Travel

The difficult and magical moments Anthea Wade experienced while walking the ancient pilgrim path from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Audio

an update from Kiwi Dave Monk as he and his family, wife Rachel and sons Dylan, and Lewis, keep on with their travels around the globe - currently travelling through Spain, the Monk family recently… Audio

Darryl Lew was in the recent employment of the UAE government, running the NZ equivalent of the Environmental Protection Authority, Ministry for the Environment and Regional Council functions, and… Audio

A friendly introductory letter written by Yvonne van Dongen helped her get the assistance she needed when she happened to contract amoebic dysentery in Burma or possibly Calcutta when travelling in… Audio

Lynda Mara traveled with her mother, to the islands of Samos, Paros and Mykonos in 1996, where she enjoyed dazzling white architecture (they put salt in the plaster to make it sparkle) met working… Audio, Gallery

Christchurch teacher Rachel Meadowcroft is not only in Zambia doing some voluntary work, she will soon be marrying her Zambian fiancé, Atkins, who is a police officer. Audio

The Isle of Lewis is on the same Island as Harris but so very separate in many ways. Lewis is best known for the impressive Callanish standing stones that date back to the Bronze Age. There are also… Audio, Gallery

Venice is one of the world's most popular tourist destination - no surprise there. But increasing numbers of vast cruise ships now tower over the low lying historic city, and there are concerns Venice… Audio, Gallery

We cross to Antarctica to Henry Worsley who is attempting something no one has ever managed before, to become the first person to cross the Antarctic continent alone, unsupported, and unassisted. Audio, Gallery

Life on the road brings with it unexpected circumstances for musician Laughton Kora; stage and screen actor Miriama McDowell tells us how a little gigantic Pukeko got caught in a trap, and DJ Sticky… Audio

Young English sheep farmer Sophie Barnes is spending two years visiting and helping out on farms around New Zealand. Currently she is mustering on a farm in Tiraumea… Audio

Poet, playwright, musician and novelist who was the youngest person to win the Ted Hughes Award, for her epic narrative poem Brand New Ancients; her first full-length poetry collection, Hold Your Own… Audio

Lyttleton's Lionel Newbury on his late 70's Moto Guzzi tour where he got on his bike and and just rode... no plan, no backup and not near enough money, from the UK "You go east because it's cheaper… Audio

On Christmas Eve 1973, Wellingtonian Lesleigh Salinger accompanied her Jewish husband who was keen to learn more about his heritage, to volunteer at Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin in the Beth She'an Valley… Audio

When Thomas' family rescued a Japanese motorcyclist in distress, he was rewarded with a month's free digs in a village near Osaka with his host Toru. Thomas talks to Bryan about the Japanese seaside… Audio

Some people dream of chucking in their jobs and hitting the open road in search of adventure. Lois Pryce did it. She gave up her job at the BBC in London, got on her Yamaha XT225 Serow trail bike and… Audio