From playing a small role to becoming a major attraction, Hobbit actor John Callen experiences Hobbitcon's buzz.

Now you can enjoy a holiday in a former Royal Navy search-and-rescue helicopter in Scotland.

Solo hiking in remote Utah is mind-blowing and exhausting, writes Brad Branan.

These wallet-friendly destinations offer serious bang for your buck.

While its battle scars are fascinating, Belfast refuses to be defined by its grim past, writes Karen Bowerman.

Corazon Miller checks into a boutique B&B in a quiet Queensland neighbourhood.

Home to manatees, fabled shipwrecks and the largest all-masonry fort in the USA, Florida's national parks will fascinate adventurers and history buffs alike.

The best under-the-radar galleries and museums.

Shandelle Battersby makes like a local and explores Portland's famous craft beer scene on two wheels.

NZ Customs' new state-of-the-art drug identification machine can instantly identify more than 12 thousand different chemical molecules.

It's easy to bask in the luxury yacht club philosophy of Sea Dream, finds Richard Lawson.

Soak up the sights and smells of Singapore with these tips from Eli Orzessek.

Former MPs and their spouses racked up $703,000 on taxpayer-funded travel in the past year, including nearly $25,000 by some couples.

A search for intelligence on Uncle George takes Phil Vine deep inside the headquarters of East Germany's tyrannical Stasi.

Elizabeth Binning is converted to lentils in a French cooking lesson on the Sunshine Coast.

Shandelle Battersby checks in to SpringHill Suites in Anaheim, California.

Sports fan Andrew Alderson shares his tips for conquering the great Singapore credit card marathon.

Ellie Hutchinson flies with across the ditch from Auckland to a small island in Australia.

Readers share some of their travel disasters.

Kris Shannon flies aboard Fiji Airways inaugural flight from Fiji to California.

A bizarre superstition is compelling holiday-makers to post rocks, sand and shells to Hawaii after they return home from their trips.

Vancouver is like Wellington when it comes to quality food - it's absolutely teeming with top quality places to grab a bite to eat.

The capital has unique attractions and only some of them are rich and powerful, writes James Henderson.

Newstalk ZB's Chris Lynch discovers there's a lot more to Anaheim than Disneyland.

Until a few months ago, if you wanted a bird's eye view of North Korea's capital, there was basically only one option: a 150m-tall tower across the river from Kim Il Sung Square.

Tracey Bond tags along with a group of bar hoppers for a Tik-e Tour of Rarotonga's best watering holes.

Copenhagen has 320km of dedicated cycle lanes. Free bikes are available from 110 locations throughout the city.

Eli Orzessek joins AirAsia X's inaugural flight IDX6 from Malaysia to Mauritius.

Nick Jenkins discovers a friendly way to visit the turbulent Middle East.

Ewan McDonald flies aboard Cathay Pacific's new aircraft, due to arrive in New Zealand at the end of the month.