Retreat hidden on one of our most remote islands
Swell Lodge is a new luxury eco-resort on Christmas Island, with just one chalet.
Thousands of visitors, many of them dressed in traditional lederhosen or dirndl corseted dresses, descended on Munich for the start of the annual Oktoberfest
Of the world's top 100 airlines, SriLankan came 95th - but that doesn't show in the passenger experience.
The sprawling region offers a surfeit of pleasures, from emerald green rice terraces to temples, thriving cities to lively tea houses.
Deadwood is home to Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, a hit TV series and a load of tall and true stories.
Swimming, snorkelling, scuba diving and surfing; Cairns is perfect for lovers of clear, blue waters as the Great Barrier Reef is on its doorstep.
Not everything is a cliché in this popular travel destination.
A defensive line, 720km long, boasting 140 forts, stocked with hand grenades and machine gun nests was built but never used.
What better place to stay than on an island that's just 20 minutes to virtually every Paris landmark?