Australia - The Kimberly

"The Gwion Gwion people of Australia’s Kimberley are long gone, but their art remains in abundance, decorating sheltered rock caves and overhangs, lookouts and frescos throughout an area twice the size of Victoria," writes a mesmerised Rod Eime who steps back 20,000 years. Full Story

Cambodia - Green Day Clean Up Initiative

While the phrase 'eco-tourism' may be an oxymoron - tourists generally harm not hinder pristine environments no matter how careful - there is a growing movement within Indochina in countries such as Cambodia and Vietnam to demonstrate ways that tourism can grow without endangering the local environment. Full Story.

Vanuatu - Stamp Of Approval

The Postal authorities in Vanuatu are an inventive lot, and maybe amongst the world’s most imaginary. In an era in which many a little country makes a cosy income from selling colourful and odd-shaped postage stamps to collectors, Vanuatu goes one step further. Full Story

France - Strasbourg's Silent Sunday Sunrise

The extraordinarily beautiful medieval architecture – almost eerie at this early hour with the streets wonderfully sans-people – literally takes our breath away. David Ellis goes on a journey like no other! Full Story.

Australia - Sydney Tower

There is absolutely no chance of you falling off – and at one point if you wish, you can choose to stand on a section of reinforced glass flooring and look down between your feet to the cobweb of cables that hold the tower together, and the streets below them… something perhaps not for the feint-hearted. Full Story

Australia - Sydney Wine Tours

After lunch there’s a visit to the historic colonial town of Berrima and its famous galleries, antique and curio shops, then Blue Metal Vineyard for a wine and Southern Highlands gourmet cheese tasting – cooler boxes are carried on coaches for guests to bring back cheeses or other gourmet food purchase. Full Story.

Canada - Rocky Mountains

Amid the craggy snow-capped peaks that tower into the skies, is the fabled Lake Louise, and next to it and beside a massive glacier, is the very indulgent Fairmont Chateau Resort: it doesn’t come cheap, but even if you're staying elsewhere its well worth visiting the hotel. Full Story

Australia - Tasmania's Mountt Lyell Railway

It was March 1897, and today there is every chance that even with 21st century technology no company would be foolhardy enough to even contemplate a railway like that of the Mount Lyell Mining Company. Full Story.

Caribbean - Mayreau

Mayreau is peopled by just 300 of some of the Caribbean's friendliest and most extraordinarily polite souls who live in a hillside village that's simply called The Village. Full Story

Australia - Loch Ard Gorge & Flagstaff Hill

The story of Tom and Eva is told nightly in Shipwrecked, a sound and laser show at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village at Warrnambool, near western Victoria's world-famous Shipwreck Coast, a disaster zone that since European settlement has claimed an astonishing 700-something vessels. Full Story.

Europe - Around the World with Cunard

Such is the allure of adventure and exploration that today, nearly five hundred years later, the thrill of a journey around the world by sea is just as intoxicating and exciting as it was then. The great ocean voyages are the ones that have defined us as a race and a species. Full Story.

Australia - Luna Park Sydney

With some of the best views of the Sydney Harbour, Luna Park Sydney not only offers great panoramic vistas but also some of the coolest theme park rides in Australia. As Richard Moore discovered, it's also an historical landmark which opened its gates on the 4th of October, 1935. Full Story.

Hong Kong - Asia's Famous Island City

Nestled between the water and the hills, the city of Hong Kong and surrounding areas of Kowloon have played a huge part in Asia's history, economy, and culture. Rod Eime took in the sights, sounds and smells of the former British colony and discovered a bright and brassy city with a long and colourful history. Full Story

Brazil - The National Drink...

Cachaca is big business in Brazil. Annual production of the stuff is around 2-billion litres bottled under some 5000 different brands... that’s 11-litres (around 3.5-gallons) every year for every man, woman and child in the country.. Full Story.

Pacific Islands - Fiji

Fiji is about four hours flying time from Sydney and is two hours off to the north of New Zealand. It has two main islands - Viti Levu and Vanua Levu - although there are more than 300 islands in the group. Full Story.

