The drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco is only about six hours, but with so much to see on the way, you could make a week of it.

A tour of San Francisco becomes a day of history lessons and surf stories when Duncan Gillies discovers his guide, musician Chuck Prophet, is a fellow surfer.

If you love a good burger, you may think George Motz has the best job ever. He criss-crosses America as the host of US Travel Channel's series Burger Land.

With Dean Barker taking his feud with Russell Coutts to San Francisco Bay later this year, plenty of kiwis will be heading over to support him. But outside of the wealthy boys and their toys, here are five very cool things to do in San Francisco.

Rob McFarland chooses his own adventure on America's scenic Blue Ridge Parkway.

Paul Rush drinks deeply of the essence of the Yukon in the high-spirited saloons of Dawson City.

Running a family business can be challenging at the best of times.

Year round, Clarksdale draws tourists from all over the world eager to gaze across wide-open cotton fields and tread the same ground as Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, Ike Turner, John Lee Hooker and others.

Chris Smith, founder and CEO of Stqry and its technology. STQRY is based in Wellington and also has a small sales office in Seattle, WA.

Ian McCrae, is the CEO and majority shareholder of Orion Health, the large Auckland health software company which has just celebrated its 20th birthday.

Paul Rush steps out for a late night rendezvous with the cosmos.

Paul Rush steps out for a late night rendezvous with the cosmos.

Simon Kay enjoys precious father-son time exploring Canadian countryside.

Kevin Pilley gets comfortable on the Mississippi's water.

Forget plates piled high with nachos. Here are five yummy Mex dishes that locals swear by.

Kevin Pilley survives a deadly all-American sport.

Dance music stars Swedish House Mafia have officially disbanded after playing their final show at Florida's Ultra Music Festival on Sunday.

Strange things are seen and done in the 'Land of the Midnight Sun', writes Paul Rush.

Megan Singleton summons up the courage to enter the Museum of Death in LA, and ponders the Dark Tourism trend.

There are probably more free things to do in the US capital than nearly any other major city in the world.

You can't breathe. Every breath is difficult. The sun is hot and burns your skin. Your throat needs water. This is Death Valley National Park in California, an easy drive barely two hours from Las Vegas.

Jo Bates makes her way around Las Vegas on the hunt for fun and cocktails.

James Robinson puts aside his scepticism on a ghost trail in Nevada.