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You go to New Orleans for Mardis Gras and nothing else, right?... Wrong.

Mardis Gras finishes today but there's plenty more to see and do when the party stops.

Putin, Barbie and Palestine loom large in Germany's grotesque Carnival floats

Every year, floats address global political issues with plaster and biting sarcasm.

Love abroad: Young Kiwis more eager to find love abroad than Aussies, study reveals

Alone this Valentine's Day? Make like a Gen Z Kiwi and find love abroad.

Kiwis' top 'bucket list' destinations and activities revealed

Have your dream cities and activities made the list?

Sore back? Five tips to ease lower back pain on a plane

A chiropractor shares tips for pain-free travel.

Mummified monkeys seized by horrified Boston airport workers

Customs officers believed the macabre monkeys were intended as 'bushmeat'.

Why a safari in India is a cool, cheaper alternative to one in Africa

Travellers are talking and the buzz is this: Indian tiger safaris are trumping Africa.

Antarctic legs of cruises iced out, leaving passengers fuming

Operational issues have led to an early end to NCL's Antarctic cruise season.

Want to be an eco-friendly flier? Do these four things

Auckland Airport has revealed four ways one can lighten their flight footprint.

Polar bear drifting off on iceberg wins coveted photography prize

It could be described as a wildlife photographer's dream.

Taylor Swift quietly sells one of her two private jets

Is the downsize aimed at reducing emissions or increasing privacy?

Why Sri Lanka is at war with its beloved elephants

470 elephants and 176 people died last year in Sri Lanka's undeclared conservation war.

I took my cat on a 7000km Alaskan road trip

He had the time of his life.

Pilot sues after airport walkway 'swallows' his foot

A US pilot has filed legal action for injuries after a moving walkway “swallowed” his leg.

From treehouse stays to cliff-edge campsites – the top spots for 'high-altitude tourism'

The world’s highest treehouse sits deep in Laos jungle and your fellow guests are gibbons.

140 cruise passengers struck by mystery gastro bug

US passengers complained of 'bright blue' vomit and diarrhoea-plagued voyages.

Bali travel warning issued over impending electoral unrest

Travel disruption is expected as a heated Indonesian election enters its final week.

With so many direct flights from NZ, make the most of San Francisco

United are now offering non-stop flights to San Francisco from Auckland AND Christchuch.