Travel

For many New Zealanders, the big OE is a rite of passage. A new exhibition at the Auckland City Library pulls together a range of photographs, mementos, and diaries that document the way that our… Audio

Cantabrian Richard Burtt and his wife Kate joined a 10-day tour group to Israel and Palestine in September 2014 headed by New York Times Balkans correspondent Nicholas Wood. Audio

Seasoned Whanganui traveller Deb Frederikse recalls her time in Mexico from a funeral in the capital city, to the Copper Canyon Railway with a malfunctioning locomotive, plus the return midnight bus… Audio

Graham Murrell's driving a Massey Ferguson tractor from Whitanga to Bluff to raise money to support older people in his home town. Audio

There's a movement in Australia to boycott Bali as a holiday situation. Prof Al Gillespie talks about Bali and the death penalty in general. Audio

Tony Calvert is a photographer who has settled in England, in the Cotswolds after several years of travel. Audio

Writer Sam Pease talks about her international travels with son Jet. Audio

Booming tourist arrivals from China are likely to be boosted further in the Chinese New Year. Audio

Pico Iyer has been called the greatest living travel writer and describes himself as a global village on two legs. A veteran travel writer who has journeyed from Easter Island to Ethiopia, Cuba to… Audio

Michael Palin is coming to New Zealand in February to talk about his adventures criss-crossing the globe and his time with Monty Python. Audio

Don Watson author of The Bush. Don Watson is one of Australia's most distinguished writers and public speakers. He grew up on a farm in Gippsland, earned a PhD at Monash University and was and… Audio

Advice on luggage, from the obvious to the unusual, and Dose.com promises a daily dose of awesome. Audio

Airbnb is a travel phenomenon. Kiwis have proved keen to sign on, either by offering their homes to overseas travellers though the website, or booking accommodation for their travels in peoples' homes… Audio

What do you look for when you're reading a travel feature in a newspaper or magazine? Some of us immediately cast our eyes to the end to see if the trip was in any way sponsored. Should that colour… Audio

Seth Kugel, journalist and travel writer, is affectionately known by readers of the New York Times and his other fans as The Frugal Traveller. He has hot tips on how to travel on a budget and how to… Audio

The sniper of Assumption Island in the Seychelles. Audio

It's a fascinating time to find oneself in Hong Kong. With Jordan King, a Sociology Masters student at Victoria University who is a current recipient of a Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia. Audio

It may have links with the Queen of Sheba and the Ark of the Covenant but while visiting Ethiopia for the first time, Jill Worrall was also impressed by the large number of donkeys... Audio

This week, Kennedy has a postcard from the Seychelles. Audio

The lure for Jill Worrall of Iran and why she returns to visit the Imam Reza shrine in Mashaad. Audio