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Gili Islands

Indonesia - Gili Islands Ecotourism

To the east of Bali lies an idyllic tropical island that practices sustainable tourism. Find out how one tiny island in Indonesia is restoring its natural beauty while benefitting from tourism. Full Story

Prague - Getting A Bang Out Of New Years Eve

It's  the snow that does it, bouncing the extraordinary New Year fireworks off Prague’s white-capped buildings, parks and streets like some huge movie-lot reflector. Full Story.

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hawaii

Hawaii - Weddings in Blue Hawaii

Who wouldn't think there would be too much interest in getting married at a hotel that has been boarded-up and derelict for seventeen years, but in Hawaii couples are lining up for just such an opportunity. Full Story.

France - Excitement, Romantce, Paris

From the narrow streets and smokey cafés of the Left Bank to the treasures of the Louvre to the splendour of the Eiffel Tower and omnipotent Notre Dame, Paris makes for a seductive holiday any time of year. Full Story.

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tonga

Tonga - Niuafo’ou

In his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wonderous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the tiny South Pacific island of Niuafo’ou in Tonga is also known as Tin Can Island. Full Story.

Spain - Spanish for Beginners

Need a relaxing change from snow-capped mountains, flowing streams and splendid seascapes? Try the tranquil streets, quiet charm and early nights of downtown Barcelona. Full Story.

Spain
Lima

Peru - Lima: The City of Kings

Nested on the banks of the Rio Rimac, Lima was founded in 1535 by the Spanish and is Peru's largest city. It is home to some eight million people and though blanketed by fog for most of the year, the city is bathed in summer sunshine from December to February, when everyone flocks to the beach. Full Story.

New Zealand - Charlotte  Jane Boutique Hotel

Students of New Zealand’s one-time Miss Gibson’s Private School for Girls would have trouble coming to grips today with the new-found life of their old school. Full Story.

New Zealand - Charlotte Jane Boutique Hotel
london

London - Shakespeare's Old Globe Theatre

Probably only a few ever ponder its history, one that’s as contorted as anything the Bard himself could have penned – and he was certainly no slouch when it came to matters of intrigue. Full Story

America - Pet Airways

As David Ellis discovered, there are travellers who aren't satisfied with the current level of pet travel in America. So much so that they decided to start their own airline called Pet Airways! Strange but true. Full Story.

Pet Airways
china

China - Yangze River

Most hail it China’s greatest building job since the Great Wall was started in the 7th century BC and took two-thousand years to finish. while the Three Gorges Dam has so far taken just fifteen years of hard yakka and has another two to go. Full Story

Malaysia - Caving In Kuching

In the Malaysian province of Sarawak is a town called Kuching, which is surrounded by limestone caves. But there's no lights nor platforms here - it's pitch black and unchanged from the way it was millions of years ago. Full Story.

Malaysia - Caving in Kuching
Tony's Bite on A Slice Of Brooklyn

America - Brooklyn

When some mates lamented that they couldn’t get a decent pizza in Manhattan, Tony Muia took them across the Brooklyn Bridge to his part of New York City to show them the great family pizzerias. Full Story

Arizona - Bisbee

Bisbee, 130kms south-east of Tucson and 15km north of the Mexico border, was once one of America’s toughest Wild West mining towns, sporting a couple of hundred saloons and brothels. Full Story.

Arizona - Bisbee
Babs' 50-Days Adventure

London - Around The World In 50-Days

With the already daunting task of being a bridesmaide, following the adventures of Barbara Haddrill as she makes her way from London to sunny Brisbane Australia without catching a plane to help the environment. Full Story

San Francisco - Alcatraz

Hollywood has a way of treating bygone gangsters somewhat kindly – even when not actually glorifying their antics, it seems to always want to give them something of an ill-deserved glamour and romance.  Full Story.

Alcatraz
Queensland Gem Fields

Australia - Queensland Gem Fields

With no other pubs within 50 kilometres in any direction, Sparrow decided that if he couldn’t drink at the Anakie Pub, no one could. So the one-time miner got four sticks of gelignite and blew the front off the Pub. Full Story

Cruise Ships - Queen Victoria

And on their way to Sydney on Queen Victoria a fellow guest asked Helen if she missed being at home. “Good Heavens no,” Helen replied. “I don’t have to do the cooking or the washing up, and when we go back to our cabin after breakfast our bed is made up and the room is cleaned.”  Full Story.

Queen Victoria Cruise Ship
Africa

Africa - Ready To Lure The Big Ones

Tim is not your average angler: when he takes people fishing, they come home talking about catching fish almost as big as a grown man, and of total “bags” that at the end of the week can be measured not just by the tens, but by the hundreds of kilograms. Full Story

Antigua - English Navy Lord's Bizzarre Duel Personality

A rusting old anchor on a waterfront lawn at English Harbour on the tiny island of Antigua in the Caribbean attracts only mild attention from most visitors…  Full Story.

Antigua
Knotts Berry Farm

California - Knotts Berry Farm

Proclaiming itself as the "Nations First Amusement Park", Knotts Berry Farm has something to offer every member of the family, and is a must see attraction when visiting the Southern California area. Full Story.

India - The Bourgeoning Silicon Valley

A week-long Golden Chariot Railway package from Adventure World costs from just $3742, including onboard accommodation, meals and comprehensive sightseeing daily.  Full Story.

India
Canada

Canada - Hunting Down Canada's Coolest Adventures

There is almost no mercury in the thermometer at minus-26C in winter, and on Christmas Day there might be five hours of sunshine – if there’s any of the stuff at all, because most Christmases it’s snowing. Twenty-four hours. Full Story


New Zealand Travel Stories

Our roaming travel writers have written so many descriptive stories on the Land of the Long White Cloud that we've dedicated an entire area to the Commonwealth country. Herein you'll find travel stories from both the North and South islands. Recent articles: Orakei Korako; Napier; NZ Wind Farms. NZ Index.





Snow Cameras

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