Vietnam:Travelling in the footsteps of the Vietnam War

Vietnam:Travelling in the footsteps of the Vietnam War

The Vietnam war permeates Vietnam's national personality as profoundly as Honda motorbikes permeate Hanoi streets.

  • byAlison Stewart
Airline review:Vietnam Airlines 787 business class,Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney

Airline review:Vietnam Airlines 787 business class,Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney

Courteous service,pleasant food and comfortable seats mean you wake refreshed to start your Australian day.

  • byAlison Stewart
Hierve el Agua,Mexico,Oaxaca:A rare natural phenomenon

Hierve el Agua,Mexico,Oaxaca:A rare natural phenomenon

Hike to Mexico's ancient petrified waterfalls and then take a cool dip.

  • byAlison Stewart
Six of the best St Petersburg wonders

Six of the best St Petersburg wonders

Six of the best St Petersburg wonders.

  • byAlison Stewart
Lithuania,Plokstine:Beneath paradise,a chilling reminder of Europe's brush with the apocalypse

Lithuania,Plokstine:Beneath paradise,a chilling reminder of Europe's brush with the apocalypse

Deep in the Baltic forest,a nuclear missile bunker is a sombre reminder of darker times in world history.

  • byAlison Stewart
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Germany's Kiel Canal:The world's busiest man-made waterway is an engineer feat

Germany's Kiel Canal:The world's busiest man-made waterway is an engineer feat

The Kiel Canal is used by a similar number of ships as on the Panama and Suez canals combined.

  • byAlison Stewart
Cape Town's Kirstenbosch:This could be the world's best botanical garden

Cape Town's Kirstenbosch:This could be the world's best botanical garden

Cape Town's Kirstenbosch could well be the world's best botanical garden.

  • byAlison Stewart
Boulders Beach,Cape Town:The best place to see African penguins

Boulders Beach,Cape Town:The best place to see African penguins

Check your bags before you leave - these cute critters get in everywhere.

  • byAlison Stewart
The Baltic states of Estonia,Latvia and Lithuania:Just like Western Europe,40 years ago

The Baltic states of Estonia,Latvia and Lithuania:Just like Western Europe,40 years ago

Lovely old Europe,once vibrant,feels dog-tired,swamped by tourists and in need of a good lie down. But not the Baltic States.

  • byAlison Stewart