Beaches and Islands

The Bondi to Manly Track, connecting two of Sydney, Australia’s, most famous beaches, opened Dec. 8, 2019. The nearly 50-mile trail follows the coastline from northern Sydney through the central city to southern Sydney, also crossing the Harbour Bridge. Highlights include historic buildings, gardens and Aboriginal sites as well as natural splendor.

For maps and suggested walks or multiday itineraries, visit www.bonditomanly.com.

Any attraction referred to as “world's largest” is likely to be at least a little bit famous, so it's no wonder so many of our readers correctly named the location in our February mystery photo.

What is believed to be the world's largest illuminated fiddle stands on the waterfront next to the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion in Sydney, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Designed by Sydney artist Cyril Hearn, the 60-foot-tall, solid-steel fiddle was unveiled in January 2005.

MGM Resorts has revealed, after the stolen information was posted online, that a hack of their guest databases in the summer of 2019 exposed the personal information of more than 10.6 million guests. The stolen information included names, addresses, telephone numbers and, in some cases, passport numbers. The hotel does not believe that any financial information was exposed.

18-day, 17-night, small-ship cruise in Southwest Pacific, Sept. 10-27, 2020. Highlights: In Port Moresby, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, National Museum & Art Gallery, board Island Sky/Bonarua Island for birding, fishing & weaving demos/Dobu & Fergusson islands for three active volcanoes/in Solomon Islands, Tetepare for lowland rainforest, Nicobar pigeons, and Utupua for Zodiac ride among mangroves/Santa Cruz Islands/musicians, dancers on Vanuatu. $14,480-$40,580 ppdo (per cabin category).

8-day, 7-night “easy active” trip with hiking, cycling, kayaking. (Must be able to swim.) Departures May-September 2020. Highlights: Old Town Dubrovnik/kayak near Zaton Bay/catamaran to Elaphiti Islands for paddle boarding, swimming/12th-century wall in Mali Ston/bike in Mljet Nat’l Park/ferry to Korcˇula for Old Town/wine tasting in Lumbarda/island of Hvar. $4,099 ppdo. Single supp., $899. REI Adventures (Kent, WA; 800/622-2236, www.rei.com).