A dream for divers and snorkelers, Cozumel is a diminutive tropical island in the Caribbean Sea off Quintana Roo’s Mayan Riviera. The island’s south and west coasts are encircled by sandbars and coral reefs, inhabited by multi-coloured fish, nurse sharks, sea turtles, rays, eels and starfish. You don’t need to be Jacques Cousteau to discover …
Hawaii is one of the most beautiful archipelagos in the Pacific Ocean. This unique set of rugged volcanic islands is well-known across the world, and for good reason; it’s a destination like no other. There are towering volcanoes and rumbling craters to explore, a dense interior of tall cliffs and wild forests, and a packed …
Italy’s third largest city is more well-known for its long association with pizza and its rich Neapolitan style cuisine than it is for the magnificent tourist opportunities that surround it. But once you have gorged endlessly on some of the country’s finest Italian dishes and seen all that Naples has to offer, hit the road …
Kota Kinabalu is the charming capital city of Sabah which is part of East Malaysia. Distinct from Peninsular Malaysia which houses the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, East Malaysia has a completely different feel to it, and many people come here to take in a more rural side of the country, with lush jungles and …
Until the 16th century Izamal was a mighty Mayan city, with six pyramids around a huge ceremonial plaza at the largest urban centre in the North Yucatec Plains. After the Bishop Diego de Landa arrived at Izamal’s mission in the mid-16th century the city would never be the same again, and colonial buildings were placed …
A tropical dreamscape, Huatulco is a small resort in Oaxaca bordering its own national park. Until the airport was modernised in the 2000s there was no easy way down to Huatulco, and even today the only international flights come from Chicago and various airports in Canada. The resort has nine Bays and 36 beaches along …
At the very end of the Baja California Peninsula, Cabo San Lucas is a modern resort that ticks all the boxes for nature lovers, active sports aficionados and beach bums. The postcard landmark in Cabo San Lucas is the Arco, a stirring natural arch in a group of tormented granite rock formations at Land’s End. …
At the southern tip of Baja California Sur where the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez, Los Cabos is a thriving tourist region that has only just come to the world’s attention. The Los Cabos Corridor between the main towns of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo is a succession of enticing coves …
Kuala Terengganu is the capital of the great state of Terengganu in Malaysia. The state lies along the coast of the South China Sea and stretches for almost 13,000 square kilometers. Located inside the state of Terengganu you will find beautiful little villages and towns, as well as idyllic islands and of course the star …
Sandakan is the second city of Sabah and many people flock here for the famous Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre which rescues and rehabilitates theses beautiful apes. The city would have been the capital of North Borneo until 1946 when it was switched to Kota Kinabalu at the end of the Second World War and holds …