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Kerala Backwaters houseboat, Alappuzha
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
A network of lagoons, lakes and canals along the Kerala coast, lined with palms, paddy fields and villages.
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Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
A colourful colonial town of blue cobblestones on an islet, guarded by the massive Spanish forts of El Morro and San Cristóbal, a UNESCO World Herita…
Natural features
Li River Cruise and Yangshuo
Yangshuo, Guangxi, China
A river winding between hundreds of tall limestone karst peaks, the landscape on China's 20-yuan note.
Attractions
Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
An open-range zoo in Dubbo where animals from Africa, Asia and Australia live in huge enclosures separated by moats rather than cages.
Tours and activities
Széchenyi Thermal Bath, Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
One of the largest spa complexes in Europe, in a grand neo-baroque building in the City Park, fed by hot springs.
Historic sites
Butrint
Bashkia Konispol, Vlorë, Albania
An ancient city inhabited for 2,500 years, by Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Venetians, set among woods and water on a peninsula near the Greek border.
Historic sites
Chapel Bridge and Old Town, Lucerne
Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
Lucerne's covered wooden footbridge, built in the 14th century, crosses the River Reuss diagonally, with painted panels under its roof and the stone …
Natural features
Kaieteur Falls, Guyana
Potaro-Siparuni, Guyana
One of the world's most powerful waterfalls, where the Potaro River plunges 226 m in a single drop into a gorge in the rainforest, about four times t…
Historic sites
Apartheid Museum and Soweto, Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
A powerful museum telling the story of apartheid and the struggle against it.
Historic sites
Visby, Gotland
Visby, Gotland, Sweden
A medieval Hanseatic town on the island of Gotland in the Baltic, encircled by a 3.4 km wall with more than 50 towers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Natural features
Hokitika Gorge
Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand
A granite gorge where the Hokitika River runs a startling milky turquoise, coloured by fine 'glacial flour' ground from the mountains.
Natural features
Huka Falls, Taupō
Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand
The Waikato River, New Zealand's longest, squeezes from about 100 m wide into a narrow rocky chasm just 15 m wide, then thunders over an 11 m drop in…