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Incredible India
Experiencing culture shock is a given when visiting the world’s largest democracy, writes Paul Rush.
Tahiti: Watch out for whales
Exquisite Fakarava is a Unesco biosphere reserve and a pearl of French Polynesia, discovers Pamela Wade
Winston Aldworth: Videos playing it not so safe
Lately, I've been sensing a little backlash to the highly polished inflight safety briefing videos that have become Air…
Ewan Mcdonald: Tourists ignore Istanbul's inferno
Ewan McDonald writes from Istanbul, where tourists sought pleasure while the locals openly defied their leaders.
Winston Aldworth: Always remember you are a Kiwi
Other than suddenly remembering that large stash of class-A drugs you've tucked away at the bottom of your suitcase, being…
Winston Aldworth: The gender divide in the luggage
I knew it. A knockabout unscientific survey from Britain's Stansted Airport has reiterated what many male travellers who…
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Winston Aldworth: The most dangerous part of a plane
It must be bloody easy to fly a passenger jet. When Air India's captain B.K. Soni fancied a kip on an April 12 flight from Bangkok to New Delhi, he showed a couple of flight attendants how to keep an eye on the cockpit…
Winston Aldworth: The perks and benefits of travelling with kids
Here's a little secret that readers who are childless - or 'childfree', depending on your perspective - may be unaware of: Airlines let parents of young kids pack heaps of extra stuff in their luggage. For free. But, in…
Winston Aldworth: Why PM's wandering eye does matter
It's none of our business if any old Minister of Tourism - or any old Prime Minister, for that matter - chooses to take his family holidays in Hawaii each year.
Winston Aldworth: In praise of stunning roads
The most stunning road I've driven on is the one that runs between Laerdal and Aurland in the snappily titled Sogn og Fjordane region of Norway. The fjords are gorgeous of course, but what makes this particular road great…
Winston Aldworth: Oh for awesome beneath the waves
It's taken about 20,000 years to build one of the natural wonders of the world, but Kiwi travellers can put themselves right in the middle of the thing within just a few hours. Stretching for 2600km along the Queensland…
Winston Aldworth: On nudity, burgers and other weighty matters
Like many, I have the occasional dream in which I've arrived somewhere - usually on a form of public transport - stark naked.
Winston Aldworth: Where do you go to prolong a great summer?
Welcome to the tail end of a remarkable Kiwi summer. There have been balmy days at the beach, lengthy barbecues and - most surprisingly - a wonderfully competitive cricket test series. In years to come, we'll recall these…
Winston Aldworth: Think you've got it bad? Try Ryanair
In last week's Travel editorial , I made a passing reference to budget airlines. It opened a torrent of bitter responses about Jetstar - the dominant flier at that end of the market in our skies. I'll say this up front:…
Winston Aldworth: Wake-up call an airport eye-opener
Last week, I was the clown who kept the plane waiting. I've muttered darkly about such people before - how could you be late for the plane when your luggage is in the hold? Especially at Auckland Airport, where no boarding…
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Top 5 things to do in Nashville
County Music Hall of Fame This is a pilgrimage for music fans of all genres because so many new sounds were developed by…
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For several years international airfares have been declining, thanks largely to the advent of budget airlines. But, unfortunately, that no longer means the cost of air travel is going down. Increasingly, governments are…