Travel insurance company launches 1800 STRAYA number to let lonely Aussies abroad hear recordings of familiar sounds from home.

Christopher Adams runs into an alarming situation in a Middle Eastern market.

Judy Skatssoon keeps cool on a search for the stunning Northern Lights.

A modern app guides Adrian Schofield through battlefields of World War I's Western Front.

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

India's Tadoba Andhari National Park is one of the few bright spots in the fight to save tigers from extinction, writes Sarah Marshall.

If you've always wanted to see the Northern Lights, consider one of these illuminating tours.

Two resorts, 10 days, many highlights. Tessa Stockdale has one tough assignment.

Eli Orzessek has some top tips for those driving one of Australia's most famous routes.

Michelle Pickles loves flying but doesn't fare so well with Russian wine.

Expected to be completed by 2020, the England Coast Path will eventually run to more than 4000km.

Shandelle Battersby gets a taste of big city living in a contemporary London apartment.

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

Australian couple's out-of-the-box idea sparks a global ticket-selling frenzy.

New research has revealed Fiji to be the most popular destination for Kiwi families.

Shandelle Battersby enjoys the people watching and the setting sun in Canggu.

Shandelle Battersby gets down and dirty on Vanuatu's main island and has a fabulous time.

If you're thinking Europe is just the land of cathedrals and art galleries, think again.

Picturesque Vancouver has a range of attractions to keep explorers of all ages happy.

Packing Mumbai, Delhi, Agra and Bhutan into a week is verging on the impossible, but that's what the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge did earlier this year.

Kiwis are cancelling or changing plans to travel to Turkey as the Government continues to warn people to avoid unnecessary trips there.

The silence of nature and sea are soothing and offer great surroundings to reconnect with your better half, says Gina Bunton.

Just off the coast of Nadi, and barely a hop, skip and a jump from Denarau, you'll find the white sandy beaches of the Mamanuca Islands.

Big, bright and unashamedly over the top, Las Vegas lives up to the brash American stereotype, in neon.

'I'd heard Americans were loud and brash but the Wisconsinites were quite the opposite. They spoke slowly and articulated everything carefully.'

From the top of the Battle Abbey gatehouse, visitors will have a 360-degree view of the Sussex countryside where the clash that ended the Anglo-Saxon phase of English history took place.

This spot in Venezuela is struck by more lightning than anywhere else in the world, creating spectacular electric storms. What on Earth is going on?

For many years now, according to a park official, boxes of rocks previously stolen from the historic site have been showing up in the mail.

It's never 'just one drink' in Vietnam - mostly due to the insane drink specials, writes Eli Orzessek.

Small, hometown institutions are benefiting from Pokemon Go's foot traffic.