A train dedicated to Japan's most famous feline has taken to the tracks in Taiwan.

Private jet firms have revealed the most bizarre or amusing requests they've ever had from their wealthy clientele.

The best thing Kiwi travellers can do? Put Belgium on the list for your next European visit.

Following terror attacks in Brussels that killed at least 31 and injured hundreds, Belgium has raised its terror alert to the highest level.

Move over New York, Paris and Rome - London has been named the best destination on the planet by TripAdvisor

Located about 45 minutes outside Tasmania's capital of Hobart, Bonorong is the anti-zoo.

You're more likely to come down with a nasty bug than be injured while travelling - and that touch-screen entertainment device could be responsible.

Tourists who don't do their research can make all kinds of cultural gaffes abroad for something as simple as a hand gesture or a drink order.

It being midday and the sun being out, the mayor of Volvic was on the beer. Not the famous local water.

It's understandable to feel a bit panicked over the Zika virus - it's all over the news right now.

On a girls' week in Fiji, Shandelle Battersby goes on a cultural safari in Sigatoka, via jetboat.

Travellers on an expedition ship have out-of-ordinary cruise experiences, encountering wild animals and pristine nature

With the help of Contiki, New Zealand's most popular bloggers have shared their dream destinations and wanderlust inspiration for 2016.

If you've ever been teased for your fiery locks, this is the event for you.

I'm sitting at the bar where George Washington and his fellow American revolutionaries doubtless plotted military strategy over an ale or two.

A hotel firm has given customers the option to swap hotels if Donald Trump is staying there.

Once known as the 'Pearl of Asia', Phnom Penh is filled with French colonial buildings and has a picturesque riverside promenade.

It's a little after 10pm, and I'm standing somewhere in the middle of the Andean cloud forest in the Choco region of northern Ecuador, with six others.

The start of the T20 World Cup in India this week has got cricket fans shutting the Cricinfo browser on their desktop and researching travel opportunities.

Dust off that "Kiss me I'm Irish" t-shirt and get ready to down a pint or two of green beer - St Patrick's Day is nearly upon us.

When I was in my 20s and 30s, I was all about backpacking. Often exploring alone, I made it my mission to travel far and wide, leaving few stones unturned.

The plane crawls high above the Mekong delta - flooded paddy, intestinal loops of river, roads crammed with Honda 50s and lined with shops selling rice and Marlboros.

For travel in South America, she recommends carrying a mixture of US dollars, partly in cash and partly in travellers' cheques, or ATM cards.

Helloworld has some great accommodation deals for Rarotonga.

Recovery from the tormenting years of Khmer Rouge's reign, up until a decade ago, has been slow but sure for Cambodia.

It started out innocently enough as a cocktail class before dinner - only we never made it to dinner.

A is for Aitutaki. Outside of Rarotonga, this is the most famous of the other 14 islands in the Cooks and can be explored on a day trip.

Just like Auckland in 2011, as we swung into Rugby World Cup mode, Brisbane has undergone a rejuvenation and had an injection of coolness

Stadiums, including the Aquatics Stadium and Future Arena are in the finishing stages, and the tottering remains of a favela, or slum, are being torn down.

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