One of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, beautiful Barcelona really does have it all. Boasting a warm and inviting climate, the sunny seaside city has lots of incredible monuments, museums, and historical sights for visitors to check out, such as the Gothic Quarter and La Sagrada Familia. Spain’s second-largest city truly is …
London is quite rightly one of the global cities of the world. With centuries of history, top attractions, world-class drinking and dining, great nightlife and a whole lot of iconic sights to see, you’ll find it hard to ever be bored in London. From the West End to the East End, the places to base …
Overlooking the stunning Pacific Ocean is San Diego, one of the US’s largest and most vibrant cities. This bustling and exciting metropolis is situated in sunny California and has so many different neighbourhoods, you’ll be spoilt for choice. There’s a natural deep-water harbour, meaning the city has a fascinating naval history. You’ll have your choice …
The seaside town of Victor Harbor is close to where two world-changing explorers, Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin, bumped into each other in 1802. The UK and France were at war at the time, but Flinders and Baudin met up cordially and compared notes. Encounter Bay, as Flinders called it, is a nursery for another …
Steeped with history, Savannah is the romantic Georgia city that you won’t be able to stop yourself from falling in love with. From its plethora of antebellum architecture, beautiful old homes, and red brick buildings to the iconic Spanish moss and chance for horse-drawn carriage rides, it’s a wonderful place. Its most historic district, the …
With a population of nearly 650,000 residents, Riga is not only Latvia’s capital and most populous city, but it’s home to almost a third of the country’s population as well. The city was founded around 800 years ago and features an alluring mix of the old-world history and contemporary attractions that most guests find fascinating. …
Located just inland from the North Sea along the Netherlands’ west-central coast, Rotterdam is a city of about 700,000 residents that’s also one of the busiest seaports in Europe. It’s also one of the continent’s most international cities and is purported to have foreign residents from nearly 200 different countries. The city was founded nearly …
The first inland port in Australia took shape on the lower reaches of the Murray River in the 1850s. Goolwa’s wharf, still intact today, allowed goods to move along the Murray without ships having to navigate the treacherous waters at the river’s mouth. In the 1930s a system of barriers were constructed near the mouth …
Some of the world’s finest wool comes from this small city up in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales. And to celebrate that fact there’s a giant merino ram to meet you from the side of the Hume Highway. Goulburn was declared Australia’s first inland city by Queen Victoria in 1863, and a few …
This tourist-friendly town not far from Newcastle, New South Wales, is set on the south side of Port Stephens, a long natural harbour. Nelson Bay is among a string of dreamy bays and rocky headlands at the end of the Tomaree Peninsula. A lot of the coast and peninsula’s interior is protected by the Tomaree …