Bali has topped a new May 2026 study of the best girls’ summer trip destinations, scoring 100 ahead of Phuket and Crete on safety, activities and daily cost. Bali has topped a new global ranking of the best destinations for a summer girls’ trip, finishing ahead of Phuket and Crete. The study from small-ship cruise company Sail Croatia scored 10 … Read more
This article by Mark Harada first appeared in KarryOn A lot can change in 20 years, especially when it comes to where Australians choose to travel. In March 2006, Indonesia barely scraped into our top 10 most popular destinations abroad, Japan hardly registered with Aussie travellers, and the UK outranked almost everywhere in Asia. Fast … Read more
The response to our first list of breathtaking, bucket-list destinations was so overwhelming that I knew a follow-up was inevitable. Clearly, I’m not alone in feeling that pull — that quiet urgency to see the world’s wonders while we still can. So here are five more places that have captured my imagination: destinations that are … Read more
EVERY year, from November to April when the northern Pacific swells sweep in from Hawaii, the Solomon Islands’ reefs and northly coastlines come alive with some of the most perfect waves to be found on the planet. The destination’s two best-known surf regions are Gizo in the Western Province and Santa Isabel, but there are … Read more
