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![Don't miss: Vienna: Art & Design](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Don't miss: Vienna: Art & Design
The National Gallery of Victoria presents more than 250 extraordinary works by the greatest Viennese artists of the early 20th century.
![Ask Lonely Planet: Tokyo magic just like the US original](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Lonely Planet: Tokyo magic just like the US original
Advice on visiting Disneyland's theme parks in Asia and which currency to travel with in India.
![Jim Eagles: Travelling in style](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jim Eagles: Travelling in style
Think of women's clothing and Iran and the unappealing image that springs to mind is probably the shapeless, black coverall of a traditional chador.
![Travel gadget: Pocket Pal biodegradable washcloths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Travel gadget: Pocket Pal biodegradable washcloths
Travellers short on space, but keen on the comforts of home, might like to slip the Pocket Pal tube of biodegradable washcloths into their toilet bag or backpack.
![Don't miss: Open Garden Days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Don't miss: Open Garden Days
The stately houses along the canals and streets of central Amsterdam may seem crammed together, but the houses have spacious rear gardens that are not visible from the outside.
![When kids are all alone at 10,000m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
When kids are all alone at 10,000m
Kids often like solo air travel, but it's scary for the parents, finds Danielle Murray.
![Don't miss: Knysna Oyster Festival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Don't miss: Knysna Oyster Festival
The seaside town of Knysna is famous for its oysters and during the annual Oyster Festival thousands of people participate in celebrations dedicated to the delicacy.
![Jim Eagles: An ancient experience... in Oz](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jim Eagles: An ancient experience... in Oz
Melbourne's Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition brings ancient Egypt closer to home.
![What I Pack: Rob Berman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
What I Pack: Rob Berman
The general manager of online DVD rental service Fatso shares his travel tips.
![Travel gadget: Lowepro Passport Sling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Travel gadget: Lowepro Passport Sling
One of the downsides of getting a good digital SLR camera is the associated paraphernalia.
![Don't miss: Captain Cook 1770 Festival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Don't miss: Captain Cook 1770 Festival
The peaceful Town of 1770 bursts into life every May for the Captain Cook 1770 Festival.
![Ask Lonely Planet: Stay safe when scooting in Vietnam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Lonely Planet: Stay safe when scooting in Vietnam
Advice on scooter tour companies in Vietnam and city-hopping along the Danube.
![Credit card fee shock for Kiwis buying overseas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Credit card fee shock for Kiwis buying overseas
Travellers and online customers are likely to end up paying more for their purchases if they opt to pay in NZ dollars.
![NZ v Wales: In search of the best sand and surf](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NZ v Wales: In search of the best sand and surf
Rating Tutukaka and the Welsh Pembrokeshire coast second-equal in a ranking of the world's finest coasts is a cop-out, says Anna Tuson.
![Air NZ checking fleet for cracks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air NZ checking fleet for cracks
Air NZ says it is checking its fleet of Boeing 737-300s following the explosive decompression of a Southwest Airlines plane in the US last weekend.
![Budget bed hunting fine sport in the USA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Budget bed hunting fine sport in the USA
Finding a cheap place to stay was part if the fun, says Rhys Davies.
![Jim Eagles: A culinary tour of the Pacific](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jim Eagles: A culinary tour of the Pacific
I've always felt that food was one of the great reasons to travel. But you'd have to say that until relatively recently it wasn't top of the list of reasons for visiting the South Pacific.
![Don't miss: Cornish Festival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Don't miss: Cornish Festival
South Australia's Copper Coast was once home to thousands of Cornish miners and this heritage is remembered during Kernewek Lowender.
![Travel gadget: Samsung Galaxy S](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Travel gadget: Samsung Galaxy S
I am not usually enamoured by technology but I did feel my heart go a-flutter on several occasions, when holding the sexy Samsung Galaxy S.
![<i>Jim Eagles</i>: Time to take a look at the rule book](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Jim Eagles</i>: Time to take a look at the rule book
At Auckland International Airport I watched sympathetically as my young daughter wrestled with the dilemma of how to meet the needs of three young children within the limits of the aviation security rules.