Last updated: July 10, 2010

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Blissed on Fiji's party island

WHILE Beachcomber Island is known as Fiji's party island – it is a classy party, where making new friends is easy.

Bare bums in Bora Bora

SURE, the love island of Bora Bora oozes sex appeal but no one said anything about newlyweds stripping naked.

The rainforest meets the reef

Port Douglas

PORT Douglas, where the Great Barrier Reef meets the Daintree Rainforest, may just be the ideal holiday escape.

One swell of a journey

Port Macquarie surfing

THERE'S beauty, adventure and the odd celebrity to be found in the swells on this awesome Aussie surf safari.

Punting in paradise

Port Vila / Terry Molon

WITH barefoot jockeys and free-flowing bubbly in the jungle – Vanuatu's Port Vila Cup is Melbourne Cup in the tropics.

Luxury in the jungle

Cherating Beach Resort

IAN Jackson and Jen Kelly discover monkeys are not the only entertainment at Club Med's luxurious Cherating Beach Resort.

Like Byron, but with wineries

Maragret River region/WA Tourism

THINK of WA's Margaret River region as being like Byron Bay with Hunter Valley wineries, writes a totally mesmerised Bill Rule.

Flipping out for Heron Island

Diving off Heron Island

ISLAND life is easy on Heron Island where the birds are chirpy and the turtles take it slow, writes Tamara Mclean after a helicopter ride in.

Dazzling cuttlefish courtship

Diving with cuttlefish/Russell Millard

UNDER disco lights, the annual courtship of the giant cuttlefish draws the snorkelling crowds to the waters of Whyalla.

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Adrift on yoga island

Yoga

WHAT better way to relieve the pressures of everyday life than to take a yoga retreat on an island paradise?

Penguins have tourists in flap

Fairy Penguins/Tourism Victoria

THE waddling little fairy penguins still hold pride of place on Phillip Island, writes Peter Sweeney.

From Tahiti with love

Tahiti

IF de-stressing is on the agenda, few places are as relaxing as the tropical waters of Tahiti, writes a blissed-out Peter Rolfe.

Rhapsody in blue on Santorini

Tourists watch sunset, Santorini/Lonely Planet Images

WHERE else but Greece's famous blue island would party-hard tourists abandon the pubs and pools to watch the sunset?

Lazing on the Great Barrier Reef

YOU can swim and snorkel in their waters, sail around them and stay on them: we explore the "pineapple isles".

Club Med baptism

Club Med Bintan Island

THE newly chic Club Med on Indonesia's Bintan Island offers "a full happiness immersion", writes Leonie Coombes.

Koh Samui calling

THE secret of Koh Samui may be out, but the pockets of magic remain on the Thai island.

Bareback rides and belly-wackers

Magnetic Island/AAP

A HORSEBACK adventure is a rollicking great way to spend a morning on Queensland's beautiful Magnetic Island.

Splash in aquatic playground

THE Whitsundays hold many treasures, but Whitehaven Beach is the most dazzling, writes Chris Tinkler after a week on Hamilton Island.

Ease into beach paradise

Bora Bora

FEW beach escapes in the world are able to match French Polynesia's intoxicating mix of heavenly vistas, mystery and romance.

Body of evidence favours Fiji

Elle Macpherson

SALLY Macmillan checks out supermodel Elle Macpherson's favourite beach getaway and quickly succumbs to its tropical charm.

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