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From 16–21 March 2027, around 200 of the Asia-Pacific region’s best surfers will descend on St Clair Beach for the World Surf League Dunedin Pro QS4000 and Junior Pro, bringing serious waves and given this is New Zealand’s South Island, some fairly serious wetsuits
There are hotel rooms where the big excitement is discovering a complimentary chocolate on the pillow. Then there is Reefworld, where you go to bed on the Great Barrier Reef and wake up surrounded by several thousand fish. This is considerably harder for the chocolate to compete with.
If dolphins are the golden retrievers of the ocean and manatees are the beanbags, leopard seals are that dazzlingly attractive person at a party who locks eyes with you while casually setting something on fire.
If you thought Antarctica was just ice, penguins, and that one David Attenborough documentary you cried during, Scenic Discovery Yachts are here to politely correct you. They’ve kicked off their fifth season on the White Continent.
With its dazzling beaches, lush national park, designer boutiques, and relaxed yet cosmopolitan atmosphere, Noosa is more than just a holiday destination, it’s a lifestyle experience that continues to lure both international travellers and locals seeking a chic escape.
There’s something about a flight sale that makes even the most cynical among us start Googling “how long can you leave a cactus alone?” and “is passive income real?” Because Jetstar, in its infinite wisdom and occasional bouts of generosity, has just announced direct flights from Brisbane to Rarotonga, and my suitcase has flung itself open of its own accord.
If you’ve ever dreamt of sailing through the Whitsundays like a very tasteful movie star villain with an eye for interiors and an appetite for oysters, M.Y. Sea Raes has just made your fantasy uncomfortably achievable.
Sydney. The sun is shining, the waves are twinkling like an influencer’s Instagram reel, and the sand is doing that golden, glowy thing that tricks people into thinking it’s soft instead of the skin-searing torture device it actually is. The beach should be paradise. And yet, what do we see?
My inaugural voyage with Swan Hellenic took place aboard the SH Diana, the newest and most capacious of the trio. Expanding upon the original 152-guest blueprint of Project Vega, this vessel accommodates up to 192 fortunate explorers. Her interiors, crafted with meticulous attention by Tillberg Design of Sweden, emanate a serene elegance.
Enter the era of the luxury staycation, where the goal is to do absolutely nothing except lounge by your pool but with all the glamour of a five-star resort. And, thanks to a tiny aquatic miracle called the iSkim Ultra, you won’t even have to skim the pool yourself. Yes, darling, we are outsourcing everything.
Tucked away in the shimmering waters of the South Pacific, Moso Island is a vibrant slice of paradise that seems almost too magical to be real. Talk about fifty shades of blue. Melissa Hoyer gives FCM the luxury run down.
Move over Ibiza, shuffle aside Bali—Wonsan, North Korea, is ready to become the newest hotspot for your bucket list! With the grand opening of the Wonsan-Kalma Resort just around the corner, Dear Leader Kim Jong Un has declared it a “coastal wonderland.” And who are we to argue?
Opening image credit: Laverne Nash
