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The other side of India's coastal paradise

India's hippy Goa hides a number of boutique luxury stays and hip places to shop.

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A beachside bure at Likuliku Lagoon Resort, Fiji.

No kids allowed: Island life in luxury adults-only resort

Fiji's bure magic allows you to leave life's nagging worries way behind.

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Adults-only haven: Hotel Wailea.

Hawaii's luxury oasis for adults-only

Travel bibles rate this luxury adults-only resort among the world's best.

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The resort has undergone a glamorous multimillion dollar revamp.

Hayman Island resort's glamorous multimillion dollar revamp

Two years on from Cyclone Debbie, Hayman is back after a multimillion dollar refurbishment.

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Casa Marina Key West used to call its private beach 'Kokomo Beach' after the 1988 song by The Beach Boys.

Aruba? Jamaica? 30 years on, no one knows where 'Kokomo' actually is

You know the catchy, relaxing lyrics: "Off the Florida Keys, there's a place called Kokomo," goes the 1988 hit by The Beach Boys.

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Fiji was recently named the world's happiest, most hopeful country.

Closer than Bali: Why we're flocking to 'the world's happiest country'

A flurry of new upmarket hotel and resort openings, new roads and a renewed spirit of optimism make this destination hard to beat.

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The W Maldives resort includes 77 villas, 50 over-water and 27 by the beach.

The Maldives's new dining experience

The famed chefs from Three Blue Ducks create an eating experience in paradise.

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While Atiu lacks the lagoons of Rarotonga or Aitutaki, there are aqua treats on hand.

Just 500 visitors a year: No overtourism at this Pacific paradise

Atiu's the third most visited island of the Cooks, but you'll still be one of only 500 tourists each year.

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Boracay was named the world's most beautiful island in 2012.

Is the 'new' Boracay worth returning to?

Boracay had become an insanely overdeveloped tourist trap; now it's back, and it's better.

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The pool at Pullman Nadi Bay Resort & Spa.

Review: Fiji's tourist town first five-star resort

The Pullman Nadi Bay Resort and Spa is the first five-star hotel in the Fijian tourism town of Nadi.

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Balcony of Collette Dinnigan-designed penthouse at Bannisters by the Sea.

Why Rick Stein fell in love with Mollymook

He could just about 'weep' with appreciation for its pristine, uncrowded beauty. And then there are the fish.

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Hawaii-based artist Erin Ibarra has gone from "chalkboard queen" to painting a 24-floor mural for the Waikiki ...

USA, Hawaii: Waikiki Beachcomber's elevator flower art

You've heard of elevator music, now see dazzling elevator art.

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