Travel

My adventure began when Ray, from Top Trail Hire & Tours Ltd, collected me from my Paihia accommodation at 10am. This cycle trail is part of the Twin Coast Cycle Trail Northland.

We never leave home without a camera when we travel so we can preserve the memories. We're just amateurs who simply love to catch the moment and rarely take the time to fiddle with Shutter and Aperture Speeds. So our cameras are usually set on automatic.

During our short stay we ate breakfast and lunch at our hotel at night but ventured out in the free tuktuk and driver they provided to sample the food in three local restaurants.

As we took a leisurely dip in the hotel swimming pool on a scorching hot afternoon I couldn't help thinking we'd hit the jackpot by choosing to stay at Pavillon D'Orient for our 4 nights in Siem Riep (Cambodia).

With about four weeks to go until we leave on our trip to Japan and Italy, the excitement is certainly building in our household.

Alaska is a tourist destination like no other. The best time to visit this rather large ...

It's early morning and the sun is already out in Taumaranui. We are about to embark on the Twenty Tunnel Forgotten World Adventures Rail tour to ride the rails.

Once you have chosen your destination there are quite a few things that have to be done before you hop on that plane. Here's a checklist that may help you out!

I am sure not too many of us relish the thought of long haul flights. Even with the super slick airlines of today it is still hard going sitting in one place for hours on end. However, with good planning you can make this part of the journey enjoyable.

I thought travelling overseas would not be very enjoyable for a blind person until I had a chance encounter with David and Anne Kerslake.