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New year, new adventures – we’ve got all the inspiration you need to start planning where you’ll go this year.
Spring in Asia
Dine on mouthwatering beef in Kobe, for which the Japanese city has become world famous, and, in Busan, discover what’s driving the current Korean Wave for fashion, food, and culture. The sugar-sand island of Boracay in the Philippines is the place to play the barefoot castaway, there are thousands of temples to tour in Bali, Indonesia, and you have a rare chance to meet the “old men of the forest” at the orangutan sanctuary near Penang, Malaysia. Scooter through bustling Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, join meditating monks in Cambodia, and skim across the turquoise waters of Phuket, Thailand, in a speedboat. Singapore offers sizzling hawkers’ markets and one of the region’s greenest cities, while there is birdlife to spot in the Muthurajawela wetlands in Sri Lanka, and the soul to nurture in India.
Summer in The Med, Northern Europe, and Alaska
All roads lead to Rome for the Forum, Colosseum, and more, while Marseille celebrates a multicultural mix stirred by centuries of visiting ships, and Barcelona is resplendent with Gaudí’s creations. Monaco fizzes with glamour, Venice and Dubrovnik dazzle with sheer beauty, and life is sweet in the vine-shaded tavernas of the Greek islands. A culinary route north features delectable pastéis de nata in Lisbon, five-star pintxos in Bilbao, and wine from world-class vineyards in Bordeaux. There are museums to wander in Liverpool, while the longer days offer more time to explore elegant Oslo and Copenhagen. Now is the moment, too, to visit Alaska for the majestic sight of breaching whales and vast glaciers shimmering in the sun.
Fall in North America and Canada
Across New England and Atlantic Canada, it’s harvest time and table-tops groan under the weight of the season’s bounty: apples and blueberries, squashes and pumpkins. But the showstopper is the unfolding colors in the forests, a palette of bruise purple, burnt orange, lipstick crimson, and liquid gold smeared across the river valleys and mountain slopes. The St. Lawrence River is like Mother Nature’s own ticker-tape parade – the mighty waterway’s north shore popping with color against the evergreen canvas – while amid the historic atmosphere of Halifax, Sydney, and Charlottetown, a glass of local craft beer offers warming respite from the bracing air. This is also an excellent time for exploring Boston, New York, and classy Québec City, where the vast parks and leafy riverbanks are flush with flaming trees.
Winter in the Caribbean
Jamaica sways to its own reggae rhythm, while San Juan in Puerto Rico buzzes with life born from Taino and African roots and imbued with Spanish and American culture. St. Barts reveals the influence of France – not least in the delicious pastries – and the historic link to Britain is easy to see in the Georgian dockyard on Antigua, where Nelson sheltered his ships. Dominica is the place to venture into the wild, Montserrat has an active volcano to observe, and Grenada’s pastures are ripe with the spices and cocoa for which the island is famed. So, the Caribbean isn’t just about the beach, but when you want one, look no further than Barbados, whose platinum sands lure many a celebrity. Don’t miss the chance to sail along the Panama Canal to explore the Pacific coast of the Americas, too.
