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Niue: Uga hunters, go through

Andrew Louis brings his island prize of whole cooked crab back through Customs.

Bar/fly: The Oxford Bar, Edinburgh

Ewan McDonald cops a serve in Detective Inspector Rebus' favourite watering-hole.

Kiwi buck buys more in Oz

The strong New Zealand dollar means Oz holidays are great deals right now, writes Mark Chipperfield.

How to get that room upgrade

Good things come to those who ask. Up your chance of bagging that room upgrade with Megan Singleton's tips.

Hawaii: Tribute to lost souls

The memorial to lives lost in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor is a moving and dramatic place to visit, writes Heather McCracken.

Queensland: The green behind the gold

Louise Richardson finds friendly hosts and ancient Aboriginal remedies on the sustainable side of the Queensland hinterland.

Canada: Possessed by the wild

The residents of Calgary go crazy for their annual Stampede, writes Peter Hughes.

Ask a local: Bundaberg

Piping hot sand calls for certain famous cold drinks in hand, writes Emily Prain.

Winston Aldworth: No I haven't got a visa, but I have a bit of cable

You need a passport, a visa and a bit of cash - but perhaps the key to travelling cheap is to carry a healthy supply of chutzpah.

Queensland: All calm at Palm Cove

Palm Cove is such a special place to visit, as Susan Buckland finds out, that she contemplated redoing her itinerary to stay longer.

Tenerife: Secret seaside

A wrong turn on the motorway led Colin Nicholson to Las Teresitas, one of the best beaches in the Canary Islands.

Canberra: Saluting the Aussies in Anzac

Canberra's war memorial museum offers exhibitions as a tribute to the warriors who willingly gave their lives on foreign soil to protect Australia, writes Bruce Holmes.

Vanuatu: A detour in paradise

Now that Cyclone Lusi has gone, the people of Vanuatu are more keen than ever to welcome tourists. Marty Silk finds a cheerful country.

Holy waters in a barren land

Graham Reid visits one of the most famous sites in Christianity's history.

Five great American zoos

Schedule in a visit to see the animals at one of these institutions next time you're in the USA.

Victoria: On the trail of Ned Kelly

Australia makes a handsome profit from the notoriety of its national bad boy, discovers Shandelle Battersby - from the site of <I>that</I> shoot-out to the gallows in Melbourne Gaol.

High dollar boosts travel

The prospect of a prolonged high New Zealand dollar and sky-high consumer confidence has travel agents looking forward to bumper winter bookings from holidaymakers.

Ireland: For the love of the game

In the south of Ireland, the sport of hurling is the focus of a community's sense of itself, writes Peter Calder.