Welcoming hands in Port Douglas
I’VE only been in Port Douglas half an hour and a woman I just met can’t keep her hands off me.
Luxury
Discover India’s ancient treatments
UNVEIL the healing wonders of cotton bags filled with rice, baked banana leaves and turbans drenched in oil in this traditional Indian spa resort.
Explore Asia’s next big thing
SLIP into a private infinity pool, gaze over unblemished beaches and marvel at how this city’s resorts have changed over the past 20 years.
Spa like a celebrity
FOLLOW in the plucked, preened and pedicured footsteps of the beautiful people in search of the best spa experiences in New York and Los Angeles.
WA’s isolated, luxury retreat
THIS is the kind of place which sends spa junkies gaga – and the best part is, it’s right in our own backyard, with all the privacy you’ll need.
The new, luxurious Noosa
SPACE. Time. Relaxation. The Outrigger on Little Hastings Street is breaking all the Sunshine Coast capital’s rules, but it’s well worth it.
A weekend in the Hunter, without wine?
CAN the Hunter Valley, which is synonymous with wine, be enjoyed without drinking? A pregnant woman and her hesitant husband take on the challenge.
Shop like a true fashion icon
INDULGE your inner fashionista in Paris, where bargains abound and hotels offer treatments to ease leg fatigue – a condition caused by too much shopping.
Zen in New Zealand
FOR a luxury retreat full of Eastern promise where you can rest your weary soul, you don’t have to travel further than across the Tasman.
Luxury like no other in Thailand
THE island paradise of Koh Samui is a stunning contrast between luxury and simplicity.
Tahiti tour for the pampered
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.
Sanctuary delivers on bliss
AN exclusive sanctuary styled on Bali’s high-end resorts in Port Douglas delivers on the necessary luxuries for Tracey Ferrier.
Several shades of paradise
LAIDBACK luxury or heartbreak hotel? Brian Johnston gives us the low-down on the best and the worst of the French Polynesian resorts.
Here’s mud in your eye
FORGET fancy seaweed wraps, Brian Johnston swears a bloke likes nothing more than a good wallow in a thermal mud bath.
Hottest hotels for 2008
LOOKING for a hotel that really stands out from the crowd? Travel + Leisure magazine shares its nominations for 2008’s best new hotels.
Broome sweeps in luxury
LUXURY rooms, a day spa and a soothing Buddha yoga sanctuary Broome’s Cable Beach Club Resort splashes out with a $20 million makeover.
‘Glamping’ it up in outdoor luxury
KICKING back on a queen-size bed in the heart of the New South Wales bush, Brad Watts discovers a tent with life’s little luxuries.
Rent your own island
YOU, too, can holiday like a celebrity, writes Anthony Deceglie when you can rent a whole island off the coast of Africa at this price.
The Ghan upgrades to platinum
A LUXURY upgrade takes comfort aboard Australia’s legendary Ghan to a new level. Mike Smith trials the new premier carriages on the famous outback train.
Get with the program
BYPASS the cocktails and consider a little detox on your next break at one of a new breed of life-changing health retreats in the Asia-Pacific.
Green and serene in Bali
YOGA, jungle walks and a healthy approach to eating make Ubud’s Como Shambhala a blissful place to stay, reports Christine McCabe.
Bali, body and sole
BALI may be teeming with willing masseurs but for a really exquisite massage, Sian Powell points the way to go in Kuta and surrounds.
Be Carrie Bradshaw for $24,000
FOR $24,000, Sex and the City fans can live the life of Carrie Bradshaw on a four-day tour of New York where splurging on Manolo Blahniks is par for the course.
Relax in the Kiwi thrill capital
QUEENSTOWN is the home for thrillseekers in New Zealand but Alison Cotes found a way to avoid any sudden attacks of adrenalin.
Luxury bed, breakfast and bush
SNUGGLED in beneath Queensland’s huge forest gums, Lyola Pavilions has an air of luxurious elegance that’s hard to resist.
Hot under the Hilton covers
OYSTERS, a feather tickler and Madame Lash Sydney’s Hilton Hotel knows how to get couples in a sexy mood.
Billionaire playgrounds
FIND out where the super-rich go to have fun with Forbes Traveler’s list of billionaires’ holiday destinations.
Move over Dubai
ABU Dhabi is where the Arabian action is, not Dubai, writes Toni Salama of the city widely regarded as the world’s richest.
The beautiful race
SIPPING champers with European billionaires, David May discovers Switzerland’s White Turf St Moritz race is not just for the beautiful people.
Touch of class at Ningaloo
SOAKED in shore-line luxury, the award-winning Novotel Ningaloo Resort is more than a match for its stunning surroundings.
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