Queen of blue Hawaii
SHARRI Markson channels Kate Winslet and Gidget on the waves of Hawaii’s famous Waikiki beach where tandem surfing is a regular fixture.
North America
Waves are a shore thing
THE true stars of Oahu’s famed North Shore aren’t the actors in TV series Lost or musician Jack Johnson. They’re the monster waves that roll in every winter.
Nudist resort rivals bare teeth
SIX resorts in Florida are taking off the gloves and everything else to attract more of the worldwide nudist market, which has tripled in size since 1992.
Miami Nice
MIAMI’S South Beach used to be just flash and trash. Now it’s glamour all the way, writes Julie Earle-Levine after trying out her own ‘tanning butler’.
Swell times in Hawaii
WATCH your stress wander with the surf or a new island form in a mass of steam Russell Emmerson discovers you can do both on Hawaii’s Big Island.
A home run to city of heroes
PHILADELPHIA is the home of the US Declaration of Independence, the Rocky movies and the Liberty Bell, hoagies, cheesesteaks and the soft pretzel.
Hooked on Anchorage
IN Alaska’s Anchorage, there is a fishing spot where city workers can pop down the block on a coffee break to land a large salmon, writes Yereth Rosen.
Austin – a capital spot to rock
THE Texas capital Austin is proud to be a sleepy little drinking town with a live music problem, reports Lawrie Masterson.
Chicago, my kinda town
CHICAGO may have invented the deep-dish pizza, but it is the barbecue that drives Sean Condon wild on his visit to the infinitely enjoyable ‘Windy City’.
California dreaming
SAN Francisco is a culinary and visual delight, writes Sean Condon who started eating right away and didn’t stop for several days.
Utah, a voyage
THINK Think Utah, think Mormons as Jim Graham discovered when he found himself amid the sparkling cleanliness of Salt Lake City.
Elvis has never left the building
FROM his birthplace in Mississippi to the Memphis mansion he named Graceland, Elvis Presley lives on for the 800,000 people who visit each year.
Hitting the high note
COUNTRY music’s famous names rock on at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville and get Ray Chesterton’s toes tapping.
Vow power of Las Vegas
WANT to get married in Vegas? You’re in good company, writes Shane Burke.
Escape into Alcatraz
EACH fortnight, Darwin E. Coon returns to Alcatraz to chat about doing time as prisoner No. 1422 in the world’s best-known prison.
Florida blasts off
THE kids want rollercoasters. He wants a few rounds of golf. She wants to be pampered at a spa. Where to go? How about Florida?
Seduction in Seattle
FROM a science fiction Space Needle to the graves of Bruce and Brandon Lee, there’s more to Seattle than grunge, coffee and rain.
48 hours in New York
THERE is more to New York than the usual hotspots. Adam Harvey shares some favourite things about his adopted city. What’s your tip?»
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