Destinations

Rapa Nui Chile

Rapa Nui Chile

/ July 19, 2010 11:44 am

Enigmatic maoi, iconic statues carved from compressed volcanic ash, scatter the remote island of Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island. The monumental stone heads were carved, moved and erected around AD1000, but the circumstances of their creators remain shrouded

Masai Mara Kenya

Masai Mara Kenya

/ July 8, 2010 11:14 am

Step onto the set Out of Africa, the sprawling Marsai Mara game reserve of Kenya and Tanzania, and you’ll never forget the experience. If by some miracle, glimpsing the ‘big five’ – lions, leopards, elephants, rhino and buffalo – in

Zermatt Switzerland

Zermatt Switzerland

/ June 20, 2010 11:04 am

One of the most famous – and most striking – mountain peaks in the world, the Matterhorn towers over the village of Zermatt, on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The summit’s distinctive four faces mirror points of the compass,

The Alhambra Spain

The Alhambra Spain

/ May 11, 2010 12:08 pm

It’s the astonishing decorative detail in this exquisite emir’s palace, fortress and gardens that makes the Alhambra somewhere you should see before you die. Found on a hilltop overlooking the Andalucían city of Granada, the Moorish complex writhes with astonishingly

The Blue Lagoon Iceland

The Blue Lagoon Iceland

/ May 11, 2010 10:54 am

Tucked away amid the black lava landscape just south of Reykjavik is Iceland’s most extraordinary geothermal pool, the Blue Lagoon. An ethereal milky-blue lake, it is fed by naturally heated and mineral-rich seawater. Just the sight of its steaming blue

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

/ May 11, 2010 10:14 am

The Galapagos Islands are the place to get into a groaning contest with the sun-bathing sea lions; to mind you don’t trip over the multi-coloured iguana; to swim with the harmless sharks; and trade wise nods and leisurely blinks with the same giant tortoises