Make a list. What is your holiday priority? Sun, rest and recharge within short-range of New Zealand?

The weather was lovely in Fiji last week. But much of the talk at the Fijian Tourism Expo in Denarau was of past storms.

For some reason, returning to Auckland after a holiday away always puts me in a particularly septic mood.

Winston Aldworth will never forget his children's first encounter with snow.

There's something uniquely annoying about airport queues.

David Attenborough has documented many species on our planet, but an in-depth study of the luggage waddler would be a welcome addition to his oeuvre.

The received wisdom has it that we should be hurrying to Cuba before the hordes of tourists defile the place and it loses its charm.

COMMENT: As user-pays creeps into airline travel, so too does user-didn't-pay, and this can make for a slightly awkward journey from both sides of the plane ticket.

COMMENT: The bare bones are simple: if you think sexual assault is hilarious, you're going to love these guys.

OPINION: Let's try to make this painless. Resist the urge to sigh, or worse - joke.

OPINION: It's been 37 years since the movie Midnight Express painted a grim picture for travellers pondering the thrill of breaking local laws.

When I was in my 20s and 30s, I was all about backpacking. Often exploring alone, I made it my mission to travel far and wide, leaving few stones unturned.

I've heard many comments from passengers seated in Economy Class, but I'm yet to hear a fellow sufferer mutter: "Gee, I wish I had a little less leg-room."

We're fairly confident that the Travel magazine you're holding in your hands is the biggest weekly newspaper travel magazine in the world right now.

The early bird gets the car he's paid for, writes Grant Bradley after an odd exchange in Hawaii.

There are many little things about flying that bug me. Today, it's the size of airline boarding passes that's got my goat.

Of all the people I've met, the people who think it's fun to meet people have been the most fun to meet.

A few weeks ago, I was telling my parents about my upcoming trip to the South Island.

Hats - in case you ever visit my campground - go in the hat box. And shoes - you'll find - belong in the shoe box.

There exists, somewhere, a photo of a certain Travel Editor scaling the side of the Beehive in about 1994.

When you're flying from east to west, the plane is fighting strong westerly winds, or jet streams, which can be more than 150 knots.

Paul Charman argues the concept of 'a pilgrimage to holy ground' is alive and well.

The news last week that the top hotel rooms are not always the cleanest will have had most of you squirming.

Look online but book directly with Africa's hotels, writes Rachel Ward.

The Clever Travel Companion's T-shirt and tank top keep valuables almost concealed and right under your nose.

The weather hasn't changed, but how we find out about it has.

While most of you were cowering under what was left of your tent on the Coromandel or up north, I was holding the fort here in Auckland, Shandelle writes.

Forget museums or art galleries, hotel rooms are full of aesthetic masterpieces, says Kevin Pilley.

After a long year, Travel Editor Winston Aldworth looks ahead.

Andrew Alderson socks it to an attempted martyr.