Bushwalkers need not worry about snakes on Lord Howe Island. Photo: Lord Howe Island Tourism association

This subtropical island just two hours flight from Sydney is a 11-kilometre-long, two-kilometre-wide slice of paradise. 

Slosh and scoff your way through Margaret River wineries. Photo: Tourism WA

The tiny town of Margaret River and the surrounding region has long been a summer refuge for burnt-out Perth city slickers.