Oahu's big waves and warm waters are a magnet to all types and sizes of mammals, finds Paul Davies.

As Sarah Lang found out the hard way, here's what to do - and what not to do - on holiday in Europe.

In between eating himself to bursting, Greg Bruce enjoys the folksy, smoky blues of Atlanta, Georgia.

Miami, America's subtropical paradise, is awash with surreal but intriguing contradictions - and is all the more enjoyable for it, says Gareth Wyn Davies.

Belfast has not forgotten its troubled history but the city's future is looking brighter, finds David Mercer.

With a little help from a new friend,Wynne Gray makes it to his hotel in Newcastle.

At a grand South Australian vineyard, Winston Aldworth finds a glass of vintage port that matches his own history.

Josh Emett dines out in Dubai and discovers the best creme brulee he has tasted.

He's reluctant to admit it but Bruce Morris finds British Columbia almost as lovely as his homeland.

To mark 60 years, Disneyland has conjured up spectacular parades and fireworks, writes Peter Mitchell.

An industrial area in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been reinvented as an art, music and food hub.

A dramatic lightning display in northwest Australia is topped by turquoise sea, tumbling waterfalls and hi-def sunsets, writes Pamela Wade.

It's hard to imagine this "park in the sky" was once the domain of thundering freight trains.

Xenia Taliotis spends a day at one of the unhappiest places on Earth.

Bells, kangaroos and 25kg gold nuggets - Pamela Wade is dazzled in Perth.

Tribal rituals, war relics and the legendary 'Queen of lovemaking and drinking' are just the tip of Rabaul's iceberg, finds Andrew Stone.

Discovery of a thought-to-be extinct green crested iguana sends Malolo Island into sustainability overdrive, says Leah McLennan.

Andrew Alderson experiences the epicurean delights of the French capital from his fifth-floor house exchange.

Three days isn't long to explore an island, but Andrew Drummond makes the most of them.

India's Hampi offers a visual wealth and allure few can resist, writes Tim Roxborogh.

More than 20 years after hearing a song, Nigel Richardson sees the frontier city that inspired it.

The Texan capital has an outlaw spirit that makes it the perfect place to party, writes Ewan McDonald.

Tim Roxborogh revels in the Victorian outdoors.

Graham Reid leaves claustrophobic Sydney on a road trip.

Andrew Laxon found the best way to convert his teenage children to the delights of travelling in India was to do things, not look at them. Here are some of his highlights.

Donna McIntyre is by turns saddened, unnerved, educated and fascinated on a visit to South Korea's side of the demilitarised zone.

Venice's water cabbies steer Kevin Pilley to some of their favourite watering holes.

You can experience the unexpected on the Rock of Polynesia, writes Paul Rush.

On a getaway in Fiji, Lucy Hughes Jones rouses herself from the cocktail bar to see how the locals live.