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The Yasawa Islands are some of Fiji’s most pristine and least busy.
Aerial views of Sveti Stefan island.

Eight of the most beautiful places to visit in Montenegro

Neighbours Croatia and Albania might get all the glory, but with wildly pretty landscapes and thrumming cities, this tiny country deserves to be your new European go-to.

  • Kate Bettes
Pristine shores of Moso, an island off the northwest coast of Efate.

How does Vanuatu compare with holiday favourite Fiji? I found out

Having visited Fiji countless times, I was keen to see the difference between the two Pacific nations – and there were some notable distinctions.

  • Sheriden Rhodes
Beach villa, Regent Bali, Canggu.

Stylish new Bali resort helps the battle against bogans

The popular Indonesian island is clamping down on disrespectful tourists, and a new hotel is offering a five-star escape from the madding crowds.

  • Julietta Jameson
Pacific Resort Aitutaki is the tropical island of your dreams.

The tropical paradise you can have (almost) all to yourself

Aitutaki is wonderfully unspoiled compared to certain other island hotspots, and this adults-only resort takes the fantasy a step further.

  • Trudi Jenkins
Copacabana is the platonic ideal of egalitarian Australia.

The PM bought a house here. I can understand why

Copacabana is the ideal of egalitarian Australia. No one cares who you are.

  • Ben Groundwater
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Cook Islands.

Best of the Pacific

Our blue backyard consists of 10,000 islands spread across the world’s largest ocean, so there’s no better place in the world to book a flop-and-drop.

The water park at Plantation Island.

The one thing that makes Fiji unbeatable for a family holiday

No one does a family holiday quite like Fiji. There are big resorts and small ones, but for children (and parents) the kids’ club is king.

  • Shaney Hudson
The retreat is near the town of Jaco.

You don’t have to live here to have a long life, but it helps

In one of five zones on Earth where people live longest, the outside world hardly seems to exist – so visiting adds a few months to my expiry date, surely?

  • Craig Tansley
The spot for sunlovers.

On board giant shipping line’s first foray into luxury cruising

Explora I feels like a spacious motor yacht rather than a ship, especially as the luxury is intimate rather than grand.

  • Lee Tulloch
Espiritu Santo still feels like a secret.

Close to Australia, but Pacific paradise still feels like a secret

Off- the-beaten-track places are harder to find than ever, particularly when you can fly straight there, but Espiritu Santo is one of them.

  • Craig Tansley

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