Put your Kiwi DIY skills to use when organising a self-guided holiday in the USA...

Winston Aldworth checks into a business hotel a short stroll from the White House.

Rules about alcohol's corrupting influences trouble a parched Alex Robertson.

Local Jennylee Molina provides the lowdown on her hometown.

Take a trip away from The Strip to Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, says, John Marshall.

A Californian town is as Mexican as it is American, writes Darren Cartwright.

Eli Orzessek takes a look at four of America's most renowned car journeys.

Global cuisines are going nowhere fast in Portland, writes Shandelle Battersby.

The flowers in the hair have long gone but there is still music in the air.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a newly-renovated property with views of Hilo Bay.

Michael Wayne struggles his way to the remote beach where James Cook met his death.

Leila George tracks down New York City's best places to shop.

Jordan Bond skis two of Park City's fabled resorts - Deer Valley and Park City Mountain.

From LA to Philadelphia, these are quirkiest, grungiest and most interesting spots.

The biggest city in the Southern USA, makes a big deal out of big events.

Once thought to be spirits dancing, the aurora borealis still inspires awe.

Ricardo Simich finds the other side of this old Hollywood hangout.

The biggest city in Texas is also big on choices for visitors.

Sarah Thornton - and son Max - offer great advice for a family visit to Legoland.

Winston Aldworth checks in at a vast Nashville property.

There are many ways to fall in love in - and with - this city, writes Dominic Bowden.

With its Mex-testing and aggressive flora, this destination is a little different.

Liam Dann and family check into a hotel overlooking Disney California Adventure Park.

The Cecil Hotel gained infamy for the litany of murders that have occurred there.

For pure tennis joy, nothing beats Palm Springs in March, writes Gerald Marzorati.

Keen on the snow but not on skiing? Here are other ways to have fun in winter.

Total Disney and friends immersion is the order of the week in Anaheim, writes Liam Dann.

A week of theme parks is fun for the whole family, writes Liam Dann.

Surf City here we come, say Liam Dann and family.

Some of LA's food trucks are so popular locals hunt them down as soon as they park up.