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A star-belly sneetch goes cruising
Rod Pascoe discovers the best way to skirt the NZ coast and cross the Tasman is to be one of the 3000 fortunate passengers on board a luxury liner.

USA: Lots of thrills with no frills
There are some great skifields in the States that won't cost you a fortune, writes Jennifer Ennion.

Flight check: Auckland to Sydney on Qantas
Grant Bradley flies QF146 from New Zealand to Australia.

Five fantastic US museums
Get your art, science, culture or history fix at one of these monumental museums.

Budapest: Drawing back an Iron Curtain
In parts of eastern Europe, the memory of communist rule is still fresh, writes Sisi Tang.

Chris Schulz: Called to the crush
The best concerts leave memories, mosh scars and minor hearing loss, says Chris Schulz.

Venice: Learning to row your own boat
Paul Abercrombie gets to grips with Venice's watery warrens during a once-in-a-lifetime rowing lesson.

Gold Coast: Wonders up on the peak
Sophisticated cuisine and quaint forest accommodation enthral Paul Davies on Tamborine Mountain.

Rod Pascoe: Reaching the tipping point
Being forced to pay a gratuity to serving staff seems unnatural for New Zealand travellers, writes Rod Pascoe.

Who's the Ferris of them all?
Circles in the sky have become a hip way to view a city, so prepare your cabin for 'flight', says Peter Hamling.

Bar/fly: Port Douglas
If you want a dinkum Aussie drinking experience, you can't do better than Port Douglas, says Kurt Bayer, even if locals are scarce.

Fiji: Bula Bingo
Scott Kara finds Mana Island's sand, sun and snorkelling irresistibly relaxing.

Flight check: Dubai to Akld
Winston Aldworth flies EK412 from the United Arab Emirates to New Zealand.

Queensland: A world of difference
Paul Davies takes a look at the Gold Coast's international dining options.

Five things to know about turbulence
Megan Singleton finds turbulence soothing in a rocking-the-pram kind of way, but for those who feel differently, here are her tips on getting through a bumpy flight.

Six stunning American sunsets
Head to one of these coastal, desert or mountain spots and watch the sun sink over the horizon.

United Arab Emirates: A different Dubai
On a three-day Dubai stopover, James Hacon looks past the city's shiny veneer to discover some local secrets.

Spa breaks: Blissing out for inner beauty
Sheriden Rhodes checks out some of the best spa-cations across Asia and Australia.

Laos: Picks words and leaves
Communist Laos is still close to its agricultural roots, writes Yvonne van Dongen.

Riding like the wind in South Dakota's Black Hills
Britt Basel makes good on a long-held promise to visit Sturgis' annual motorcycle rally with her father.

Thailand: Water under the bridge
Helen van Berkel senses the suffering of the prisoners of war who died to build the Death Railway.

Top five tips to fight jetlag
Follow these tips to arrive at your destination feeling fresh as a daisy.

USA: Dining with the stars
Stop for a bite at one of these celebrity-owned venues next time you're Stateside.

Australia: Riding the breaks solo
Head over heels for NSW waves, Duncan Gillies feels the fear but does it anyway.

A music festival with real bite
The US' Pacific Northwest lights up in ardour for medicinal weed, writes Sam Wetherell.

Cruising: Classical rendezvous
Herald editorial cartoonist Rod Emmerson travels the Greek Isles and Turkish coast on a seven-night cruise aboard the luxurious Azamara Journey.