Places

Abu Simbel

Sailing towards Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel - In 1964, the greatest archaeological rescue operation of all time commenced. The complex temples of Pharaoh Ramses II, "The Great", were dismant... Read More...
Tortuga

The Truth about Tortuga

Just off the northern coast of the mainland of Haiti is the rocky Caribbean island that is synonymous in fact, and fiction, with piracy, Tortuga. Tortuga was... Read More...
Sapporo

Sapporo rises from the rubble

On 6 September 2018, a large earthquake hit Japan, its epicentre in the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Region. Within four days, the region had restored power to almost... Read More...

Make the most of Munich

This October, the 185th Oktoberfest descends on the streets of Munich. The festival lasts almost three weeks and is the world's largest Volksfest, with milli... Read More...
fjords

Yearning for the fjords

For two and a half million years, glaciers carved U-shaped valleys into Norway's land beneath the sea. The result is a network of thousands of steep-walled chas... Read More...
Easter island

The many faces of Easter Island

Scattered across the 63-square mile Easter Island are 887 intimidating human-like figures. The moai have stood on this isolated island, discovered by Europeans ... Read More...
Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu – the trip of a lifetime

Machu Picchu means "old mountain" in the Quechua language and this fascinating citadel was constructed by the most advanced of pre-Columbian society
Maldives

The Magic of the Maldives

Scattered throughout the north-central Indian Ocean are the 1200 sandbanks and coral reefs that comprise the Republic of Maldives. Grouped in clusters, or atoll... Read More...