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![Room check: The Wanaka Hotel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Room check: The Wanaka Hotel
Tennessy Weir checks into a lakefront hotel with a beautiful garden.
![Best bits of America you're not visiting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Best bits of America you're not visiting
Everyone loves a good USA trip - but what if I said, that many of you are doing it all wrong?
![Ask Away: Quick trips in Hanoi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Away: Quick trips in Hanoi
With a six hour stopover in Hanoi, is it worth leaving the airport?
![Dangers of travelling with your spouse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dangers of travelling with your spouse
To everything there is a season - even divorce, according to new research.
![I'd rather be in ... South Carolina](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
I'd rather be in ... South Carolina
NZ Herald's Deputy Travel Editor, Stephanie Holmes, shares her travel dreams.
![Wild about Tasmania](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wild about Tasmania
Greg Bruce is outside his comfort zone beyond the awe-inspiring southern edge.
![Colorado airport's 'Pot Only' waste bins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Colorado airport's 'Pot Only' waste bins
While liquids are most likely to cause a problem at airport security, staff at Aspen airport in Colorado have installed bins for travellers to unload their drugs.
![Kia Ora: Ross](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kia Ora: Ross
The town popped up following the discovery of gold in the mid-1860s and was named after George Ross, provincial treasurer of Canterbury.
![How to pack everything into carry-on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
How to pack everything into carry-on
This might be one of the best how-to-pack demonstrations we've seen yet.
![Introducing the hammock for your head](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Introducing the hammock for your head
If you've ever been stuck in a middle or aisle seat trying to get some shut eye but have been constantly jolted awake by your chin hitting your chest this is for you.
![Room check: Double Tree by Hilton, Fiji](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Room check: Double Tree by Hilton, Fiji
Michelle Weir stays on a car-free private island where the noise of the ocean and people laughing are the only sounds to be heard.
![Train check: Heathrow Express](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Train check: Heathrow Express
Andrew Potter digs deep into his pockets for the ride from Heathrow to Paddington Station.
![No more beersies in Bali?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
No more beersies in Bali?
A proposed booze ban in in Bali may put tourists at risk, critics warn.
![Top 10 pro travel apps and tips](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Top 10 pro travel apps and tips
Michael Lamb reveals some of the top online apps and tricks the seasoned pros use to make travel easier.
![Tourists duped by Hollywood tours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tourists duped by Hollywood tours
Hollywood home tour operators are charging up to US$50 a person but are pointing out homes not owned by celebrities.
![Tongariro Alpine Crossing: Snow for it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tongariro Alpine Crossing: Snow for it
Chris Daniels finds 10 good reasons to do the Tongariro Crossing in winter.
![I'd rather be in ... Hawaii](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
I'd rather be in ... Hawaii
NZ Herald's Deputy Travel Editor, Stephanie Holmes, shares her travel dreams.
![The best free things to do in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The best free things to do in NZ
A new Lonely Planet book has singled out some of the best things to do in New Zealand - and most of them won't cost you a cent.
![10 most annoying habits of hotel guests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
10 most annoying habits of hotel guests
An Expedia survey has revealed holidaymakers' biggest bugbears with their fellow tourists.
![Bar/fly: Palm Tree, London](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bar/fly: Palm Tree, London
Shandelle Battersby finds the Palm Tree a haven from London's summer sun.
![Why we pack at the last minute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Why we pack at the last minute
There's a reason we procrastinate before filling our suitcases ... and those under the age of 35 are likely to be the worst offenders.
![Flight check: Air Chathams](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Flight check: Air Chathams
Pamela Wade catches a twin-engine turboprop for a hop to the North Island's west coast.
![Remove your towel - or get pinged for it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Remove your towel - or get pinged for it
Italy cracks down on tourists who try to snag best beach spots by leaving towels out overnight.
![Ask Away: Solo travellers have fun too](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Away: Solo travellers have fun too
There's plenty of fun to be had while single at sea, writes online guru Eli Orzessek.