ORDER a cocktail at this bar and you may be whisked away, blindfolded and fitted with headphones as scented mists are sprayed in your face.

ISLAND life is easy on Heron Island where the birds are chirpy and the turtles take it slow, writes Tamara Mclean after a helicopter ride in.

A SLOW glide along the unspoiled Clyde River aboard a floating home leaves Brian Johnston very relaxed.

TAKE your tastebuds on a tour of Australia as we find out which state boasts the country's best restaurant and bar.

NEWS.com.au travel reporter and ski novice Lee Taylor reaches new heights during the mountain to mountain challenge through Perisher Valley.

UNDER disco lights, the annual courtship of the giant cuttlefish draws the snorkelling crowds to South Australian waters.

LONELY Planet's Frances Linzee Gordon travelled beneath the veil and bukha but found being a solo woman was no drawback.

THE gambling halls of the Rat Pack still exist, but in the "new" Las Vegas, casino bosses are betting their chips on luxury megaresorts.

AMERICA'S latest tourist trend dares you to take a toxic tour of Los Angeles most notorious environmental black spots.

NEWS.com.au travel reporter and ski novice Lee Taylor reaches new heights during the mountain to mountain challenge through Perisher Valley.

UNDER disco lights, the annual courtship of the giant cuttlefish draws the snorkelling crowds to South Australian waters.

CAROLYNE Jasinski goes over the side of a Melbourne backpackers to try out an edgy tourist attraction: rap jumping.

AUSTRALIANS could soon be travelling to London for $500 on low-cost airline AirAsia X, which will start flying within months.

UNDER disco lights, the annual courtship of the giant cuttlefish draws the snorkelling crowds to South Australian waters.

CAROLYNE Jasinski goes over the side of a Melbourne backpackers to try out an edgy tourist attraction: rap jumping.

THE traditionally upbeat Big Easy spirit is alive and kicking, as John Swords discovers in New Orleans' French Quarter.