Andrew Potter digs deep into his pockets for the ride from Heathrow to Paddington Station.

Is the lure of this 'crime ridden' spot worth the risk? Rachel Sainsbury finds out.

When police stopped a van travelling across central Afghanistan to the city of Herat, they were really surprised: it was full of Western tourists.

Today, you can get to LA for prices that once wouldn't have taken you much further than Sydney, writes Winston Aldworth.

Jim Eagles says he's more likely to buy something if he's not harrassed.

The Mocona Falls almost seems to defy logic.

A proposed booze ban in in Bali may put tourists at risk, critics warn.

Judy Skatssoon bridges a rocky Norwegian archipelago where fish is always the dish.

Eat My Lunch founder Lisa King on the nation of smiling, singing people that first sparked her sense of injustice in the world.

The hit movie was released with the backing of Norway's tourist board, but the resulting onslaught of holidaymakers has led to a frosty reception from some communities.

Andrew Louis checks out a campground where you can have the tenting experience without having to pitch and pack away the tent.

Randye Hoder found herself employing a dose of helicopter parenting earlier this year as her 18-year-old son headed to Europe for a well-deserved holiday.

Kris Shannon explores Fijian islands with plenty of reasons to make you stay.

Sydney's buzzy festival has become a mess - but it would thrive in Auckland, writes Chris Schulz.

There's plenty of fun to be had while single at sea, writes online guru Eli Orzessek.

Once you're inside this cross-border hotel, you can walk from one country to the other in seconds.

The first time I made an attempt on the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I saved my visit for my last day in New York - a sunny, quiet Monday.

Chilean-born Rod Vargas is the Latin American specialist for Tempo Holidays.

It's got hints of Hobbiton, but this whimsical hotel's a long way from Matamata.

How much would you pay to take your children on extreme international adventures from an early age? There's a market for it and the sky's the limit, price-wise.

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

Protected on almost all sides, Bermuda's Hamilton Harbour is a nursery for sailing novices like him, writes James Edgar.

Dragon by name and dragon by nature, this new attraction in Hunan province is sure to attract thrillseekers from around the world.

Russell Blackstock returns to his birthplace to see why it has become an international tourist destination.

There's an uneasy alliance between humans and long-tailed macaques, discovers Jonathan Killick.

Shandelle Battersby enjoys a day of thrilling adventures on - and under - the water.

A Chinese museum has turned its beady eye on the world's great works of art, writes Rod Pascoe.

We're spoilt for choice in New Zealand when it comes to hot springs but where else in the world should you go to de-stress with mineral goodness?

A dire hotel accommodation shortage has opened the city's poorest favelas to tourists.

Inside the world of a Thailand elephant sanctuary on the banks of the River Kwai.