One of the downsides of getting a good digital SLR camera is the associated paraphernalia.

The peaceful Town of 1770 bursts into life every May for the Captain Cook 1770 Festival.

The general manager of online DVD rental service Fatso shares his travel tips.

Ireland's National Heritage Council protects and enhances the nation's built, natural and cultural heritage, so the activities on offer during National Heritage Week are incredibly diverse.

It's not always easy to travel with children (or grandchildren) because their needs and interests are rather different.

Advice on scooter tour companies in Vietnam and city-hopping along the Danube.

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.

Finding a cheap place to stay was part if the fun, says Rhys Davies.

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.

South Australia's Copper Coast was once home to thousands of Cornish miners and this heritage is remembered during Kernewek Lowender.

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.

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.

India, Iran, Canada and Kenya are just some of the countries represented at the Rainforest World Music Festival, which takes place in the heart of the lush Borneo jungle.

Names familiar to readers of Herald's Travel magazine featured prominently in this year's Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards.

If you've flown Air New Zealand and found yourself on the new Airbus A320, you'll have had the chance to use your mobile at 5000m, or to listen to your neighbour doing important business by phone.

Mexico City is notorious for its kidnappings, muggings and other criminal activities so why would a young Australian author choose to live there?

Established in 1947, the Holland Festival is a trendsetting international performing arts festival.

The Go Girls actress shares her travel tips.

The shadow of earthquake and recession may still be hanging darkly over the land but that seems only to have spurred Kiwis to fly further and to more exotic locations when they go on holiday.

I really don't like wearing moneybelts. Yes, I know there are some very skilful pickpockets out there, but the money belts I've tried always feel uncomfortable and are often embarrassing to make a withdrawal from.

Carnaval de Noumea - the Noumea Carnival - is a major festival held in the New Caledonian capital every April.

Supporting tourism in Canterbury will help Christchurch get through bad times.

Stretch out the last days of summer exploring a lesser-known but equally memorable beach.