Don't be a follower and rely on your travel mate to do all the organising.

Tejas Lamb flies from Washington DC to Orlando with American Airlines.

Joanna Hunkin stays at The Royal Horseguards in London.

Kim Knight stays at Rowley Estate in Grovetown, Blenheim.

Winston Aldworth flies Business Class on QF145, from Sydney to Auckland.

Elisabeth Easther flies aboard Air Chathams flight 3C591 from Auckland to Rēkohu.

Neil Evans flies Bangkok to Vientiane, in Laos, with Thai Smiles WE570.

Kim Knight meets Marlborough's gatherers and makers ahead of an autumn food festival.

Catalonia's cultural capital has plenty to entertain the youngsters, says Eli Orzessek.

Janis Blake flies aboard Air New Zealand's flight NZ10, from Auckland to Honolulu.

Shandelle Battersby checks into Mekong Charm Riverside, Luang Prabang, Laos.

Jane Jurgens flies aboard Air NZ's NZ289 from Auckland to Shanghai.

Anne-Marie de Bruin checks into Spicers Guesthouse, Hunter Valley.

Professional clown Fraser Hooper gives the low-down on his five favourite festivals.

Eli Orzessek checks into the Heritage Auckland.

Heather Ashcroft and her husband Chris Schulz run Brunch Box.

Sharon Martin flies Singapore Airlines flight SQ52 going from Singapore to Manchester.

Tracey Bond checks into Tropica Island Resort, Fiji.

Ben O'Brien checks into the Qantas First Class Lounge at Melbourne Airport

Courtney Whitaker flies Turkish Airlines flight TK402 from St Petersburg to Istanbul.

Holidays can teach us many things about other people and about ourselves.

Cruising around Chiang Mai for $200.

Matt Brown flies from Auckland to Guangzhou aboard China Southern's flight CZ336.

As told to Elisabeth Easther.

In wake of Turkish president Erdogan's Anzac comments, we have some advice for travellers.

Eli Orzessek answers your travel questions.

Adam Jackson is the frontman for 80sX, who perform live at Galatos on May 17.

David Haxton flies aboard Air Chathams going from Kāpiti to Auckland.

Martin Bridges checks into the Air NZ lounge in Wellington airport's domestic terminal.

Michael Burgess flies from Boston to Portland on Alaska Airways.