Bali
A friendly and remarkably artistic people, living amid breathtaking panoramas, have created dynamic society with unique arts and ceremonies. Making Bali an island almost unreal in today's hectic and changing world. Terrace ricefields dominate the landscape, with rivers and small irrigation streams disecting a luscious green landscape, filling the air with enchanting sounds of running water. ..
Cape Verde
Cape Verde, or Cabo Verde, is a nation on a volcanic archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa. It’s known for its Creole Portuguese-African culture, traditional morna music and numerous beaches. Its largest island, Santiago, is home to the current capital, Praia. Santiago is also home to the old capital, Cidade Velha, with clifftop fortress Forte Real de São Felipe...
Croatia
Croatia is an Eastern European country with a long coastline on the Adriatic Sea. Encompassing more than a thousand islands, it's also crossed by the Dinaric Alps. Its inland capital, Zagreb, is distinguished by its medieval Gornji Grad (Upper Town) and diverse museums. The major coastal city Dubrovnik has massive 16th-century walls encircling an Old Town with Gothic and Renaissance buildings..
Cuba
Cuba is a Caribbean island. It has sugar-white beaches and is dotted with tobacco fields, which play a part in the production of the country's legendary cigars. The capital, Havana, is lined with pastel houses, 1950s-era cars and Spanish-colonial architecture in the 16th-century core, Old Havana. Salsa music plays in the dance clubs and cabaret shows are performed at the famed Tropicana...
Cyprus
Discover a country where East meets West, fashionable spas sit side-by-side with village kafeneia and heavenly beaches are backed by rugged mountains. Cyprus is tucked away in the top right hand corner of the Mediterranean so close to Europe, Asia and Africa that it rightly claims to be a stepping stone to three continents. While the coast calls to sunseekers and clubbers, inland is a haven of tra..
Dominican Republic
For a memorable vacation, the Dominican Republic is becoming one of the most popular and enjoyable destinations in the Caribbean. This is a perfect place for relaxing as the weather is wonderful and the landscape simply beautiful. The pristine beaches stretch for nearly 1000 miles. North of Santo Domingo, the country´s capital, along the Atlantic shore is the glittering Amber Coast - home t..
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates known for luxury shopping, ultramodern architecture and a lively nightlife scene. Burj Khalifa, an 830m-tall tower, dominates the skyscraper-filled skyline. At its foot lies Dubai Fountain, with jets and lights choreographed to music. On artificial islands just offshore is Atlantis, The Palm, a resort with water and marine-animal parks...
Egypt
Egypt is the oldest tourist destination on earth. Ancient Greeks and Romans started the trend, coming to goggle at the cyclopean scale of the Pyramids and the Colossi of Thebes. At the onset of colonial times, Napoleon and the British in turn looted Egypt's treasures to fill their national museums, sparking off a trickle of Grand Tourists that eventually became a flood of travelers, packaged ..
Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary Islands yet one of the least known. Half the island is fringed by sensational white or golden sand beaches washed by sparkling blue seas. There is nowhere else in the Canaries with as many enormous sand dunes and long sandy beaches (more than one hundred and fifty). Even though most of the land consists of stone and rock, these are some of the most..
Gran Canaria
The small continent - that is how this island is called because of its extremely varied landscapes with European, African and even American vegetation. The mountain range in the island's centre at a height of about 2000 meters, is cut by some bizarre canyons and sightseers will enjoy visiting the 15th century Castillo de la Luz, the cobbled streets of the historic Vegueta district and the Cas..
Greece
Greece is situated at the far south of the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea and is famous for being the seat of modern European civilisation - its ancient influence is still felt in art, politics, literature and philosophy today. Greece is characterised by its stunning natural beauty, including rocky mountain ranges and the beautiful, bright blue seas of the Mediterranean and I..
Ibiza
Ibiza is one of the Balearic islands, an archipelago of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea. It's well known for the lively nightlife in Ibiza Town and Sant Antoni, where major European nightclubs have summer outposts. It's also home to quiet villages, yoga retreats and beaches, from Platja d'en Bossa, lined with hotels, bars and shops, to quieter sandy coves backed by pine-clad hills fo..
India
The subcontinent of India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan, China and Nepal. To the North it is bordered by the world's highest mountain chain, where foothill valleys cover the Northernmost of the country's 26 states. Further South, plateaus, tropical rain forests and sandy deserts are bordered by palm fringed beaches. <br><br> Side by side with the country's stag..
Lanzarote
Sunbathing, water sports and relaxing are the key activities on Lanzarote, an island blessed by low annual rainfall and beautiful sunny days. You can explore its stark volcanic landscape and tour Fire Mountain on the back of a camel. The towns of Costa Teguise and Puerto del Carmen offer a full complement of shops, nightclubs and restaurants where local seafood specialties are always available. ..
