Wildfires continued to rage on the western coast of Turkey as more than 50,000 people have been evacuated from impacted areas ...

You can see in the map below the warmest part of the country is the northern tip of Northland. The coldest areas are in the highest parts of the Southern Alps around Aoraki/Mt Cook. It’s also pretty ...

Experience the captivating beauty of Piedmont, Italy, as you fly over the vibrant city of Turin, rolling vineyards, historic ...

Meet Rolf Dennler and Roly Parsons. The old chums who love ballooning and successfully crossed over the Mt Cook summit together, way back in 1976. Mr Parsons had one of only four balloons in New ...

Europe has many sizeable countries with expansive topographical features to match. Here are the biggest organized from least to most square mileage.

The most remarkable find, however, was discovered in the state room of a domus, or a Roman house built in an urban area and typically occupied by a wealthy family, according to the release. A roughly ...

The Trinity Alps Wilderness, about three hours north of Sacramento, offers hiking trails, waterfalls, alpine lakes and smaller crowds than at popular national parks.

I’ve always thought of heli-biking as being the domain of the downhill devils, those who want to barrel down something large and inaccessible without the chore of first grinding their way to the top.

TOOT TOOT: Participants in this weekend's scooter safari raising funds for the Cancer Society. The sound of horns tooting and 250 scooters spluttering into life filled the air around Christchurch ...

As we ascended, a full panorama of the southern Alps emerged. Didier pointed out the landmark peaks that had come into view: to the west, Barre des Ecrins (4,102m) and La Meije (3,984m).

Richard O’Neill-Dean (70), originally from Stackallen, Co Meath, fell during a solo descent from the 2,875-metre summit of Mount D’Archiac in New Zealand’s Southern Alps.

Police were notified of the avalanche in the Southern Alps at 12.25pm yesterday. Photo / George Heard The man died a short time later. His name has not yet been released.