With Australia being the coast-hugging place it is, you can plan a surfing holiday that takes in a lot of the country, writes Greg Ansley.

A massive flying fox said to be the world's largest and "most thrilling" is about to open near Taihape.

Jennifer Grimwade is bowled over by bustards and entranced by elephants in Namibia.

Last May, Anne Rimmer wrote about sailing to Tonga aboard the New Zealand yacht Duetto. In this series she makes the return trip to New Zealand.