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Peerless Huntington Beach

Surf City here we come, say Liam Dann and family.

When there's no doctor on board

Medical emergencies - especially those requiring an emergency landing - do happen.

Tahiti: Hot tropic

Pacific paradise is worth every cliche, writes Pam Wade.

Laos: Paradise lost to Unesco

Label has saved Luang Prabang's buildings but killed its soul, writes Denis D. Gray.

Big city little details

In Tokyo's crowds, Winston Aldworth, finds the small things matter a great deal.

Flight check: Melbourne to Auckland

Amelia Wade flies VA150 from Aussie to NZ.

Heaven is a place on Earth

Xenia Taliotis checks into a rainforest hotel on a Bay of Bengal island.

Five myths about the Great Wall of China

1. You can see it from space Robert Ripley's tag-line - "Believe It or Not!" - was a great way of trundling out alluring half-truths

Bar/fly: A one-on-one tour guide

Cameron McMillan discovers some of Melbournes's best watering holes, with the help of a new drinking buddy.

Australia: Discover Lord Howe Island

Dive in and unleash your inner explorer, says Deborah Dickson-Smith.

Zhujiajiao: Turn on the charm

Ancient water town conjures up a dreamlike vision of purity and simplicity, says Paul Rush.

How to make travel with your teen fun

Here's how to avoid that uncomfortable silence and passive-aggressive muttering.

Driving tourists to distraction

This country is so beautiful that stunned foreigners often cause accidents.

'Firefall' in California

This incredible Yosemite phenomenon happens for only ten days each February.

Acrobat's life on world's largest cruise ship

Sydney Brown, an acrobat aboard the largest cruise ship ever built, has just wrapped nearly a year on the high seas.

SA visa for Kiwis gets easier

The South African High Commission in New Zealand has announced the launch of two South African Visa Application Centres in Auckland and Wellington, run by VFS Global.

Room check: The Ovolo, Sydney

<strong>Eli Orzessek checks into the Ovolo, Woolloomooloo, Sydney.</strong>

Tourism boss quits over blunder

Of all the ways you could promote Lithuania as a destination, this is probably the stupidest.