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![Making the most of three days in Beijing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Making the most of three days in Beijing
China isn't the easiest country to get into, but you can have a capital time.
![Tips for booking safe accommodation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tips for booking safe accommodation
As more women embrace solo travel, safer accommodation options are emerging.
![Ghost hunting at the Stanley](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ghost hunting at the Stanley
Michael Wayne goes on a ghost hunt at the hotel that inspired The Shining.
![Flight check: Sydney to Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Flight check: Sydney to Auckland
Winston Aldworth flies Air New Zealand's flight NZ102 from Sydney to Auckland.
![Flight check: Bristol to Amsterdam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Flight check: Bristol to Amsterdam
Donna McIntyre flies Bristol to Amsterdam aboard EasyJet Ezy6161.
![Why flying makes you flatulent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Why flying makes you flatulent
Flying can affect our bodies in different ways - like increased flatulence and bloating.
![New Zealand by rail: Down the line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
New Zealand by rail: Down the line
Rail journeys through NZ, with the occasional trip by car, open up the country.
![USA: South's driving rhythm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
USA: South's driving rhythm
In the land where great sounds began, Winston Aldworth charts a musical roadtrip.
![Train check: Auckland to Whangarei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Train check: Auckland to Whangarei
Tina Trenkner-Meade rides from Auckland to Whangarei on the Silver Fern railcar.
![Bar/fly: A Trappist monastery, Belgium](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bar/fly: A Trappist monastery, Belgium
Not a Belgian monk in sight, but their beer is heavenly writes Peter de Graaf.
![Big easy is bigger than Mardi Gras](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Big easy is bigger than Mardi Gras
Jane Jurgens thinks New Orleans is worth a visit at any time of the year.
![Queen Charlotte Sound: Sound effects](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Queen Charlotte Sound: Sound effects
Belinda Feek enjoys the natural beauty of Queen Charlotte Sound.
![Taipei: Home of the best dumplings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Taipei: Home of the best dumplings
Queue for more than half an hour for dumplings? You bet, writes Helen van Berkel.
![See the world without ruining it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
See the world without ruining it
Locals sick of tourists running riot have a point. How can you travel sensitively.
![Flight check: Apia to Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Flight check: Apia to Auckland
Shandelle Battersby flies Air New Zealand flight NZ295 from Apia to Auckland.
![Japan: Westie meets east in Nikko](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Japan: Westie meets east in Nikko
It's more than a few furlongs from Avondale Racecourse to a 17th-century Shinto shrine.
![Pilgrimage to the stars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pilgrimage to the stars
Pop-culture vulture Jane Jurgens devises a travel course for fans of deceased stars.
![Alaska: Go wild in bear country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Alaska: Go wild in bear country
Sue Halliwell conquers her fear of meeting a grizzly in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.
![My Holidays: Kate Simmonds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
My Holidays: Kate Simmonds
Kate Simmonds is directing Wigging Out as part of the Auckland Fringe Festival.
![Flight check: Guayaquil to the Galapagos islands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Flight check: Guayaquil to the Galapagos islands
Eleanor Barker flies aboard Latam's XL1413 from Guayaquil to the Galapagos islands.