http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Travel headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:00:05 +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=10624876&ref=rss To be honest, I can't tell you whether you can get a decent cup of coffee in Vancouver. What I can tell you, however, is that you won't be short of a cup.On fashionable Robson St right outside my hotel was a Starbucks, and two... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10625090&ref=rss As we wandered along the trail, admiring the spectacular views of Ruapehu soaring in front, the verdant farmland stretching away to the left and the ancient forests rising to the right, it took a while to recognise what was underfoot... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10625084&ref=rss What do we, as New Zealanders, do to highlight our nationality when we're overseas?Sometimes, of course, displays of national identity are neither appreciated nor appropriate. And occasionally - somewhere like the Munich Beer... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10625010&ref=rss DUBAI - The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:04:30 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624968&ref=rss Jetstar has opened a pay-per-use lounge at Auckland Airport's domestic terminal.Passengers travelling on Jetstar's domestic network can purchase entry to the Akarana Lounge to enjoy free food and beverages, as well as big-screen... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624869&ref=rss Cambodia Gap Adventures has 15-day Cambodia/Laos tours including Angkor temples, Tuol Sleng Prison and Choeung Ek (Killing Fields), Wat Phu Champassak, Pak Ou caves, Pnomh Penh Royal Palace Museum (Luang Prabang), Kuang Si Falls,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624896&ref=rss As snow falls on the craggy peaks providing the stunning backdrop to this glimmering city on the Pacific, Vancouver prepares to welcome thousands of athletes and visitors from around the world for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.More... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624884&ref=rss VENICE, Italy - Masked merrymakers are cavorting in Venice, the home of Italy's most popular pre-Lenten Carnival festivities.Venetian souvenir shops are crammed year-round with colourful, delicate masks, but "Carnevale" is the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:45:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624855&ref=rss I'm told an intriguing story about Vanuatu by an expat Australian woman.She knows of a Kiwi couple who were living in the bush of Espiritu Santo, the largest of the 83 islands, which has pockets of civilisation but is mostly jungle.The... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:45:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624867&ref=rss Maldives Flight Centre has Maldives holidays including return airfares flying Singapore Airlines and five nights' 4 star accommodation (one night in Male and four nights in Kandooma), with buffet breakfast daily and airport transfers... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624856&ref=rss I see the light, I see the light," a small boy cries as he nibbles on his bread roll.His fellow diners look wildly around, perhaps expecting some kind of epiphany over their early meal at Kitchen restaurant in Auckland's stylishly... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624384&ref=rss We are planning a trip to Thailand in June-July and were wondering if it is better to be organised and book now or wait? Is it true that there are better package deals closer to the time you plan to travel? Donna China Williams,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624382&ref=rss When I last checked, Rome's Colosseum and the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican had not changed. Up in the north of Italy in this magical, majestic land, Venice's Grand Canal still retained the allure that has enticed travellers down... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624379&ref=rss Air travel can be a discombobulating business. One day, shortly after being one of the few unveiled women in Libya's Tripoli airport, I found myself in Dubai being ankle-tapped by a young Egyptian woman with big hair, a tight white... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624339&ref=rss It seems everyone wants to say "Good on you, mate!" to the organisers of Nelson's MarchFest.But, no one says it quite like Mat Elmhirst. "Fantastic, brilliant anarchy - that's what it is," he enthuses, thumping organiser Mic Dover... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624366&ref=rss Burst! - the Christchurch Festival of Flowers - is a celebration of all things floral, with garden tours, music, workshops and demonstrations, storytelling, a photography competition, displays ranging from ikebana to topiary, and... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624126&ref=rss Billy Scott is probably the most famous taxi driver in Belfast. He didn't tell me this - he was too busy telling me other things - and I only found out later he'd appeared on television travel shows, podcasts and the like.That... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624314&ref=rss An extensive renovation of the world's oldest monastery was unveiled yesterday in Egypt.The restoration and conservation of the 1600 year-old Monastery of Saint Antony, situated in the rugged desert mountains near Egypt's Red... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624082&ref=rss Chief Nelson is waiting on the beach. You can't really tell from this distance that the diminutive figure in a blue Hawaiian-style shirt with missing front teeth is the big kahuna at this village on the waterfront of a sandy bay so... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10624083&ref=rss Nude bathing on public beaches and Alpine hiking in the buff may rate as everyday Teutonic pastimes, but the outraged burghers of eastern Germany's highest ski resort draw the line at the nation's latest winter sport: topless tobogganing.The... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +1200