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Mercedes Maguire is a features writer specialising in parenting and lifestyle as well as celebrity profiles and travel.

“Older mum”. Is there a phrase more likely to make women cringe?

From private rooftops to inner-city bargains, choosing a hotel in Auckland depends on the type of holiday you’re after.

THE Maitland 30 may be contained to a single storey, but the sprawling design is best suited for larger blocks of land, or even a small acreage plot.

With more than 1000 hotels, choosing one to be your LA base needs careful planning. Here’s where to find three great hotels.

If seeing this spectacular phenomenon is on your travel wish list, now is the time to book or risk missing out.

Forging a new trail for Hawaiian cuisine, even the lu’au is reinvented as tradition meets new ideas at the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival.

IF you time your visit to New York City right you can see some of its most magical attractions without spending a cent.

IT’S a family favourite but this island paradise has something for everyone. Here’s where to find the best bang for buck in Vanuatu.

AN increasing number of Aussies are being lured to Antarctica. Want to join them? It’s time to make your move if you want a good deal.

IT is renowned as a romance destination, but these islands are fast becoming a popular haven for divers and surfers too.