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Blogger's Dunedin take takes off video

Liz Carlson at Olveston in Dunedin.

International travel blogger Liz Carlson has discovered the "hidden gem" of Dunedin.

Mission: photograph every sunrise and sunset gallery

Auckland photographer spends 10 hours a day photographing every sunrise and sunset of January.

Sea with a view

Maize maze is back video

australia

Exclusive resort an escape from reality

Orpheus Island is a tropical island dream.

The posh Orpheus Island Resort in Australia only lets in a maximum of 28 guests at a time.

Don't risk it: Rock pool warning video

It's an iconic Sydney selfie spot, but tourists are being being actively encouraged not to go.

The lighthouse works automatically but the caretakers have plenty else to do.

Six months on a deserted island

Rent free, this is the ultimate couple's getaway - if you can handle isolation and no Facebook.

pacific islands

Cook Islands a South Pacific gem

Obviously, snorkelling and diving are popular activities among holiday-makers.

Why the Cook Islands stand out from those other Pacific destinations.

Things that will surprise about Fiji video

Fiji time is a thing, you'll say Bula a lot and machete wielding men are no threat.

Magical French Polynesia

Five-star answer to mass tourism

uk and ireland

Doggies' day out on the bus video

Two of the canine passengers who rode the bus Monday.

Pooches can disembark (get it?) and visit a dog cemetery and the corgis of Buckingham Palace.

Why visit this 'wretched' place?

You can just picture the Scottish tourism authorities watching the original Trainspotting movie and freaking out.

Thousands gather at Stonehenge

Girl offers to replace Big Ben's chimes video

europe

Inventor's carousel on frozen lake video

Cold weather doesn't have to limit fun activities, as this ingenious inventor showed us.

Cold weather doesn't have to limit fun activities, as this ingenious man showed us.

$1.1b opera house a sight to behold

Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie hall, which evokes a ship floating on water, opens to majestic fanfare in Germany.

Ice-skating above underwater prison video

The Buddhists vs the billionaire

hawaii

Obama's island dream

Lanikai Beach in Kailua - the holiday destination of choice for the Obamas.

Take a look at the Hawaiian paradise where POTUS spent his last holiday as president.

Local bites in Hawaii

Don't underestimate the gastronomic scene in Hawaii.

Love locks 'unsightly litter'

Snorkelling with green sea turtles

usa

Disneyland to add Fastpass fee

Disneyland's announcement attracted mixed responses by fans.

Want to redeem a Fastpass to beat the queues? There's now a $14 fee for this feature on the app.

48 hours in Portland

Portland may sit seemingly lost in the American North West but it's forged its own identity and it's a load of fun.

Eating a way into real LA video

Enjoying an active lifestyle in Boston

canada & alaska

Where to get close to polar bears

Polar bear swimming in the Beaufort Sea on the northern coast of Alaska.

You can be mere metres from the fierce animals and they are as oblivious as cows grazing in a field.

Tourist sights worth braving crowds for video

For every gorgeous shot of a world wonder there's another of a massive tourist crowd.

Holiday alternatives to America

The world's most scenic railway ride

south america

A trip into Peru's past

Young children, dressed in bright, bold colours, play on the outskirts of the village of Chinchero in Peru's Maras plateau.

From its Inca ruins to its farmers and traders, Peru is a country embracing its rich history.

Ticking Cuba off the bucket list

Rice and beans, beans and rice. Oh, and a mojito on the side. All for around $5.

Welcome to the other California

Frights, mites & lights in the Amazon

asia

The resort that will ruin you

Relax at the pool at One&Only Reethi Rah in Maldives.

This island utopia is so special it even has its own time zone.

When all of China goes on holiday video

Billions of people will take planes, trains and automobiles during the world's largest human migration.

Muggles, grab your passports

Why I backpacked with 6-year-old

africa

Snow falls in Sahara Desert

A satellite image of the snow in North Africa on December 19, 2016.

"Everyone was stunned," amateur photographer captures rare and beautiful sight.

Farewell from Ghana

Former Nelson Mail journalist Stacey Knott reflects on an adventurous year in her final column from Ghana..

Down the Zambezi to where the wild things are

The hotel pool everyone wants to photograph

middle east

Grab a selfie...in Aleppo video

Tourists pose for a picture at the entrance of the Carlton Hotel.

Tourists already returning to war-torn Syrian city despite the ongoing fighting.

Backpackers' day trip to frontline

They've been called "terror tourists" and "naive" but these Irish backpackers want to help.

First SeaWorld without orcas

World record for Emirates' floral A380 video

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