Andrew Glover loves that Brussels is a thriving city with lots going on and yet you can easily cycle from one side to the other.

Listen Bud, we don't have much time so let's keep this short: Skip the Empire State, okay?

An open mind is all you need to see the world, writes Leila George.

There is one place in this beautiful country that always leaves me feeling completely fulfilled - Abel Tasman National Park.

If your phone goes missing on a flight ask a flight attendant for help and do not go scrabbling around for it yourself, some airlines have been telling passengers.

Hot springs, museums packed with Maori taonga and a demolition derby immortalised on film - there's plenty to love about Kaikohe, finds Elisabeth Easther.

Tom Hanks is a great guy, but he's not that easy to travel with. Here are some things you might not want to do with him.

It doesn't matter if you're fit or unfit, male or female, wedged in cattle-class or sitting in the pointy end of a plane.

US travel agency CheapAir caters to people who don't have credit cards — most of whom happen to be millennials.

Ben Boyce's family went on a Disney Cruise. It was bloody amazing set up, for a Mickey Mouse operation.

Apparently you can even get a very ticklish fish foot massage and pedicure in Kuala Lumpur at Kenko on the fifth floor.

Jane Warwick recalls an overnight airport adventure.

Your hotel may be willing to grant your minor requests, but balk at the major ones.

Diplomats tell us what Kiwis need to know about their homelands.

Wartime rationing and a famous poem built an Aussie pub legend, writes Pamela Wade.

Courtney Whitaker stays at a luxurious hotel within Marrakesh's 13th-century kasbah walls.

Seeing animals in their own environment is worth the hefty price, writes Rachel Muir.

The word Peru has become almost synonymous with Machu Picchu - but there's so much more to see.

Greg Fleming finds a great base from which to explore the East Cape.

This family of four got by on $350 a day - and so can you.

Still trying to come up with the perfect gift for Father's Day? Perhaps what he'd like most is a break from the rat race.

The latest passport power rankings are out, so how good is the New Zealand passport compared to the rest of the world?

Whether you want to live it up, chow down, take the heat or just chill, Port Vila has what you want, writes Shandelle Battersby.

This feline resident of a Swiss hostel has an important job to do.

The latest innovations include voice-activated rooms and robotic butlers.

From eco tours to distillery visits, there's plenty to fill a holiday here.

Kevin McIntyre checks in to a new hotel just off the main west coast road in Phuket.

Family holidays are fraught things. Why do we make such an ordeal out of what should be a treat?

Inspired by the launch of Lonely Planet's Epic Bike Rides of the World, we asked for your stories on the best cycle trails across the globe.

Tim Lambourne spent last winter/American summer in New York City.