http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Travel headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:00:02 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=7 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670828&ref=rss NEW YORK - Lawrence Meinwald's voice starts shaking when he recalls the first time he saw the Statue of Liberty.It was 1920, and the young Polish boy was on a ship with his family, headed to Ellis Island and a new life in America."It... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:15:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670123&ref=rss My partner and I are spending three weeks exploring the West Coast of the United States and flying home via Hawaii. We are basing ourselves at Waikiki Beach for four nights. How easy is it to get to the other islands and what would... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:45:14 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670619&ref=rss BURNING MAN FESTIVAL: Right now, in the baking heat of Nevada's Black Rock Desert, an event quite unlike any other is underway. The Burning Man Festival, a week-long celebration of all that is avant-garde and spectacular, is... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670119&ref=rss Gore might have one of the least appealing names on the planet, but this pint-sized Southland town is proving a hit with everyone from European art fanatics to Auckland fashionistas.There's certainly a lot more to it than a large... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670103&ref=rss A song bird in a cage that hung from the trees trilled a cheerful welcome as I approached the towering Big Wild Goose Pagoda in China's ancient capital of Xian.More birds joined in, several of them also in cages, but many more... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670098&ref=rss People panic quietly when I tell them I'm going to Mauritius. Their eyes slide sideways as they think, "Where is that? Should I know? Is it in the Caribbean?" Eyes clear a little when I explain smugly, "It's an island over near Madagascar.... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670195&ref=rss Travellers between Tauranga and Christchurch, and Invercargill and Wellington, are the big winners in Air New Zealand's latest boost to domestic capacity.More than 9500 additional seats per week were being added across its regional... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670117&ref=rss Stay at the four-star Celestion Waldorf Apartments Hotel in Auckland by November 21 and pay $160 a night for two - a $65 discount. Contact: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092 On the web: wotif.com newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670095&ref=rss Los Angeles' beloved Angels Flight is once again carrying passengers up and down the slopes of Bunker Hill, nine years after a fatal accident forced an overhaul of the tiny railway's operating and safety systems.Fans of what is... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670070&ref=rss Do you travel light or heavy? I try to pack light but I always end up super heavy with bags and bags of samples. Cattle or first class? I have been lucky enough to fly Business Premier on Air New Zealand a couple of times.... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670173&ref=rss New Zealanders are bargain hunters when they travel overseas, they book trips months in advance and most stay overseas longer than a week - according to a new study from an online travel company.The latest Expedia bookings report... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670088&ref=rss They've got our history over there - on the other side of the Tasman. Part of New Zealand's earliest settler past sits out west on the shores of Port Jackson, New South Wales.And it seems to rest pretty easily and comfortably... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670064&ref=rss Over the years I've spent a fair bit of time hanging round the world's airports between flights. But I've only once actually forked out the money to stay at a hotel there.That was in Delhi, when the company I was travelling with... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670086&ref=rss LONDON - Hundreds of thousands of revellers partied at London's Notting Hill Carnival yesterday, soaking up the Caribbean spirit at Europe's biggest street party.Dancers dressed up in feathers and bikinis paraded through west... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:20:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670074&ref=rss Tourists sweating after clearing customs in the tropical heat of Nadi usually head straight to the air-conditioned comforts and kidney-shaped pools of Denarau's resorts.But for those who make the effort, a 200km journey to Suva... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670063&ref=rss Tourists used to try to avoid Rio's notorious slums. Now officials are inviting them to come and visit instead.The Santa Marta shantytown has become the first community in a programme meant to promote tourism in the poor neighbourhoods... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670122&ref=rss The Whanganui River walkway between Dublin St Bridge and City Bridge will be enhanced by sculptures during the Sculpture Wanganui competition, September 18 to October 4. On the web: wanganui. newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10670072&ref=rss North America's diverse indigenous culture is explored and celebrated at this massive pow wow and festival. Events and activities include music and performing arts, fashion shows, sports competitions, workshops, educational events... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10669934&ref=rss What does the name of Spain's largest Mediterranean island conjure up for you? Sun, sand and sangria? Bars crammed with tattooed, lobster-hued Brits, getting noisily sloshed? Probably - if you have never been there.In 1960, Majorca... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:07:18 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10669928&ref=rss I owe Matakana an apology. I'd previously dismissed it as Remuera-in-the-country and I'd driven on through to the Tawharanui Peninsula.How wrong I was. A winter weekend in the pretty riverside town convinced me that this place... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:30:00 +1200