Dine on everything from fresh-from-the-sea fare to flavour-crammed breakfast classics at these Norfolk Island restaurants and cafes.

Located 2600 km north-west of Perth and closer to Asia than to mainland Australia, Christmas Island is unlike anywhere you’ve ever visited before.

The diversity of the language and culture on the island has influenced its identity and made for a beguiling mix of restaurants and a range of colourful cultural festivals each year.

From a luxury eco lodge to a room at an inn known for its sunsets, here are 11 of the best places to stay on Christmas Island.

You’ve scoured the internet for an untrampled nature-based destination and happened upon Cocos Keeling Islands – a tropical, coconut palm-covered horseshoe of sparkling gems, 27 of them in fact, peeking out of the Indian Ocean.

We uncover the best swimming spots along the 32-kilometre coastline of Norfolk Island.