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Paul Thomas: Queen Elizabeth - a tough act to follow

A bad week for slow learners

Greece: Four-wheeling around Santorini

What's a fun way to see all the sights of Santorini on a budget and a tight time frame? The locals will tell you: by quad bike, of course.

Spain: A mind-clearing journey

Simon Winter finds himself thinking about, well, not much at all, on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Charles Dickens' London

More than 200 years after he was born, visitors can still experience the Victorian London of the great novelist Charles Dickens by visiting the places he frequented and based his tales on.

England: In Dickens' footsteps

Colin Hogg slips into the shoes of London's illustrious writer.

Spitsbergen: Remote and wild

Mark Rowe travels to the largest island in Norway's Svalbard archipelago - a place of pristine landscapes and endangered wildlife.

Robin Duff: Govt's class size debacle leaves a handful of options

Spain: Top tips for a successful Camino

Simon Winter shares 15 important things he's learnt after 20 days on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Andrew Gawith: Debt's shadow will take years to disperse

Longer rehab may be the only way to tackle Europe's woes, writes Andrew Gawith.

Greek polls show support for parties backing bailout

British woman may face death penalty over cocaine smuggling

Spain: The dirt-cheap Camino

The picturesque Camino villages aren't immune to Spain's economic woes, writes Simon Winter from the Pilgrim Trail.

€1 trillion for Greek exit 'on low side'

Complaints against Waitangi column upheld

Nuclear debate and a murky moment in time

Rigoletto: Power and corruption

Devon: Elizabethan hero's trail to Whangarei

Jim Eagles follows the footsteps of his colourful boyhood hero, Sir Francis Drake.