THINK of WA's Margaret River region as being like Byron Bay with Hunter Valley wineries, writes a totally mesmerised Bill Rule.

ON a challenging 4WD tour of Fraser Island, Allan Thompson comes face to face with the island's beauty and its beasts.

IT'S not the Hunter, but it doesn't try to be. Sheridan Rogers indulges in the local produce and discovers Mudgee has its own charm.

ALISON Stephenson discovers a walking tour that fits the best shopping Sydney can offer into one shop-til-you-drop day.

FARAWAY Bay is aptly named, as Chris Pritchard discovers at a WA resort which can claim to be Australia's most remote and most relaxed.

THE snow sale is now on, so steal yourself a super ski deal with these bargain breaks to the slopes.

FARAWAY Bay is aptly named, as Chris Pritchard finds at one WA resort which can claim to be our most remote and most relaxed.

ON a challenging 4WD tour of Fraser Island, Allan Thompson comes face to face with the island's beauty and its beasts.

CAROLINE Ross primes her smile and dusts off her copy of Singles in the Snow for a man-hunting ski weekend with her gal pals.

ALISON Stephenson discovers a walking tour that fits the best shopping Sydney can offer into one shop-til-you-drop day.

THINK of WA's Margaret River region as being like Byron Bay with Hunter Valley wineries, writes a totally mesmerised Bill Rule.

DON'T miss sunrise: it's the time of day when New Zealand's Acacia Cliffs Lodge gets to reveal its wow factor. Brian Crisp reports.

GREG Hackett tries out Auckland's bridge climb and discovers those daring Kiwis can't resist throwing in a bungy jump along the way.

DON'T miss sunrise: it's the time of day when New Zealand's Acacia Cliffs Lodge gets to reveal its wow factor. Brian Crisp reports.

THINK of WA's Margaret River region as being like Byron Bay with Hunter Valley wineries, writes a totally mesmerised Bill Rule.

IT'S not the Hunter, but it doesn't try to be. Sheridan Rogers indulges in the local produce and discovers Mudgee has its own charm.