Vanuatu is the perfect destination for a romantic break. Apart from the tropical weather, beaches, coconut palms and warm waters it’s such an easy place to get to. It’s just a few hours from Brisbane, Sydney or Auckland. Air Vanuatu has 5 weekly flights ex-Sydney, 3 from Brisbane and 4 from Auckland. Pacific Blue flies twice a week out of Brisbane with good connections from other cities.

It’s great for a long weekend, a week holiday will probably come with a bonus night or two in your resort and a longer stay lends itself to a couple of resorts or an outer island trip.

It’s a place where the cliché ‘the perfect place to do as little or as much as you like’ is a reality. You can laze by the pool with a colourful cocktail or in a hammock with a book or get into some soft adventure – snorkelling, diving, sailing horse riding, game fishing or take a safari to an active volcano.

There are a number of ‘adults only’ resorts that welcome same-sex couples and the restaurants are fabulous. You also have the French influence and the fascinating Melanesian culture.