Despite meeting only a couple on our trip, 79 Kiwis have completed the trek to Santiago de Compostela so far this year.

Simon Winter ponders a fellow walker's query as he nears the end of the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Simon Winter reaches a point on the trail where he can leave his worries behind.

Michael Burgess grapples with Outward Bound's tradition of testing mettle.

What's a fun way to see all the sights of Santorini on a budget and a tight time frame? The locals will tell you: by quad bike, of course.

John Parker gets a preview of a cycle trail that promises to be one of our finest.

Simon Winter finds himself thinking about, well, not much at all, on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Mark Rowe travels to the largest island in Norway's Svalbard archipelago - a place of pristine landscapes and endangered wildlife.

Simon Winter shares 15 important things he's learnt after 20 days on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Simon Winter finds Christian charity in short supply when it comes to finding a bed along the Camino route.

The picturesque Camino villages aren't immune to Spain's economic woes, writes Simon Winter from the Pilgrim Trail.

Simon Winter contemplates strapping sanitary pads to his inner-soles as he nears the Spanish Pilgrim Trail's 250km mark.

Simon Winter struggles to get any kip in a dorm room full of snoring hikers.

Simon Winter encounters all manner of wanderers on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Here's some news New Zealand, we don't have the world's worst internet. In fact it's in a small Spanish village...

Twenty-seven kilometres up and over the Pyrenees is one of the bigger days on the 775km trail.

Former nzherald.co.nz news editor Simon Winter takes on the 775-kilometre Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Andy Kenworthy joins a group of hardy souls to test his survival skills on a wet weekend and comes out alive and kicking.

Danielle Wright takes time out on the newest Rotorua tourist attraction.

Described as 'your worst nightmare underground' the newest ride at UK theme park Alton Towers is the first to have been rated by the British Board of Film Classification.

Galle has been a strategic port since the late 1500s and the scene of many shipwrecks over the subsequent 500 years.

Jill Worrall visits one of Sri Lanka's most impressive natural attractions and wonders who really decimated the local elephant population.

Danielle Wright takes her husband, Gavin, on a wedding anniversary date night to remember: sea kayaking to Rangitoto

Donna McIntyre takes to the skies over Auckland for a new perspective.

Sigiriya is one of Sri Lanka's eight Unesco-listed World Heritage Sites and is for me, its most spectacular monument, an absolutely vital part of any visit to this country.

Charlotte Whale and Mauricio Olmedo-Perez brave a malaria hot-spot and relish some first-class travel.

On a trip to Oman, Jim Eagles heads to the 'Grand Canyon of Arabia' and navigates sheer drops and rock falls to visit an abandoned cliff face village.

Former broadcaster Richard Driver heads out on a self-drive safari.