With its ample fruit trees and colorful wildflowers--and more than 80 strategically located resorts--this lush cluster of coral islands in the Indian Ocean plays host to half a million visitors a year. Among the most alluring destinations on the archipelago is the Kuredu Island Resort on the northern reef of Lhaviyani Atoll, with its bright white sands, thatched-roof bungalows, and villas-on-stilts that rise from the lagoon.

Picking a favorite spot among the 300-plus islands that comprise the tropical paradise of Fiji is a little like trying to select which morsel of Godiva chocolate to start with after opening the box. Thankfully, mother nature has intervened: A break in the reef along the southwest curve of the main island--at the horseshoe-shaped Natadola Beach--makes for some perfect body-surfing.

Camera-toting tourists will marvel at the striking blend of colors along Red Beach, located on the southern flatland of Greece's Santorini--black sand, royal blue sea and crimson lava cliffs.

Spring time in Negril is sunny and party, party, party central. Remember that Jamaica is a developing nation; cheaper hotels may not have fully functioning amenities and parts of the island can be a walk on the wild side. Don't fear to adventure -- just be safe.