Read up on your New Zealand history as you travel the globe.

Advice on side trips from Istanbul and public transport options between Phnom Penh and Angkor Wat.

Get your blood pumping with these adventurous activities in and around Auckland.

There was a lament about British manufacturing in the 1970s that went something like, "Why buy British when the Japanese make it smaller and cheaper?"

The Big 4 Adventure Whitsunday Reef Festival celebrates the amazing natural wonders of the Great Barrier Reef.

For a compact round of golf with the kids, complete with novelty fun factor.

The sleepy desert town of Pushkar springs to life during the annual camel and cattle fair, when tens of thousands of camels, cattle and horses are paraded and traded on the dunes outside town.

At Wellington's newly revamped Carter Observatory, visitors can learn about the southern skies through its state-of-the-art planetarium show.

Advice on travelling in Asia with a toddler.

This one's especially for grandparents (though it'll be useful for plenty of other people).

I was sitting in a restaurant in Urumqi, in northern China, enjoying the spicy food smells from the kitchen, when a plaintiff Australian voice quavered across the room, "I want steak, eggs and chips."

In World War II the railway line between Thailand and Burma was built by Allied prisoners of war and Asian labourers to give the Japanese an overland supply route.

Advice on island hopping in Hawaii and getting around Tuscany.

The co-founder of Huffer shares his travelling tips.

Advice on organised tours in India and rail travel around Europe.

A wind-up shaver. Sounds absolutely perfect for someone like me who has always shaved with an electric razor.

David King and Bec Johnston discover the special joys of taking a 10-month-old girl on a six-month journey round South America.

The founder of SmartBox shares his travel tips.

History unfolds on the atmospheric streets of old Kyoto during this grand costume parade.

Advice on things to see beyond the city of Kuala Lumpur on a four-night Malaysia stopover and finding budget accommodation in England and Italy.

Victoria Bartle rounds up the best travel deals going.

The recession hasn't clipped the wings of Kiwi travellers, writes Jim Eagles.

Held on the beautiful palm-fringed shores of Africa's third largest lake, this festival brings together international and African artists.

Getting more Bangkok for your buck is fraught with pitfalls for rookie westerners.