Madeira
Madeira, probably the most spectacular of the Atlantic Islands, is situated 1000 km South West from Lisbon and 700 km from Africa's coast, and for some travellers is considered the never-ending spring island. Let curiosity be your guide through nature's own garden and see the variety of the constantly changing landscape, with its verdant mountains and valleys. <br><br> Mad..
Maldives
The Maldives is a tropical nation in the Indian Ocean composed of 26 ring-shaped atolls, which are made up of more than 1,000 coral islands. It’s known for its beaches, blue lagoons and extensive reefs. The capital, Malé, has a busy fish market, restaurants and shops on the main road, Majeedhee Magu, and 17th-century Hukuru Miskiy (also known as Friday Mosque) made of carved white coral...
Mallorca
Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands and has a rich diversity of landscape: rugged mountains, windmill-dotted plains, pine-covered hills, golden beaches and sandy coves. Mallorca's wonderful climate, beautiful landscapes as well as its cosmopolitan ambience make it a privileged holiday resort, with a cultural offer comparable to the one of many European capitals. The Auditiorio de ..
Malta
The Maltese Islands lie in the centre of the Mediterranean. The archipelago is made up of mainland Malta, Gozo, Comino, and Cominotto. A smaller uninhabited island of Filfla is also part of the Maltese Islands. All together the islands make up a mere 316sq km. Malta is a small, tranquil island only 27km at its longest point from the northwest to southeast, and 14.5km at its widest point, from west..
Mauritius
Mauritius, an Indian Ocean island nation, is known for its beaches, lagoons and reefs. The mountainous interior includes Black River Gorges National Park, with rainforests, waterfalls, hiking trails and wildlife like the flying fox. Capital Port Louis has sites such as the Champs de Mars horse track, Eureka plantation house and 18th-century Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Gardens...
Menorca
Smaller and quieter than its neighbor Mallorca , Menorca is the second largest of the Balearic islands. Situated just 34 km / 21 miles from Mallorca , the island has many family-friendly rental resorts and almost as many beaches as Mallorca and Ibiza combined. Peaceful holiday resorts line the south coast and a string of quiet fishing villages are along the island s rougher northern shore. Th..
Mexico
Cancun has some of the best beaches in the world. The beaches are, without question, the biggest draw in Cancun with their soft, white, powdery, sand and crystal clear, warm, turquoise water. There are eleven beaches in Cancun, each of which has its own distinctive personality, and all of which are open to the public. The very best beaches are at the north tip of the island. <br><br>..
Morocco
For Westerners, Morocco holds an immediate and enduring fascination. Though just an hour's ride on the ferry from Spain, it seems at once very far from Europe, with a culture – Islamic and deeply traditional – that is almost wholly unfamiliar. Throughout the country, despite the years of French and Spanish colonial rule and the presence of modern and cosmopolitan cities like Rab..
Portugal
The natural advantages of a sunny country with such diverse geographic features have turned Portugal into a chosen destination for many holidaymakers looking to rent abroad, an ideal place for practicing water sports and playing golf, offering modern tourism facilities, and quaint and personalized means of accommodation. An independent kingdom since 1143, Portugal established its continental front..
Spain
The southern coast of Spain is famous for its sandy beaches, and for its 13 top golf courses. Local towns and villages draw golf and tennis players and sun seekers from all over Europe. Further North, the Costa Blanca offers beautiful landscape and unspoiled beaches. Alicante, centrally located in the Costa Blanca, is home to a number of historical sites, including the castles at Elda, Villena and..
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an island nation south of India in the Indian Ocean. Its diverse landscapes range from rainforest and arid plains to highlands and sandy beaches. It's famed for its ancient Buddhist ruins, including the 5th-century citadel Sigiriya, with its palace and frescoes. The city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka's ancient capital, has many ruins dating back more than 2,000 years...
Tenerife
Tenerife's Mount Teide, with its volcanic peak, looks down upon the forests and banana plantations on its lower slopes and valleys. In the south Playa de las Americas and the surrounding areas offer non-stop nightlife and every leisure facility that could be wished for. Whatever you're looking for in your holiday, Tenerife is guaranteed to having something to offer you. <br><b..
Tunisia
Tunisia's list of visitor attractions would do justice to a country twice its size. From the stone-age settlements near the oasis at Kebili to the space-age sets of Star Wars (parts of which were filmed at Matmata), its lush-to-lunar landscapes have seen more action than the New World nations combined. Spend a few days here and you'll agree: daydreaming at the famous Roman ruins of Carth..
Turkey
Turkey is split into 7 regions. Each has its own distinct climate, landscape and traditions. The first four are named according to their adjacent seas (the Black Sea, the Marmara, the Aegean and the Mediterranean Regions). The other three in relation to their location in the whole of Anatolia (Central, Eastern and South East Anatolia Regions). <br><br> As a Country, Turkey spans two..