Travel

Time and opportunities to travel can enhance retirement although ‘travel’ may depend not only on a desire to explore or funds but also on health as HELEN PERRY discovered when attending Sydney’s recent Festival of Lights. Travelling any distance is definitely easier when fit and healthy but a disability doesn’t...

At South Island Tours NZ, we have special small group tour packages designed with readers in mind – come and join the hundreds of people who have enjoyed our tours over the past 31 years. If visiting Molesworth Station is on your bucket list, then this 7-day/7-night tour to see two...

Some of the world’s most exotic destinations can seem challenging if facing them on your own. With this in mind, World Journeys has created a range of small group journeys which are fully escorted to make travel easy. Having a host accompany the group there is always someone on hand...

If you’ve never been on an exciting African Safari you probably can’t imagine what a ‘game-drive’ is like. It’s where those “I don’t-believe-it!” moments happen. It’s what people go to Africa for. Come early morning while it’s still dark, or mid-afternoon when the land is cooling down, you pile into...

Stepping aboard the Murray Princess is like traveling back to a time when life moved at a more relaxed pace. You’ll leave the ordinary behind and be immersed in the extraordinary, experiencing the ever-changing scenery as you cruise along the Murray, the world’s third-longest river after the Amazon and...

There’s a certain allure to the idea of vanishing into the unknown, a lone explorer forging their own path. But travel can also be profoundly enriched by the company of others. World Journeys create their range of small group hosted journeys with just this in mind! Unlike larger tours...

Now is the perfect time to plan your next great escape. Travelwise Holidays is excited to introduce dazzling new tours alongside beloved favourites. They proudly present three fabulous Australian rail journeys and a special new tour to Japan. Enjoy a rail journey with fine dining, premium wines, and exceptional hospitality....

Is travelling along 142 km of abandoned railway line through one of the most breathtakingly beautiful locations in New Zealand on your bucket list? If not add it straight in at #1. This is a must-do for travellers of any age and ability seeking one of the most authentic...

Bill (Charles William Feilden) Hamilton revolutionised the world of jet boating from his high-country station Irishman Creek, in Te Waipounamu the South Island of New Zealand, where rivers are shallow, rocky, fast-flowing, and brutal on propellers. In the 1950s, Hamilton and his small team pioneered the world’s first commercial waterjet....

The traditional British OE for young Kiwis was given a boost by a new deal in 2022 between former prime minister Jacinda Ardern and former UK prime minister Boris Johnson just in time to catch him before his ignominious departure. The Youth Mobility Scheme which has allowed Kiwis between 18...

In many ways, Graham Macgregor is not your typical solo traveller, says travel writer Sarah Pollock in an article published in the NZ Herald and online. He loves arriving in cities without a plan, staying in hostels, experiencing new cultures and chatting with strangers along the way. There’s just one...

After the most fabulous wedding, Dave and I set off on our honeymoon. Grandparents were at the ready to look after our children (both the two-legged and four-legged kind). We were thinking of heading for the beaches of Fiji, but the reality would surely have been Dave packing a bag...