The Perfect Pearl • Ask Mark: Cruising Polynesia • 50 Romantic Hotels • The 50 Most Romantic Places on Earth 2001 MORE SURVIVOR Africa, Australia, and the South China Sea have even more hotels, destinations, and cruises to send you into a fire-walking frenzy—or at least relax you until you forget how to cook rice.May 12, 2009 Photo: Getty ImagesAs "Survivor: Marquesas" draws to a close, one question is on everyone's mind: Just where are the Marquesas, anyway?And why would anyone go there? As it happens, there are many good reasons to go there—every rugged "Survivor" locale has been near a destination of sublime loveliness (and luxury).

You didn't expect visiting CBS executives to camp out near packs of wild dingos, did you?You won't need to eat rats or practice your spear-fishing once you've read up on our guides to the Marquesas, the South China Sea, Australia, and Africa. • Africa's Best Safari Guides • African Lodges: Wild at Hearth • Malaria Shots and More • Ask Mark: Safari Honeymoon • Cape Verde: An Island Sing-Along • The China Blind Rivet Nut manufacturers Road Down Under • Australia's Rustic-Chic Lodges • Tasmania: Heating Up Down Under • Jungle Survival in the Philippines • Manila Heats Up • Bali: Lush Life, Cut-Rate. • Fast Talk: Jeff Probst SURVIVOR: MARQUESAS Who could pay attention to the setting, with so many exciting—and, frankly, startling (think Kathy, John, and the sea urchin)—things going on?Yet the Marquesas and the rest of French Polynesia are home to some of the most beautiful and romantic sites on the planet