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Sarajevo's layered history followed by Mostar and the Herzegovina countryside, reachable by bus or car.
Sofia's Roman ruins in the metro station, Plovdiv's ancient theatre, and Veliko Tarnovo's fortress built into a river canyon.
A loop from Tirana through Ottoman old towns to the Riviera coastline and back, best with a rental car.
Prague's fairy-tale old town, the storybook riverside village of Český Krumlov, and student-city Brno to finish.
Istanbul's mosques and bazaars, a Cappadocia balloon sunrise, and Pamukkale's white terraces, by flight and coach.
Lima's food scene, the Sacred Valley's ruins, and Machu Picchu by train — with acclimatisation days built in.
The rebuilt capital, medieval Kraków and Auschwitz-Birkenau, gnome-covered Wrocław, and the Baltic port of Gdańsk.
India's classic first-timer route — Delhi's Mughal monuments, the Taj Mahal at dawn in Agra, and Jaipur's pink-hued forts.
Three capitals, three countries, entirely by train — no rental car needed at any point.
Ancient Athens, the Peloponnese's castles and coastline, and the monasteries of Meteora — no islands required.
Ubud's rice terraces and temples, then the surf beaches and cliff-top sunsets of Uluwatu and Seminyak.
Cardiff's castle and waterfront, then north to Snowdonia's mountains and Conwy's medieval walled town.
Three small, easy-to-love countries linked entirely by train — canals, medieval squares, and a compact capital.
Amman's old citadel, the rose-red city of Petra, a night in the Wadi Rum desert, and the Red Sea coast to finish.
Bratislava's compact old town, hiking beneath the jagged High Tatras peaks, and the colourful Baroque centre of Košice.
Valletta's fortress walls and Baroque churches, the silent walled city of Mdina, and a ferry day trip to Gozo's slower pace.
Edinburgh's old town, a scenic drive to the Highlands, Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye, finishing in Glasgow.
Amsterdam's canal ring, laid-back Utrecht, and Rotterdam's bold modern architecture with a Hague day trip.
San José's short stopover, Guanacaste's national parks and hot springs, and surf time on Tamarindo's Pacific beaches.
Jerusalem's Old City, floating in the Dead Sea, and the beach-and-nightlife energy of Tel Aviv, with a Haifa detour.
Nicosia's divided old town, beach time in Larnaca and Limassol, and Paphos's mosaics and mythology on the west coast.
Lakes, mountains and car-free Zermatt, connected entirely by Switzerland's scenic rail network.
London's icons bookended by a day trip to Roman Bath and a rail hop to medieval York.
Stockholm's island-spread old town, a day trip to Uppsala's university and cathedral, then west by train to Gothenburg's canals and archipelago.
Copenhagen's design and cycling culture, Aarhus's arts scene, and Hans Christian Andersen's hometown of Odense.
Dubai's skyscrapers, desert and souks, with a day trip to Abu Dhabi's Grand Mosque and Louvre.
Oslo bookended by one of the world's most scenic train rides and a fjord cruise into Sognefjord, finishing in Bergen.
Helsinki's design-forward capital, then a flight north to Lapland for the Arctic Circle, huskies and the northern lights.