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Los Angeles: To live and drive in LA
You're in America, you're going to eat a lot. Go easy on the bread, and go hard with the ribs.

Port Renfrew: Walking among ancient giants
Visitors to British Columbia, on Canada's Pacific southwest coast, will no doubt be expecting to see some of the thick evergreen forests the area is famous for worldwide.

Robyn Yousef: Travellers I have met
Every now and again you chance upon someone special while on the road, writes Robyn Yousef.

Ask Away: Beware of those bugs
I am going to Burma and Cambodia in October but I can't seem to find out what vaccinations, if any, I should have.

The secrets of New York's glitziest hotel
If you know where to look, the Waldorf Astoria has many fascinating secrets ready to discover.

Have we all gone soft on adventure?
Can it really be called adventure travel if you're helicoptered to a luxury lodge in the middle of nowhere? Kirrily Schwarz dosen't think so.

Nightmare tales: Travel gone wrong
Tim Roxborogh is served double-delicious trouble at Jolly Roger's legendary barbecue and he can't Belize he ate the lot.

Room check: Hotel Monaco in Portland, Oregon
Shandelle Battersby checks into an historic boutique hotel in the heart of Portland and never wants to leave.

America: A tourist guide? Fuggedaboutit
Listen Bud, we don't have much time so let's keep this short: Skip the Empire State, okay?

South America on an empty wallet
An open mind is all you need to see the world, writes Leila George.

Shapeshifter founder's favourite place in NZ
There is one place in this beautiful country that always leaves me feeling completely fulfilled - Abel Tasman National Park.

Dropped phone on plane? Don't pick it up
If your phone goes missing on a flight ask a flight attendant for help and do not go scrabbling around for it yourself, some airlines have been telling passengers.

Kia ora: Kaikohe
Hot springs, museums packed with Maori taonga and a demolition derby immortalised on film - there's plenty to love about Kaikohe, finds Elisabeth Easther.

Why you should never travel with Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks is a great guy, but he's not that easy to travel with. Here are some things you might not want to do with him.

The surprising way flying can be deadly
It doesn't matter if you're fit or unfit, male or female, wedged in cattle-class or sitting in the pointy end of a plane.

Hire-purchase holidays
US travel agency CheapAir caters to people who don't have credit cards — most of whom happen to be millennials.

'Tourism Oscars' unveils Europe's gem
Titanic Belfast has been crowned best tourist attraction in Europe.

Ask Away: Helpful tips for visiting Kuala Lumpur
Apparently you can even get a very ticklish fish foot massage and pedicure in Kuala Lumpur at Kenko on the fifth floor.

Sleeping in airports: The Brisbane edition
Jane Warwick recalls an overnight airport adventure.

How to get a hotel to grant your wishes
Your hotel may be willing to grant your minor requests, but balk at the major ones.

Bar/fly: The Pub With No Beer, Queensland
Wartime rationing and a famous poem built an Aussie pub legend, writes Pamela Wade.

How to plan your safari holiday
Seeing animals in their own environment is worth the hefty price, writes Rachel Muir.

Room check: Les Jardins de la Koutoubia, Marrakesh
Courtney Whitaker stays at a luxurious hotel within Marrakesh's 13th-century kasbah walls.

Peru must-dos that aren't Machu Picchu
The word Peru has become almost synonymous with Machu Picchu - but there's so much more to see.

Travel hits and misses: Lucinda Hare
Lucinda Hare shares her hits and misses she's had while travelling.

The Portside Hotel, Gisborne
Greg Fleming finds a great base from which to explore the East Cape.