The city of Barcelona has an atmosphere that combines elegance and sophistication with provincial charm. In exploring its streets you´ll discover medieval romance in its Gothic quarter and the awe-inspiring delights of the fantastic and sometimes outrageous Art Nouveau architecture of Gaudi...

Bodrum is located at the southern edge of the Bodrum Peninsula, across from the Greek island of Kos. Once a small fishing village, it has evolved into a town popular with the artistic and yachting community. Its castle, built by the Knights Hospitaller in the 15th century, looms over the town...

Chiang Mai is Thailand´s second largest city and an excellent starting point for excursions into the northern territories. Its name means ´new city´, even though Chiang Mai is much older than Bangkok, having been built in 1296 under the rule of King Mengrai...

About 180km from Chiang Mai, the city northern Thais know as ‘Siang Hai’ has been marketed in tourist literature as ‘the gateway to the Golden Triangle’. Thais often tout Chiang Rai as a laid-back alternative to Chiang Mai. Things are on a smaller scale here...

No other city comes close. It may no longer be caput mundi (capital of the world) but Rome is an epic, bubbling-over metropolis harbouring lost empires. One visit and you’ll be hooked. Rome has a glorious monumentality that it wears without reverence. Its architectural heirlooms are buzzed around by car...

Cuba can portray itself as the archetypal image of a Caribbean island with its sandy, palm-fringed shores washed by crystal-clear waters and cooled by breezes carrying the scent of frangipani, mango and guava. But Cuba has so much more to offer those who venture away from her beaches...