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Devon: Elizabethan hero's trail to Whangarei
Jim Eagles follows the footsteps of his colourful boyhood hero, Sir Francis Drake.

Brad Pitt says 'no' to August wedding (+video)
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's engagement could be a long one. The actor says the couple has yet to set a wedding date.

Spain: A dubious solution for tackling blisters
Simon Winter contemplates strapping sanitary pads to his inner-soles as he nears the Spanish Pilgrim Trail's 250km mark.

Getting lost in Spain
Jo Bates wanders off the tourist track to discover the real Palma de Mallorca.

Tourism at a low - Greece wishes you were there
"Wish you were here" isn't a slogan that can be spotted amid the racks of postcards spilling into the streets in Athens' tourist traps, but the sentiment is visible everywhere.

Emily Longley trial: Jury dismissed for weekend
The jury is out in the Emily Longley murder case.

Spain: A broken night's sleep
Simon Winter struggles to get any kip in a dorm room full of snoring hikers.

Spain: Characters on the road
Simon Winter encounters all manner of wanderers on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

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

El Camino de Santiago
The 775-kilometre Spanish Pilgrim Trail, which runs from St-Jean Pied-de-Port, on the French side of the Pyrennes, to Santiago De Compostella, on Spain's far north-western coast, attracts tens of thousands of walkers each year. Former nzherald.co.nz news editor Simon Winter took on the trail in 2012 - these photos document some of his journey. Click here to read Simon's blog about the trip.

World markets down on Greek euro fears
The increasing likelihood of Greece leaving the euro-zone has sent world sharemarkets down overnight.

Paris: Gone to the chiens in the city of light
Michele Hewitson ticks off the items on her Paris to-do lists and discovers even more to do.

World sharemarkets up overnight
World sharemarkets have stayed stable overnight, as investors appear unperturbed at the outcome of elections in France and Greece.