal Spring" bedecked with colourful blooms.

Some people like to keep up their workout routines when they travel. Sebastian Masset is one of them and that's why he developed muscles in a bag, a portable fitness system that is small and light enough to pack into your luggage.

Advice on crossing the US/Mexico border and planning an itinerary for South America.

A delightful and insightful account of the people and places in a fascinating part of the world.

If you want to know the best places to check out when you're visiting a foreign country you're often best advised to ask a tourist rather than a local.

The new one-day heli-hike adventure offered by Hollyford Track Guided Walks includes a scenic flight over the Southern Alps.

Lonely Planet travel experts offer handy tips for those planning adventures overseas.

If you are prepared in advance, Las Vegas can be quite a ride, writes David Leggat.

Ombudsman Deborah Battell says her office has received complaints from travellers that paying in their home currency when using credit cards may actually cost them more.

A laptop or a netbook is an increasingly important piece of gear for travellers. They're great for checking emails, seeking information, looking up maps, keeping in touch via Skype and writing stories.

Billed as the largest cultural festival of its kind in North America, Toronto's Caribana Festival is an exciting celebration of Caribbean music and culture.

Go local and have a blast exploring the wonders of your own backyard in style.

Advice on planning a budget three-week trip around Europe and spending six months in Spain with young children.

We baby boomers seem hell-bent on dashing off around the world gaining notches in our money belts. Everyone has been, or is going, to Europe or Asia.

This is the story of a remarkable journey from Sydney, across Australia, the Malay Peninsula, Central Asia, Russia and Europe to London on a decommissioned Australia Post motorbike.