Last updated: July 11, 2010

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Five unforgettable train journeys

FROM snow-capped mountains to lush tropical jungles - relax as the world's most beautiful landscapes pass by.

Tahiti tour for the pampered

Haumana catamaran

IT'S not hard to adjust to the rhythms of a decadent life aboard a luxury catamaran crusing the waters of Tahiti, writes Melissa Stevens.

Hilton Hotel gets all health conscious

THE Hilton Hotel has gone holistic offering guests yoga sessions overlooking the Sydney CBD and a celebrity nutritionist.

Pleasure island soothes the soul

Onsen pool

SHIKOKU'S 88-temple pilgrimage is notoriously gruelling.

Pampered like a princess

JOIN the A-list elite and experience five-star treatment with a Paparazzi Glamour Package at Langham Melbourne.

Peninsula springs a hot one

Peninsula Hot Springs

SOAKING in a natural hot mineral spring is the ultimate way to relax, as Carmen Scaduto discovers on the Mornington Peninsula.

Spain's the rage for hip hotels

A NEW hotel hybrid – hip hostelries that match the bigger four-star brands – is taking Spain by storm with its offer of value and style.

Time to tango in Buenos Aires

dancers perform tango / Lonely Planet Images

CHRISTINA Pfeiffer uncovers the soul of Buenos Aires, a city where stylish sophistication blends with bohemian rhapsody.

Once in a blue lagoon

A STAY at the latest luxury resort in the Maldives is all about water therapy, writes Susan Kurosawa.

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Inside Emirates luxury A380

WITH a lounge bar, shower spa and luxury suites it's unprecedented luxury at 30,000ft onboard the Emirates A380.

The island of love

AFTER months of madcap wedding preparations, peace, privacy and pampering on Hamilton Island is true luxury.

Cairn's reef retreat

LUSH rainforests and underwater reef delights are a prelude to some resort pampering in Cairns, Sue Hewitt discovers.

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?

In the rockers' swank zone

IF this is how the stars live on the road, then they should never whinge again, says a pampered Sally Macmillan in Perth.

London's cool new celebrity hot spot

K West foyer

PREPARE for something a little out of the ordinary in this super sleek luxury London hotel of the singing stars.

Meet China's style counsel

CHINA here we come: Cynthia Rosenfeld presents the 10 most happening places in Shanghai, Beijing and surrounding areas.

Water luxury escape

GOURMET meals prepared by your own chef and sunset cocktails – lap up the River Murray in style on a floating hotel.

In tents outback opulence

IT'S time to indulge in a little outback opulence and discover lavishly tempting tents with stunning views of Uluru.

Let's get hot and steamy

FRESH fruit platters, chilled bubbly and soaking away the stress in a steamy natural spa – does it get any better than this?

Pampered to the max

BE seduced by plunge pools and world-class luxury rooms as this Hamilton Island six-star resort casts a spell over you.

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