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Spotlight on The Whitsundays
Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from travel journalist Lee Mylne.

Queensland: My blue heaven
In the third in a series about Queensland, Wendy Dunlop explores a paradise of a multitude of islands.

Chile: Desert revival
In Chile’s beautiful landscape, inspired chefs are bringing the country’s traditional recipes back to life, discovers Rocky Casale.

On track to Laos in the lap of luxury
In a style that acknowledges the extravagant comforts of early 20th-century travel, Sarah Marshall sips prosecco on a train trip from Bangkok to Vientiane.

Fiji: Thanks for sharing paradise
In the far-flung Yasawas, Sue Baxalle finds adults and kids toiling hard to revitalise their cyclone-ravaged village.

Bar/fly: Burrow Hill, Somerset
Cider-making in all its guises is enjoying a comeback, writes Jim Eagles.

Machu Picchu: Ancient palace of lost souls
When American explorer Hiram Bingham first laid eyes on Machu Picchu, he felt as if he had walked into a dream, writes Derek Cheng.

California: Conversations with strangers
A Chicago to San Francisco journey gives Pamela Wade time to eat, relax ... and talk.

France: Rolling with the rich
Fancy treating your love to a five-star stay but not sure how to play the part of the fabulously wealthy? Anthony Peregrine explains how to act like you belong.

A Kiwi recommends ... North Queensland
Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Gaylene Whenmouth of Magabala Books.

Disneyland: Once upon a time
As his daughter is left star-struck by the princesses of Disneyland, Winston Aldworth finds his Frozen heart melts.

Dubai: The view from Concourse A
In Dubai, Peter Calder looks on enviously as the well-heeled browse among $12,000 bottles of wine.

Testing the waters on the Great Barrier Reef
Sue Baxalle pulls on her fins for an amazing underwater experience where she meets the first of many new friends in North Queensland.

Cruising: Rock around the croc
On the ship Orion, Jane Archer heads to Australia's Kimberley region to scale waterfalls, sample helicopter tours and spot man-eating beasts (from the safety of a rubber dinghy).

Up close with turtles
In the second in a series on Queensland, Sue Baxalle has a touching marine encounter.

Japan: Spirited away in Tokyo
Thirty years after he fell in love with Japan, author Edmund de Waal returns to take his family on an intense tour of its urban and rural charms.

Thailand: Monkey brain, ma'am?
Weird adventures with mushrooms and a winery visit are unexpected surprises for Pamela Wade in Thailand.

Indonesia: Private party in Bali
An absent millionaire's place can be your home away from home, writes Tamara McLean.

Maldives: Monarchs of the night
On the island of Maafushivaru, in the Maldives, Sam Wylie-Harris and her husband savour a holiday befitting a king and queen.

Turkey: Drift down the strait and narrow
Turkey's largest city is a place of grandeur and contradiction, writes Nicola Lamb.

A Kiwi recommends ... the Sunshine Coast
Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Sunshine Coast Tourism and Events Queensland director Lynne Banford.

Melbourne: Victorian games
If it involves bats or balls or both the Australians are bound to want to be involved -- and so is Nicholas Jones, who joins the crowds for a fiesta of sport at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

England: Cracking museum break
It's 1940, Britain is at war and code-breaker Alan Turing is hard at work. Danica Kirka time travels at Bletchley Park.

Utah's incredible rock show
Tim Stewart takes to the trails of Utah and is overwhelmed by the diversity and beauty of the rock formations.

Sydney: Shady lady is sassy again
Superstars and royalty have laid their heads in Sydney hotel with a tragic story, writes Lauren Quaintance.

Nosh and nightlife on the Sunshine Coast
Eveline Harvey samples some of the gourmet highlights on offer in Noosa.

Tanzania: Traffic jam on the Serengeti
Richard Madden finds it impossible not to be moved by the sight of a pride of lions or a leopard and her cubs in Tanzania.

Spotlight on the Sunshine Coast
Former Aucklander Tiffany Beal is an executive at Business Events Sunshine Coast.