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THE capital has shed its fireworks and hard-core porn tag to become a sexy hub of cocktail bars and eclectic DJs.

THE MTV Snow Jam, a free live music event, will be held in Australia for the first time this year at Falls Creek, Victoria.

IT'S a long way from coffee-mad Istanbul, but it's surprising what you'll learn trailing through the "coffee capital of Australia".

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

FROM rocky rivers to granite mountains – clock-up spine-tingling kilometres on the best Great Dividing Range road trips.

A GENEROUS dump of snow will greet hundreds of skiers this weekend and some resorts are nearing their booking capacity.

THE newly chic Club Med on Indonesia's Bintan Island offers "a full happiness immersion", writes Leonie Coombes.

FEW beach escapes in the world are able to match French Polynesia and its intoxicating mix of heavenly vistas, mystery and romance.

YOU can swim and snorkel in their waters, sail around them and stay on them: we explore the "pineapple isles" of the Great Barrier Reef.

WHILE Beachcomber Island is known as Fiji's party island – it is a classy party, where making new friends is easy.

THE secret of Koh Samui is out, but Kay Dibben finds that the pockets of magic remain on the Thai island.

A FLOAT in pure waters under the equatorial sun and Paul Pottinger surrenders to the Thai temptation that is the resort island of Phuket.

A HORSEBACK adventure is a rollicking great way to spend a morning on Queensland's beautiful Magnetic Island.

THE Whitsundays hold many treasures, but Whitehaven Beach is the most dazzling, writes Chris Tinkler after a week on Hamilton Island.

SALLY Macmillan checks out supermodel Elle Macpherson's favourite tropical island escape and quickly succumbs to its charms.

IAN Jackson and Jen Kelly discover monkeys are not the only entertainment at Club Med's luxurious Cherating Beach Resort.