Have the best holiday sex of your life - no man required!

Saucy magazine Scarlet shows you how to get high in the sky and make some waves of your own with our ultimate guide to sex for one in the sun.

  Solo summer lovingJoin the Mile High Club – alone
Start your holiday with a (mile-high) bang. Dr Susan Block says, "Of course solo sex in the lav counts as joining the Mile High Club, especially these days when, if two people enter an airplane toilet together the flight attendants swarm the door like you're terrorists. Just pack a Pocket Rocket in your carry-on."

Warm up first so you'll come quicker. As the plane taxis down the runway, close your eyes and think dirty – you can always pretend you're nervous about taking off if you're with a friend. Focus on the vibrations of the plane travelling through your nether regions. Then, as the plane takes off, move things up a gear. Subtly squeeze your thighs together then open them a little so that your labia open and close around your clitoris making its presence felt.

As soon as the 'release-your-seatbelt' announcement is made, head straight to the toilet (along with your toy if you've been smart enough to bring one), and work out the best position for you. We recommend putting down the toilet seat, covering it with your sweater for comfort and then perching on the edge with legs open. If that doesn't give you enough access, stand with one leg on the toilet seat and watch yourself in the mirror for extra sex value. But for God's sake, make sure you've locked the door properly before you head for cloud nine.

Breast efforts
According to research, one percent of women can climax through breast play alone. See if you're in the lucky minority by slathering your breasts in suntan lotion and making sure to thoroughly massage it into your sun-sensitive nipples.

And be open to the fact that it's not just your breasts that can make you hit the high notes on holiday. Lots of women get jealous of the gorgeous figures on display at the beach, but rather than being green-eyed, focus on what it is you like about them. Covet those breasts; imagine playing with their curves and covering them in coconut oil until the owner reaches a breathy climax.

Now might be a good time to learn that lesbians spend far more time on breast play than straight couples – up to five minutes per breast in some cases. Hold that thought while you ogle the orbs in view and think how that might translate into Sapphic fun. Much more fun than being envious, eh?

Sex on the beach
A break by the sea gives you the ideal chance to catch up on your reading. Kill two birds with one stone by investing in some horny books. You don't need to go for fully-fledged erotica. Normal bonkbusters and even some classic novels have steamy sex scenes to help you get off. And no one on the beach will be able to tell what you're doing.

Scarlet recommends anything by Nicholson Baker (particularly The Fermata about a guy who can stop time, and gets up to no good when he does), Lofting by Alma Marceau (for beautifully evocative and wide-ranging sex scenes), this summer's hottest bonkbuster, and the old chestnut, Lady Chatterley's Lover.

Combine your beach read with the Scarlet Orgasm™ designed to be invisible to the outsider (unless of course you're a screamer). All you need to do is cross your legs and clench and unclench your vaginal muscles slowly at first, but with building momentum and then in quick succession. Once your muscles are rippling, clench them again – this time feel the squeeze all the way up to your navel and hold for 5 seconds. Continue to repeat the rapid clenches followed by the deeper clench and hold until you feel on the brink of orgasm, then start bouncing your top leg as if you're listening to something boppy on the iPod.

The additional bounce should take you over the edge once you've trained your body in the art of the Scarlet Orgasm™. This may take the duration of your holiday or longer, but even if orgasm evades you, you're still toning your pelvic floor, and after just two weeks you will notice how this leads to more intense orgasms with your hand/man/rabbit. Also, should the frustration become too much, you can always go for a swim and once you're far away enough from the shore finish the job manually. Now that's we call an ocean spray!

Walk dirty
Walking along the beach at sunset is bliss – the blushing sky view, the delicate ocean breeze, the delicious buzzing in your bikini bottoms… If you're thinking "What buzzing?" you've obviously forgotten to pack an essential ingredient of the sexy sunset stroll – vibrating love eggs.

Scarlet recommends Thelma's Grapes (£12.45, www.sextoys.co.uk). You will get the best buzz while walking as the rocking motion makes the ball bearings roll around inside the eggs casing providing additional stimulus. Simply nip to the nearest loo and insert the love eggs. Be sure you don't leave the string dangling out of your bikini – not a good look – tuck it just inside your outer labia as you would with a tampon string. Et voila, no one need know that it isn't just the seaside views that are taking your breath away.

If you want to stop for a rest, lie down at the edge of the sea and slightly part your legs then let the water lap at your body while you think about an altogether more intimate lapping of your nether regions.

Be a film star
Holidays are about escapism so what could be better than making a movie while you're away? A very personal movie, that is. Make a sexy video of yourself on your mobile phone to watch back when you're pleasuring yourself. Porn doesn't need to feature other people to be hot. Be as loud as you like (assuming the walls of your apartment aren't paper-thin) and revel in the noises you make during orgasm when you play it back. Loving yourself sexually is the most empowering thing you can do.

If you don't have a video option on your phone, take pictures instead. Pose sexily wearing your favourite lingerie. Hold the phone between your legs and take pics with and without toys and in different sexual positions to see yourself more intimately than you ever have before.

"Experiment with lighting – natural light, candle light, electric light – to see what suits you best," says Scarlet photographer Kev Scott. "And take lots of pictures as you're more likely to get a flattering one that way. Professional photographers take hundreds of shots to get just one usable one."

A totally in-tents experience
For those going on festival and camping trips, there's an ideal opportunity to revel in your exhibitionistic side. Take a torch and padlock with you and start by padlocking your tent door closed – you don't want any unwanted intruders (or do you?). Next turn on the torch and hang it from the hook in the roof – everything you do will now be visible in silhouette to the outside world. Clearly make your moves with legs in the air and slow pumping of your favourite most noisy toy if you want to play up to that fact. Alternatively opt for a more subtle approach if you want to act like the coy girl who's 'accidentally' been spotted. Either way revel in the fact that your erotic indulgences could be turning on other campers – both male and female – urging them to take part in their own solo sex session. Now that's the sort of group love we really want to see at festivals!

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