Paris for beginners
Despite an inauspicious start, Gillian Vine fell in love with Paris.
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Researchers start journey to combat jetlag
Researchers start journey to combat jetlag
Medical researchers in Australia are taking to the skies to find ways to counter jetlag.
Tourists still want to visit UK
Tourists still want to visit UK
Britain's tourism industry is proving resilient despite recent militant attacks and is set for higher bookings this year, outperforming the European average, a travel data analysis company says.
Sydney rediscovered
Sydney rediscovered
There's no "been there done that" with Sydney. There's always something new happening, somewhere new to discover, writes Pam Wade.
Visiting a forgotten world
Visiting a forgotten world
Kiwi ingenuity and sheer determination has unleashed new life on the panoramic old railway line from King Country to Taranaki, writes Mike Yardley.
Brisbane on a budget
Brisbane on a budget
Save here, splurge there. Gillian Vine applies the concept to Brisbane.
Kiwis taking ocean cruises at record numbers
Kiwis taking ocean cruises at record numbers
A record 90,184 New Zealanders sailed on ocean cruises last year, a 36% leap on the previous 12 months, after fears of instability in Europe kept them closer to home.
Altitude with attitude
Altitude with attitude
Modern and sophisticated, Bolivia surprises Tony Nielsen on a recent trip to South America.
Waylaid in nomad heaven
Waylaid in nomad heaven
Chiang Mai, in Thailand’s north, is famous for elephants, jungle and foreigners boasting of exceptionally high living standards.
DANUBE DISCOVERY: Munich to Vienna Part 2
DANUBE DISCOVERY: Munich to Vienna Part 2
Antony Boomer continues his Munich to Vienna adventure.
Jetstar to charge for babies
Jetstar to charge for babies
Jetstar has started charging for babies travelling on transtasman and international flights.
Danube discovery
Danube discovery
Cruising the Danube, Antony Boomer reignited the sense of wonder and excitement he felt as a child viewing pictures of Austrian castles.
DANUBE DISCOVERY: Munich to Vienna
DANUBE DISCOVERY: Munich to Vienna Part 1
Antony Boomer from Dunedin recently returned from a European river cruise. Increasingly an option of choice for travelers from Otago in Europe, the tour commenced in Munich before cruising along the Danube finishing in Vienna.
Chocolate's sweet history at NY museum
Chocolate's sweet history at NY museum
From cacao beans to truffles, the history of chocolate has been curated inside New York's first museum dedicated to the sweet treat.
A hitchhiker's guide
A hitchhiker's guide
It may not be too late to open yourself to the unexpected gifts and new experiences that hitchhiking brings, says Maureen Howard, who is on her midlife OE.
Grandeur belies ghastly truth
Grandeur belies ghastly truth
Much of Louisiana’s early riches came from sugar but there was a bitter history behind the wealth. Pam Jones finds the truth of the slavery that built the region difficult to swallow.
Walking the path
Walking the path
On the second anniversary of a massive earthquake in Nepal, Andrew Waterworth, of Wanaka, reflects on his recent trekking adventure in the Langtang Valley.
Seeking sanctuary
Seeking sanctuary
Seabird enthusiast Neville Peat visits the fabled Farne Islands off England’s northeast coast.
Call for visa-free EU travel after Brexit
Call for visa-free EU travel after Brexit
Britain should aim to secure visa-free travel between the UK and the EU in negotiations to leave the bloc, an association of travel agents say.
Leggings cause headache for airline
Leggings cause headache for airline
A bystander who touched off a social media furor after she saw United Airlines stop two teenage girls dressed in leggings from boarding a flight admits she did not fully grasp the situation when she started tweeting her indignation.