As Hungary celebrates the bicentenary of composer Franz Liszt's birth, we profile some Budapest landmarks associated with him.

Everywhere you look in Hungary's capital this summer, you'll catch sight of Liszt. Adrian Mourby finds out why.

With 17 days to go until the start of the World Cup, and 42 days for the tournament to run, ticket sales are still $30.5 million short of the $268m target. NZ will still lose $39m if all the tickets are sold.

Yvonne the cow's ability to evade capture has brought her fame beyond even the wildest of bovine dreams.

Investors found some value among beaten-down stocks on Wall St overnight as they picked up shares of Apple and IBM amid hope the Fed will announce new measures to shore up the US economy.

Whether you like oysters or not, the annual Oyster Festival is a great time to visit the city of Galway on the west coast of Ireland.

Think of Barcelona and exuberance and optimism, culture and Catalonian style may well leap to your mind.

EXCLUSIVE: Jacqui Madelin's first NZ test of the car that Citroen hopes will take down the Corolla

This was supposed to be the blog in which the author of There But For The answered all the questions that you so carefully crafted for her.

Disappointment about the outcome of a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy ruled investor sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic overnight.

Jim Eagles tries an English throwing game with Cavalier origins.

Part of the joy of this stretch of the Italian coast is that there is a train every 15 minutes in peak hours.

Adventurous appetites will be driven to ecstasy by the myriad delights of Italian markets, writes Peter Bills.

Jim Eagles visits Crete on the 70th anniversary of the famous battle in which his father fought, and finds its links with NZ are still strong.