This summer's Transit of Venus will prove a spectacular solar phenomenon. BRIAN PEDLEY finds the best vantage points

SURFING on Waikiki beach, swaying palm trees and hula girls are just some of the things that make Hawaii a fantasy destination.

YOU arrive at the airport and are welcomed with a garland of flowers, you get to your hotel and hear a friendly Aloha, Mahalo and you leave wanting nothing more than to return – of course, it could be no other place than the beautiful Hawaii.

'Lights, camera, action' on the Pacific islands as dazzling locations draw Hollywood stars says TOM HUTCHINSON

ASHLEY PEARSON goes in search of sun, surf and Hawaiian shirts on Oahu...

ASHLEY PEARSON joins Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman by the pool in Maui, Hawaii...

As Simon Reeve's new TV series documenting his journey along t he Tropic Of Cancer starts tonight, NICK BOULOS picks out four highlights from the northern border of the tropics

The Popular TV comedian was expecting a kitsch nightmare but was surprised and delighted by awesome scenery, amazing food and the warmth of her welcome on the US Pacific......

Follow in Indiana’s footsteps and make for Hawaii, where parts of the movie were filmed.