Prague: one of the world's most magical cites ● Karlovy Vary-elegant spa town ● Exquisite gothic and baroque Cesky Krumlov ● Bratislava, including the historic Old Town ● Budapest walking tour

Bratislava, including the historic Old Town ● Beautiful Pieniny National Park ● Budapest walking tour ● Holloko, Hungary's most beautiful town ● The "painted monasteries" of Bucovina ● Bran Castle, mythical home of Dracula

Tashkent Old City tour ● Khiva: World Heritage Site ● Ashgabat: City Tour ● Visiting all '5 Stans' ● Scenic Lake Issyk-Kul

Charming, historic Cartagena ● Lively Bogota ● Verdant Hills ● coffee plantations Unspoiled villages, friendly locals Cathedral of Salt ● Colonial treasures ● Partial Canal transit ● Parque Metropolitano & Amerindian Village ● Inter-oceanic Train journey ● Chiriqui Highlands & La Amistad Park ● Bocas del Toro: White sands & coral reefs

The Great Pyramids & Sphinx ● Museum of Egyptian Antiquities ● Donkey cart trek into Valley of the Kings ● Camel trek to San Simeon Monastery ● Jerash, huge Roman site ● Two full days at ancient 'Rose Red City' of Petra

The Great Pyramids & Sphinx ● Donkey cart trek into Valley of the Kings ● Deluxe Nile River cruise ● Camel trek to San Simeon Monastery ● Daily guided game drives through Africa's best game parks

Vilnius walking tour ● Hill of Crosses: compelling memorial ● Cosmopolitan Riga ● Tallinn: one of Europe's best preserved old towns ● Helsinki: 'Daughter of the Baltic' ● Stately Stockholm ● Norway-in-a-Nutshell: scenic rail journey

Qatar city touring ● Kuwait Towers & National Museum ● Spectacular Hajjar Mountains, Oman ● Oman's spectacular Mussandam Peninsula enclave ● Historic 'Frankincense Trail' ● Dubai's stunning modern skyline ● Oman Desert Camp experience

Four main island groups, ten islands, and three countries associated with Macaronesia ● Four Azorean islands - volcanoes, whales, dramatic coastlines ● Comprehensive Madeira touring ● Canary Islands - Tenerife, La Gomera, Gran Canaria ● Far-flung and exotic Cape Verde