Toowoomba travellers can't get enough of these places

TOOWOOMBA residents are breaking away from the bitter cold to ride bicycles along Venice Beach's esplanade in balmy California.

Escape Travel international travel consultant Angela Wilkinson said Los Angeles was hot, hot, hot right now.

People were also travelling to Canada, Alaska and Hawaii.

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Ms Wilkinson said while South-east Asia was always popular, cruises were climbing the charts because of their diversity and Fiji was the perfect destination for families.

She also said residents were exploring places closer to home like New Zealand and Tasmania.

Destinations trending now:

1. United States
2. South East Asia
3. Fiji
4. New Zealand
5. Tasmania

THE Chronicle's online readers had their say on where they would travel to if $1000 richer.

Peter Terrill would go to Coolum Beach so he could take his dogs to Stumers Beach.

Dawn Fillingham would travel to England and explore her family history.

Helen Fitch said she would not get far with $1000, however, Ms Wilkinson said that was not the case.

"With a $1000 travel gift card that's not much under a seven-night cruise or you can get return flights to LA, Thailand or a whole lot more in Bali," she said.

"You can also have a long weekend in New Zealand or it's a deposit on a European river cruise."

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