Luxury like no other in Thailand
THE island paradise of Koh Samui is a stunning contrast between luxury and simplicity.
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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.
The world’s first sleep retreat
TIRED of being tired? Lounge in seaside luxury and enjoy the best night’s sleep you ever had in the world’s first sleep retreat.
Inside the Playboy Mansion
THERE is a time in everyone’s life when they cannot believe where they are or what they are doing. For Liz Walsh, that moment came at Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion.
Soaked in Swiss bliss
STILL feeling the effects of festive season shenanigans ? Why not purify your soul and body in the cool, clean climes of the sexy Swiss Alps?
Stop, revive and survive 2008
NEED a tune-up after the festive season’s excesses? Jane Fraser finds the perfect retreat on the Gold Coast to prepare for whatever the new year has brought.
Game time for Beijing
THOUSANDS of hotels in Beijing will be empty after the Olympics in August, which means five-star bargains for those who wait, writes Greg Hackett.
Lazing in a luxury island paradise
IF you are planning an escape to paradise in 2008, look no further than the coral reefs and palm-fringed white-as-white sand beaches of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands.
Australia’s best spas
IF the rat race is running you down, then it’s time to kick back, peel off your clothes and be pampered back to life with our pick of Australia’s best spa experiences.
Peninsula springs a hot one
SOAKING in a natural hot mineral spring is the ultimate way to relax, as Carmen Scaduto discovers on the Mornington Peninsula.
Caribbean dazzles A-listers
ONCE a colonial backwater, Anguilla is now a playground for A-listers and the seriously cashed-up, says David Whitley.
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