Advice on taking the family to Egypt and Dubai and multi-day hiking options in Australia.

Advice on visiting Iceland, buying a second-hand RV for a USA roadtrip and embarking on a walking adventure in Norway.

Advice on heading to Columbia to indulge in some salsa.

Advice on taking the family to southern Africa, exploring Queensland's Carnarvon Gorge and planning a Hong Kong shopping trip.

These books may provide the impetus to get out and see some good-looking Kiwi sights.

Indian elders and a former astronaut took the ceremonial first steps today on a glass-bottomed walkway perched 1219 metres over the Grand Canyon that promises dizzying views for those who dare.

Despite, or perhaps because, lighthouses are in lonely, windswept, and inhospitable locations, they act as an attraction for many.

An increasing number of books cater for every traveller's needs, writes Jim Eagles.

The scene of tropical holiday bliss is picture-perfect and, incredibly, it's real, writes Graham Reid.

In addition to iris-scans, Schiphol is piloting another scanning system that is aimed at speeding up the process of checking a passenger's belongings.

I wish I could remember the name of the place so I could recommend it - but then again, maybe it's best I can't.

One of the best things about going overseas - for me anyway - is the chance to try different foods.

Which accommodation directories you'll find most useful depends on what you're looking for, writes Jim Eagles.

The doomsayers warned Peter and Debbie Simpson not to spend their honeymoon driving from Cairo to Cape Town. And they were proved right... but the optimists were right too.

What are the secret sanctuaries you feel embody the magic of New Zealand?

Reporter Tony Wall joins travellers to America to test the uneasy atmosphere.

In the second of our two-part series, Lonely Planet's Tony Wheeler explains how to reduce travel risks.

Food critic and author Richard Ehrlich dispatched his expert panel to seek out top watering-holes on several continents.