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<i>Bargain Betty:</i> More breaks and cheaper

One reason we take off so often as a family is that I'm a whizz at holidays on the cheap.

Mackenzie Country: Magic among the mountains

Photographer Sarah Ivey, who grew up in the Mackenzie Country, uses her camera to introduce the rugged beauty of a place few New Zealanders have visited.

<i>John Roughan</i>: Paradise for a very fortunate few

In principle the Conservation Department wants as many of the public as possible to enjoy the estate their taxation maintains. In practice, it is not very good at making that possible.

Bangkok: Tuk-tuk tut-tut

A tired Rebecca Barry gets taken for a ride in Bangkok.

England: Dark thoughts in old London town

Alan Perrott goes dining in the dark at Dans Le Noir in Clerkenwell Green.

Montenegro: Step carefully as you walk on the wild side

For an active holiday amid fabulous scenery, head to Montenegro, writes Andy McSmith.

Dubai: Dizzying views in every direction

Eww, eww and awe ... Shayne Currie suffers vertigo in the world's tallest building.

San Francisco: Weird at heart

Tall stories are what you expect from talkative Americans. Or so Jacqueline Smith thinks.

NZ blue ice sighting an unexpected treat

Some lucky tourists in Mt Cook National Park were in the right place at the right time.

Sydney: The Pearl in the crown

Holidays aboard cruise ships are no longer the domain of the elderly, discovers Heather Wright.

No weed pass, no cannabis, Dutch tell tourists

The Netherlands' free-wheeling dope days may soon be over if the country's new centre-right coalition government has its way.

World airlines queue up for Air NZ 'cuddle class' seats

Air New Zealand is in talks with other airlines wanting to use its new "cuddle class" economy seats.

Britain: On the trail of a royal romance

A new tour takes in the grand settings of Prince William and Kate Middleton's courtship.

'Kiwi bird' sees best in people on cycle home

"Kiwi birds don't fly" - they cycle, for 20 months, alone, on a cheap bike, through dangerous countries just to get home ...

South Korea: The world's most macabre funfair

With tension rising on the Korean Peninsula, why is there a funfair and busloads of smiling tourists on the heavily militarised border?

Vietnam: Higher learning

A trip to Vietnam's mountainous and beautiful north allows visitors to experience authentic tribal life, writes Rob McFarland.

Europe: Icing on the cake

Champion skier Claudia Riegler enthuses about the shops, cafes and clubs that make the European ski experience so special.

Brisbane: The delight of going by the Tilt Train

Riding the rails up Queensland's coast is a visual feast, writes Jim Eagles.