Destinations

Pastel villages clinging to cliffs, lemon groves, and some of the most beautiful coastline in the world.

Marble streets inside medieval walls, above an impossibly blue Adriatic.

A castle on a volcanic crag, a medieval Old Town, and the world's biggest arts festival every August.

Where Europe meets Asia: Byzantine domes, Ottoman palaces, bazaars, and ferries across the Bosphorus.

Seven hills, yellow trams, custard tarts, and golden light that makes every street look like a postcard.

Gothic spires, a castle above the river, and centuries of architecture in one walkable centre.

Waterfalls, black-sand beaches, glaciers, and — in winter — a real chance of northern lights.

Flamenco, orange trees, and Moorish palaces in Andalusia's most romantic city.

Rice terraces, surf beaches, temples, and some of the best-value villas anywhere.

Temple-dotted old city, night markets, and mountain day trips in northern Thailand.

Motorbike-filled streets, lakeside temples, and some of Asia's best street food — plus Ha Long Bay nearby.

Temples, gardens, and wooden townhouses — Japan's former capital at its most graceful.

Royal palaces, all-night food markets, and hillside villages in a hyper-modern megacity.

A garden city of hawker centres, futuristic skyline, and four cultures in a few square miles.

Turquoise glacial lakes, wildlife, and some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in North America.

Tango halls, grand boulevards, and late-night steak dinners in South America's most European city.

The ancient Inca capital, the Sacred Valley, and the mountaintop citadel everyone dreams about.

A megacity of world-class museums, street tacos, leafy neighbourhoods, and ancient pyramids an hour away.

Live jazz, Creole cooking, and iron-lace balconies in America's most distinctive city.

Seven moles, mezcal, and craft villages in Mexico's culinary heartland.

Mountains, ocean, and rainforest meet a relaxed, food-loving city on Canada's west coast.

Table Mountain, penguin beaches, and world-class wine country all within an hour.

Souks, riads, rooftop sunsets, and the Atlas Mountains on the horizon.

A rose-red city carved into cliffs, then a night under the stars in a Martian desert.

Spice-scented Stone Town and white-sand beaches on the Indian Ocean.

Laneway coffee, street art, and world-class sport, plus the Great Ocean Road on the doorstep.

Lake-and-mountain scenery, world-famous adventure activities, and the gateway to Milford Sound.

A harbour city with surf beaches, coastal walks, and a famous opera house at its heart.