Megan Singleton finds the best places to grab a drink in Washington DC.

In the Canadian wilderness, Winston Aldworth sees how sometimes in life you're the bear and sometimes you're the salmon.

Megan Singleton suggests a string of California adventures to try.

'God has a plan for each person. Mine was to hide in this boat and shed some light on our actions.'

Once you've taken in the obligatory baseball match, why not head to one of these Big Apple favourites ...

In the legendary Yankee Stadium, Andrew Alderson finds fabulous atmosphere - and great chilli dogs - at America's big show.

It is spring in Tokyo, but Toshiko Takagi cannot bear to see office workers sitting beneath cherry blossom in the parks that dot the Sumida district where she lives.

The father of an eight-year-old boy killed in the Boston bombing tells how he had to leave his dying son's side to tend to his grievously injured daughter.

The jury in the trial of one of the Boston Marathon bombers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev heard gruesome details of the injuries sustained by the victims on day one.

Less than an hour's drive from San Francisco is Napa's Sonoma County, where Megan Singleton sips, cooks and walks.

Westlake Boys' High School's new cork and rubber-based FieldTurf NZ artificial turf is one of the first to be installed in New Zealand and the recent opening event was a fitting tribute to mark the celebration of this milestone in Westlake sporting histor

Visiting the Happiest Place on Earth is better with a plan, advises Shandelle Battersby.

In a year that brought significant growth and expansion for winemaker Delegat Group, managing director Graeme Lord says the company is poised to bring its wine to the world.

A Chicago to San Francisco journey gives Pamela Wade time to eat, relax ... and talk.

A marine has been found guilty of murdering famed US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle at a gun range two years ago.

As his daughter is left star-struck by the princesses of Disneyland, Winston Aldworth finds his Frozen heart melts.

Us vice-president Joe Biden gets up close and personal with the wife of the new Defence Secretary Ashton Carter

Jemaine Clement is standing on the Sundance red carpet awaiting the premiere of his latest movie People, Places, Things, the first American movie in which he has a starring role. It is a very big deal.

Heading to the US' Sunshine State? Stop in at the city of St Petersburg and check out some of these sights ...

For decades, it was a whipped dog of a city but Kate Roff discovers a different Detroit. This one is grabbing hold of a new lease on life.

The gunman accused of killing 12 US cinema-goers at a 2012 screening of a Batman movie has appeared in court, as his long-awaited trial finally gets under way.

Europe isn't the only place to boast impressive churches and cathedrals, the United States also has a wonderful mix of traditional and modern places of worship.

Dramatic geothermal landscape of Waimangu volcanic rift valley a miniature Mars for space buggy inspired by next robotic rover Nasa plans to land on red planet.

Jack Barlow is riveted by the wildlife, human and animal, of Cajun Louisiana.

A convoy of Harley riders share Brett Atkinson's enthusiasm for Oregon.

A member of the grand jury that declined to charge Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown has demanded to be allowed to speak publicly about the case.

There's plenty to see in this vibrant North American city, writes Megan Singleton.