Caribbean - Tortola Islands

It's best known for St. Stephan's Cathedral, the Schönbrunn Castle, it's Boys Choir - but David Ellis discovers there's another side to Vienna: it's the only capital city in the world with a thriving commercial wine industry within its city limits. Full Story.

Victoria - Mount Hotham

The one time highly criticized mountain has been busy for the best part of a two decades now, investing money into infrastructure and developments to help make the Mount Hotham experience like no other. Full Story.

Austria - A Vintage Tale From The Vienna Woods

It's best known for St. Stephan's Cathedral, the Schönbrunn Castle, it's Boys Choir - but David Ellis discovers there's another side to Vienna: it's the only capital city in the world with a thriving commercial wine industry within its city limits. Full Story.

Alaska - The Inside Passage

"Alaskan Inside Passage cruises are overwhelmingly popular, easy on the motion-sensitive tummy, and overflowing with magnificent scenery and fun shore excursions," writes Rod Eime, "But the big ship experience barely scratches the surface of the wondrous nature and wilderness possibilities hidden away." Full Story.

India - A Family Affair

In search of her Indian roots, Sandhya Sharma treks to Kedarnath and finds God in a spa! Come with us on a journey of self healing... and self discovery. Full Story.

North America - Catalina Island

Catalina Island, or Santa Catalina, is located a short boat ride from Los Angeles in California and is unique in many ways. As well its biodiversity, Catalina Island has the world'sonly casino that outlaws gambling. Only in America...  Full Story.

Australia - Gold Coast : Extreme Jet Boat

In the first of several articles chronicling the "Top 10 Things To Do In Queensland : Couples Special", we take a trip to the lush Gold Coast where we inject the raw power of some seriously extreme boating adventures. Full Story.

Malaysia - Eco Reef Divers

On her travels through Malaysia, Mallika Naguran spent time with a group of volunteer eco divers who are surveying the fragile coral reefs of the area to find out how much impact pollution, climate change, overfishing and coastal development are having on the eco systems. Full Story.

China - Beijing

After conquering the Great Wall of China and breaching the Forbidden City, Rod Eime explains that the home of the 2008 Olympic Games has been transformed. "Beijing seemed supermodern and highly developed, with only patches of history still shining through". But for all it's modernity, the past is ever present in Beijing. Full Story.

India - Himalayan Spa

Travel tales from India often recount "the chaotic transport and road systems, the infectious spirituality, the poverty and the overwhelming crush of humanity" writes Roderick Eime. But as he and his wife discovered in the Himilayan mountains, there's also a polarising array of places to stay, from stinky shacks in Kedarnath to luxury spas in Ananda. 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.

Australia

• The Kimberly
• Sydney Tower
• Sydney Wine Tours
• Tasmania : Mount Lyell Mining Company
• Lock Ard Gorge & Flagstaff Hill
• Mount Hotham
• Gold Coast : Extreme Jet Boat
• Byron Bay Resort & Spa
• Tasmania in 6 Days
• Tasmainia: Ben Lommond Slopes
• Snow Resorts : Nightlife Hot Spots
• Dreamworld (Queensland)
• Shiny New Newcastle
• Gordon River (Tasmainia)
• Great Barrier Reef
• Ayers Rock
• Far North Queensland - Munbah
• Perth
• Australian National Maritime Museum
• The Otway Fly
• True North Luxury Yacht (WA)
• Norfolk Island
• The Sydney Tower
• Manly in a Day
• Kimberley Coast Rock Art
• The Top End (Kakadu)
• Glenrowan (the Ned Kelly trail)
  
• Loch Ard Gorge and Shipwreck Coast
• The Oodnadatta Track
• Luna Park Sydney
• Mount Buller (Victoria)
• Myall Eco Resort (NSW)
• Guide to Wildlife Parks & Zoos
  
• Phillip Island (Victoria)
  
• Mount Baw Baw (Victoria)
• Whale Watching (Victoria)
  
