Historic sites
Göbekli Tepe
Haliliye, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
The world's oldest known monumental temple, built around 9600 BC by hunter-gatherers, thousands of years before Stonehenge, with huge T-shaped stone …
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Walks and treks
Heaphy Track
West Coast, New Zealand
New Zealand's longest Great Walk, 78 km through Kahurangi National Park from the Aorere valley in Golden Bay to the wild West Coast near Karamea.
Natural features
Balos Lagoon, Crete
Kíssamos, Crete, Greece
A shallow turquoise lagoon of white and pink sand between the Gramvousa peninsula and a rocky cape, at the far north-west tip of Crete.
Tours and activities
Bosphorus ferry cruise, Istanbul
Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey
The strait dividing Europe from Asia, lined with palaces, Ottoman wooden mansions (yalı) and fortresses.
Natural features
Isle of Pines, New Caledonia
South Province, New Caledonia
An island of white beaches lined with tall Cook pines, and the natural swimming pool of Oro Bay.
Food and drink
Hawker centres of Singapore
Tanjong Pagar, Central Singapore, Singapore
Singapore's hawker culture is UNESCO-listed: open-air food courts with dozens of stalls serving cheap, excellent local dishes like Hainanese chicken …
Walks and treks
Cocora Valley
Salento, Quindío, Colombia
A valley in the coffee region with the world's tallest palm trees, wax palms up to 60 m, in misty green hills.
Natural features
Ubud and the Tegallalang Rice Terraces, Bali
Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia
Ubud is Bali's cultural heart, with temples, art markets, yoga retreats, and traditional dance performances in the evenings.
Natural features
Iguaçu Falls (Brazilian side)
Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
One of the world's great waterfalls, about 275 drops along nearly 3 km on the Brazil-Argentina border, a UNESCO site.
Tours and activities
Great Ocean Road and the Twelve Apostles
Timboon, Victoria, Australia
A 243 km coastal road in Victoria built by returned WWI soldiers, past surf beaches, rainforest and koalas, to the limestone stacks of the Twelve Apo…
Walks and treks
Annapurna Circuit and Poon Hill
Kaski, Gandaki, Nepal
The Annapurna region offers treks of every length.
Natural features
Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach
Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland
A black volcanic sand beach near Vík, with towering basalt columns forming a cave and the Reynisdrangar sea stacks offshore, said to be trolls turned…