Two entrepreneurial Austrian friends have started up a walking tour with a twist.

Kurt Bayer flies NZ775 from NZ to Australia.

Fancy taking a punt at polo or tackling the tango? Get to BA, says Megan Singleton.

Laura Hutchins cherishes the easy-going pace of Cook Island life because she knows when she's home it'll be what she misses the most.

Dreaming of a sojourn on a Mediterranean island? You could join the rush to big and bustling Sicily, Sardinia, Crete or Capri. Or consider Pam Neville's six little sparklers.

Carol Smith overcomes a physical challenge and is seduced by beauty and birdsong.

Competition for air travel between New Zealand and China is set to intensify with plans by Air China to fly daily direct flights between Auckland and Beijing this year.

Justine Tyerman spends 48 hours exploring Australia's 'Riviera'.

On a hot-air balloon ride, Brett Atkinson gets to look down on Myanmar's temples from the heavens.

Football fans of all stripes will enjoy a devilishly smart new Manchester hangout, writes Steve McKenna.

Taking to the mighty Danube River in luxury and style and a bed so comfortable that the memory of it brings a tear to your eye is a marvellous way to travel, writes Sophie Barclay.

Dana Johannsen flies VX413 across the USA.

Megan Singleton suggests a string of California adventures to try.

Norfolk Island's country and western music festival gets Eli Orzessek into a checked shirt and cowboy boots.

Hanging up the backpack has converted Stuart Condie to the feared 'package' holiday and he couldn't be happier.

Belinda Merhab travels to an ashram in Northern India to find herself, but discovers something else entirely.

Ewan McDonald gets in touch with his inner Easy Rider and heads out on the highway in a laid-back area of Queensland.

Immerse yourself in the sacred, inky chaos of the Ganges River in Varanasi, writes Heather Ramsay.

For John Simpson, gritty, sunny Johannesburg is South Africa's golden city.

Andrew Stone has the low down on making the most of the island's high times.

Once you've taken in the obligatory baseball match, why not head to one of these Big Apple favourites ...

On a 4WD adventure along the Bloomfield Track in Queensland, Christopher Somerville finds that the tropics of Australia are as spectacular and diverse as they are vast.

Fondly described as 'the king of the roads' in the subcontinent, the Hindustan Ambassador is on its way to extinction, writes Peter Calder.

Sharon Stephenson discovers American air stewardesses know a good thing when they flock to the master of martinis.

In the legendary Yankee Stadium, Andrew Alderson finds fabulous atmosphere - and great chilli dogs - at America's big show.

A remarkably thirsty Daniel Richardson flies NZ992 from New Zealand to Samoa.

Despite its dark past, this visitor-friendly city in former East Germany takes its history very seriously, as Mathew Dearnaley finds out.

The hairs on Jim Eagles' neck prickle at the tomb of a terrifying Uzbek conqueror.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Karen Revell from the Cruise Traveller travel company.

Highways that hug the shoreline can make for spectacular road trips. Here are 10 of the best around the world.