• Sydney Harbour Bridge
  
• South West Rocks
• Holbrook (NSW)
  
• New South Wales
• Canberra War Memorial (ACT)
  
• Victoria
  
• South Australia
  
• Queensland's Central Coast
  
• The Great Ocean Road
  
• An outback coastline
• Postcard from Eyre
• Healesville Sanctuary
  
• Goldrush - Sovereign Hill
• North Victoria - 3 day escape
• New South Wales Snow Fields
  
• Victorian Snow Fields
• Wombramurra
• Melbourne Aquarium
• Melbourne Museum
• Tropical North Queensland
  
• Tasmanian Snow Fields

England

• Bath
  
• Bristol
  
• Chester
  
• Lake District
• London #1
  
• London #2
  
• London daytrips
  
• Manchester
  
• Isle of Man
  
• North Wales
  
• Liverpool
  
• Yorkshire
• Using Your Mobile in Britain
• Scotland - Whisky Galore

Africa

• Namibia
• Madagascar
• Cape Town

Middle East

• Dubai - Indoor Skiing
• Egypt: Sharm El Sheikh
• Egypt: Luxor
• Dubai & UAE

Pacific Islands

• Tahiti
• Fiji
• New Caledonia
• Easter Island
• Vanuatu
• Vanuatu : Stamp of Approval
• The Maldivian Islands

Antarctica

• The Antarctic Peninsula
  
• South Georgia

Arctic

• The North Pole

New Zealand

• Auckland Nightlife
• Auckland - SkyCity
• Lodge Affairs
• Huka Lodge
• Mount Taranaki
• Orakei Korako
• Napier
• Waiouru Army Museum
• Cape Palliser
• Wellington
• Wind Farms (Tararua mountain range)
• Whakarewarewa (Thermal Village)
• Rotorua Adventure Park
• Rotorua Agrodome
• Glenbrook Vintage Railway
• Te Wairoa (the Buried Village)
• The Sacred Waters of Rotorua
• Hobbiton (Lord of the Rings set)
• Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World
• General
  
• North Island
  
• South Island
• Waimangu Volcanic Valley
• Waitomo Glow Worm Caves
• War Memorial Museum

South America

• Brazil
• Ouro Preto
• Galapagos Islands
• Peru (Lake Titicaca)
• The Pantanal
• South Georgia

Caribbean

• Mayreau
• Tortola Island (British Virgin Islands)

Asia

• Cambodia: Green Day
• Malaysia: Eco Reef Divers
• China: Beijing
• Malaysia: Fraser's Hill
• India: Himalayan Spa
• Malaysia: Gourmet Festival
• Hong Kong
• Niseko
• Bhutan
• Bhutan: Champions of the Earth
• Borneo (Malaysia)
• Cambodia
• Korea
• Laos (Motorcycle Adventure)
• Papua New Guinea (Trobriand Islands)
• The Orient Express
  
• India: The Golden Triangle
• India (2000)
• India (2003)
  
• Singapore
• Laos - Eco Lodge

Europe

• France
• Global Boat Cruise
• Palermo
• Romania
• Barcelona
  
• Paris
  
• Spain
• Vienna

America

• Canada
• Alaska
• Catalina Island - America
  
• Hawaii - Lava Quest
• Shopping in the USA
  
• California
  
• Big Sur
  
• Death Valley
  
• Los Angeles
  
• Monterey & Carmel
  
• Niagara Falls
  
• San Francisco
  
• Santa Barbara
  
• Yosemite
• Wrangell, Alaska

Central America

• Costa Rica

General

• Sustainable Tourism
• Book Review: Pardon My French
• Travel Checklist
• Redefining Luxury
• Passport to Death
• Travelling, Drugs, Death Penalty
• Travel + Health
• Water Safety
• Safety Tips for Travelling in Australia
• Packing Your Suitcases
• The Art of Haggling
  
• Travel Tips
• Postcards
• Travel & the Internet
• Customer Service: where is it?

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