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The Balkans' most underrated coastline, backed by dramatic mountains and some of Europe's lowest prices.
Ottoman old towns, emerald rivers and mountain scenery, still one of Europe's best-value trips.
Carpathian castles, painted monasteries and Transylvanian towns, with some of Europe's best road-trip roads.
Fjord-like bays, walled coastal towns and alpine mountains packed into a country the size of a large city.
Alpine lakes, caves and a tiny stretch of coast, compact enough to see most of it in under a week.
25 itineraries
Transylvanian Saxon towns and Carpathian mountain roads, built around a rental car.
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.
Marrakech's souks, a Sahara desert camp, and the imperial cities and blue-washed Chefchaouen, by private driver.
The Pyramids of Giza, temples of Luxor, and a Nile cruise south to Aswan — Egypt's essential ancient-history route.
Cardiff's castle and waterfront, then north to Snowdonia's mountains and Conwy's medieval walled town.
Three of Southeast Asia's classic backpacker highlights — Angkor Wat, Vietnam's coast, and Ha Long Bay — by short flights.
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.
Edinburgh's old town, a scenic drive to the Highlands, Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye, finishing in Glasgow.
San José's short stopover, Guanacaste's national parks and hot springs, and surf time on Tamarindo's Pacific beaches.
Kathmandu's temples, a lodge-to-lodge trek to Poon Hill's Himalayan sunrise views, and a jungle safari in Chitwan.
Lakes, mountains and car-free Zermatt, connected entirely by Switzerland's scenic rail network.
Auckland's harbour, Rotorua's geothermal and Māori culture, and Queenstown's mountains and adventure sports in the South Island.
Santiago's mountain-ringed skyline, colourful Valparaíso on the coast, then a flight north to the otherworldly Atacama Desert.
A full loop of Route 1 — waterfalls, glacier lagoons and the north's volcanic landscapes, entirely by rental car.
Manila's colonial old town, Bohol's Chocolate Hills and tarsiers, then island-hopping among El Nido's limestone lagoons in Palawan.
Buenos Aires' tango and steakhouses, Mendoza's wine country beneath the Andes, and lake-and-mountain Bariloche in Patagonia.
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.
Cape Town's Table Mountain and Winelands, then a flight north for a safari in Kruger National Park.
Kenya's Maasai Mara into Tanzania's Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, finished with beach time on Zanzibar.
A classic self-drive loop: Sossusvlei's towering red dunes, the coastal town of Swakopmund, and wildlife-watching in Etosha National Park.
Sydney's harbour, Melbourne's laneway culture, and the Great Barrier Reef out of Cairns, connected by domestic flights.
A classic Southwest road trip: LA's beaches, the Las Vegas Strip, the Grand Canyon's South Rim, then up the coast to San Francisco.