Room check: Mercure Eiffel Tower
Michelle Weir checks into the Mercure Eiffel Tower Paris Centre.
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Room check: The Heritage Collection Reef Resort
Shandelle Battersby checks into the Heritage Collection Reef Resort, Great Lake Taupo.
Vermont: A state for all seasons
If you come only for fall foliage, this northern US state will leave you wanting more.
Travel hits and misses: Luke Nola
Luke Nola is the creator of kids' TV show Let's Get Inventin'.
Cape Town: Still lovely after all those years
Mark Meredith returns to his childhood stamping ground.
Flight check: Los Angeles to Heathrow
Tracey Bond flies from Los Angeles to Heathrow on Air New Zealand's flight NZ2.
Three for the kids: Music Festivals
Your raving days don't need to be behind you just because your family has expanded.
Riding the world's fastest Indian
Why fly when you can ride across the longest straight line of railroad with friends.
Room check: JAL Tokyo Haneda West Wing
Shoba Pillai checks into JAL Tokyo Haneda West Wing, in Tokyo, Japan.
Ethical traveller: Blurred lines of voluntourism
Bruce Poon Tip talks to Thomas Bywater about the blurred lines of voluntourism.
He Tāngata: Richard Young
Elisabeth Easther talks to photographer and tour guide Richard Young.
Flight check: Auckland to Singapore
Winston Aldworth flies aboard SQ286 from Auckland to Singapore.
England: Britain's best
Anna Leask takes a trip around England's picturesque and historical hot spots.
Flight check: Auckland to Nadi
Sam Shead flies aboard Fiji Airways flight FJ410 from Auckland to Nadi.
Flight check: Bangkok to Chiang Mai
Stephanie Holmes flies from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, on Bangkok Airways.
Ask Away: Confusing conversions
When using credit cards overseas, is it best to pay in local currency or NZD?
Air Play has seen most of the world
Wife-and-husband comedy team Air Play have performed together in more than 40 countries.
My Holidays: Actor William Shatner
William Shatner brings Shatner's World — The Return Down Under to Auckland on Oct. 13.
Lounge check: British Airways, Heathrow's Terminal Five
The British Airways Galleries Club lounge inside Heathrow's Terminal Five.
USA: Chicago's open arms
Greg Fleming visits the US' third largest city, and finds it's his kind of town.
Comment: My burning issues with Burning Man
The legendary festival's rapturous appeal and zeal is lost on Zoe MacFarlane.
What you should know before visiting Thailand
Advice from an expat who's lived in Thailand for a decade and has seen it all.
Flight check: Wellington to Auckland
Grant Robertson flies NZ416 from Wellington to Auckland with Air NZ.
Jennifer Saunders: Champagne and the joys of life
Jennifer Saunders gives the lowdown on champagne, Joanna Lumley and trips of a lifetime.
Why we love travelling around Aotearoa
Travel writers and friends wax lyrical on why we love travelling close to home.
The wonders of Oita
A thermal wonderland that's rich in natural beauty, spirituality and samurai history.
Flight check: Taipei to Auckland
Lucy Casley flies China Airlines from Taipei to Auckland via Brisbane on CI53.
Three for the kids: Female Explorers
Grace Ellis profiles three Kiwi travel heroes your kids should know about.
Travel hits and misses: Kimberley Crossman
Kim Crossman stars in Funny Girls — the Suffrage Special, September 20 on Three.
Chiang Mai's trendy influences
Traditional and trendy influences marry well, writes Stephanie Holmes.
Beer festivals around the world
The 185th Munich Oktoberfest kicks off on Saturday, writes Eli Orzessek.