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83 South Pacific islands of blue holes, an active volcano and living kastom culture, from Port Vila's market to Santo's white-sand beaches.

118 islands in five archipelagos: Tahiti and Papeete, the bays of Moorea, Bora Bora's lagoon and the remote atolls and Marquesas beyond.

Winter sun four hours from the UK: Tenerife's Teide, Gran Canaria's dunes, Lanzarote's volcanoes and Fuerteventura's long white beaches.

Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza: turquoise coves, mountain villages and easy family resorts, around two and a half hours from UK airports.

Málaga's sunny coast: sandy beaches from Torremolinos to Marbella and Nerja, tapas in Málaga, and day trips to Ronda, Granada and Gibraltar.

Portugal's sunny south coast: golden cliffs, sea caves, island beaches and fresh seafood, less than three hours' flight from the UK.

Portugal's garden island: levada walks, mountain sunrises, whale watching and Madeira wine, under four hours from the UK.

Greece's largest island: Venetian harbours, Knossos, the Samaria Gorge and the lagoons of Balos and Elafonisi, four hours from the UK.

Clifftop villages above a flooded volcano, black-sand beaches, boat trips to the crater and volcanic wines. About four hours from the UK.

Greece's green island: a UNESCO-listed Venetian old town, west-coast coves, boat trips to Paxos and Albania, and flights of about 3 hours from the UK.

Cliffside villages, lemon groves and boat days: the Amalfi Coast and Sorrento, with Capri and Pompeii close by. About 3 hours from the UK.

Lakes Garda, Como and Maggiore: lakeside villages, island gardens, castles and boat trips under the Alps, two hours from the UK.

Baroque Valletta, the Blue Lagoon, Gozo's temples and 3,000 hours of sun a year, three hours from the UK, with English spoken everywhere.

Dalmatia's walled towns and islands: Dubrovnik's walls, Split's Roman palace, Hvar and Brač, about two and a half hours from the UK.

Winter sun seven hours from the UK: desert safaris, the Burj Khalifa, old souks by the Creek and long sandy beaches.

Snorkel with turtles, meet whale sharks and picnic on sandbanks, staying in local-island guesthouses or good-value resorts.

Coral-reef lagoons, Creole food and green mountains in the Indian Ocean, with good-value resorts on every coast.

Bangkok's temples and canals, then the beaches of Phuket, Krabi and Koh Samui: limestone islands, street food and good-value hotels.

Temples, rice terraces and volcano sunrises, with surf beaches, calm lagoons and island trips. Stay in Ubud, Seminyak, Sanur or Nusa Dua.

Rock fortresses, tea country, leopards and whales: a classic Sri Lanka round trip from Sigiriya and Kandy to Ella and the south coast.

Calm west-coast bays, lively south-coast beaches, rum, cricket and Friday fish fries, with direct flights from several UK airports.

Seven Mile Beach sunsets, waterfalls you can climb, reggae and jerk: all-inclusive Jamaica, from Negril and Montego Bay to Ocho Rios.

Caribbean beaches, Nelson's Dockyard and Sunday sunsets at Shirley Heights, with direct flights from London and plenty of all-inclusive stays.

Caribbean beaches, all-inclusive resorts and Maya ruins: Cancún, Playa del Carmen and Tulum, with cenotes and reef snorkelling on the doorstep.