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Europe 31 Asia 19 Americas 13 Africa & Middle East 17 Oceania 2

North America (2)

Toronto skyline with the CN Tower over Lake Ontario, Canada

Canada

Mountains, Maple & a Continent of Wilderness

Los Angeles palm-lined boulevards with the city skyline and Hollywood hills, United States

United States

Empires, Interstates & a Continent of Variety

Latin America (15)

Argentina — the Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia at golden hour

Argentina

Patagonia Glaciers, Buenos Aires Tango & a Continent in One Country

Salar de Uyuni salt flats stretching to the horizon under a wide sky, Bolivia

Bolivia

Salt Flats, Andean Peaks & Amazon Frontiers

Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado mountain above Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil

Amazon, Beaches & the Largest Carnival on Earth

Chile — the granite towers of Torres del Paine above a glacial lake

Chile

Atacama Skies, Patagonia Peaks & Pacific Vineyards

Monserrate Sanctuary atop the Andean ridge above Bogota with lush mountain greenery, Colombia

Colombia

Coffee Triangle, Caribbean Coast & Cities Reborn

Costa Rica — Arenal Volcano above misty emerald rainforest

Costa Rica

Cloud Forests, Two Oceans & Pura Vida

Cuba — the Viñales Valley’s limestone mogotes over tobacco fields

Cuba

Classic Cars, Colonial Plazas & the Rhythm of the Caribbean

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic — palm-fringed white-sand Caribbean beach

Dominican Republic

Six Countries Stitched to One Flag

Ecuador

Four Worlds in One Tiny Equator-Straddling Country

Antigua, Guatemala — Santa Catalina Arch with Volcán de Agua behind

Guatemala

27 Volcanoes, 22 Mayan Languages & the Land of Eternal Spring

Jamaica

Reggae, Jerk Smoke & 14 Parishes of Caribbean Soul

Teotihuacan pyramids along the Avenue of the Dead north of Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico

Pyramids, Pozole & a Continent's Worth of Coastline

Panama Canal Hero

Panama

Two Oceans, One Canal & Cloud-Forest Coffee

Peru travel guide — destination highlights pin

Peru

Inca Citadels, Amazon Rivers & Andean Skies

Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay — cobbled colonial quarter and lighthouse

Uruguay

The World's Longest Carnival, 98% Renewable Power & Three UNESCO Sites in 176,000 km²

Europe (38)

Albania — the Albanian Riviera’s turquoise Ionian coves at golden hour

Albania

Ionian Beaches, Ottoman Stone Towns & Alpine Trails

Hallstatt lakeside village with alpine houses reflected in the lake, Austria

Austria

Habsburg Palaces, Alpine Peaks & Coffeehouse Afternoons

Bruges medieval canal and stepped-gable buildings in the historic centre, Belgium

Belgium

Medieval Cities, Trappist Beer & the Heart of the EU

Bulgaria

Cyrillic Birthplace, Thracian Gold & the Highest Peaks in the Balkans

Croatia — the turquoise lakes and waterfalls of Plitvice

Croatia

Walled Cities, 1,244 Islands & the Adriatic Blue

Aphrodite’s Rock (Petra tou Romiou), Cyprus — sea stacks on a turquoise coast

Cyprus

9,251 km² of Aphrodite's Coastline, Halloumi, Commandaria & a Divided Capital

Czech Republic — Český Krumlov’s castle and old town on the Vltava bend

Czech Republic

Fairytale Castles, Cold Pilsner & Baroque Backstreets

Copenhagen Hygge Noma Tivoli Cycling — Facts From Upstairs travel guide

Denmark

Hygge, Harbour Baths & New Nordic Tables

Cotswolds rolling hills with honey-coloured stone cottages and hedgerows, England

England

Pints, Patchwork Counties & a Thousand Years of Storytelling

Estonia — Tallinn’s medieval old town panorama from Toompea

Estonia

Medieval Old Towns, Digital Republic & Baltic White Nights

Helsinki Finland — Facts From Upstairs travel guide

Finland

Aurora Skies, Sauna Steam & the Land of a Thousand Lakes

Pont Alexandre III gilded sculptures with the Hôtel des Invalides dome at sunset, Paris, France

France

Châteaux, Croissants & the Art of the Long Lunch

Georgia (the Country)

Sakartvelo, 8,000 Years of Wine & the Caucasus Skyline

Neuschwanstein Castle on a forested Bavarian hilltop with mountain backdrop, Germany

Germany

Castles, Christmas Markets & a Continent's Crossroads

Santorini Oia caldera Greece sunset

Greece

Acropolis to Aegean — 6,000 Islands & a Continent of Cuisine

Hungary Budapest Parliament Hero

Hungary

Thermal Baths, Paprika Kitchens & Danube Dreams

Iceland travel guide — destination highlights pin

Iceland

Fire, Ice, Northern Lights & Midnight Sun on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Cliffs of Moher rising from the Atlantic on the wild west coast, Ireland

Ireland

Emerald Coasts, Trad Sessions & 7,000 Pubs

Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal with gondolas and palazzi on either bank, Venice, Italy

Italy

Renaissance Cities, Volcanic Coasts & the Cradle of Western Cuisine

Riga, Latvia — old town spires and red rooftops at golden hour

Latvia

Art Nouveau Spires, Amber Coasts & Pine-Scented Wilderness

Trakai Island Castle, Lithuania — red-brick Gothic castle on a lake island

Lithuania

Baroque Vilnius, an Island Castle & the Dunes of the Curonian Spit

Luxembourg City — the Grund quarter and Alzette valley ramparts at golden hour

Luxembourg

Cliff-Top Fortress City, Free Trains & Storybook Valleys

Valletta, Malta — fortified honey-stone skyline from the Grand Harbour

Malta

7,000 Years of History on 316 km² of Limestone & Sea

Montenegro — the Sveti Stefan islet on the turquoise Adriatic

Montenegro

Boka Bay, Black Mountain & a 13,812 km² Country Where Adriatic Meets Alps

Amsterdam canal ring with houseboats and gabled merchant houses, Netherlands

Netherlands

Canals, Cycling & a Nation Built Below Sea Level

Norway Geirangerfjord Hero

Norway

Fjords, Northern Lights & Midnight Sun at the Top of Europe

Krakow Main Market Square with the Cloth Hall and St Mary's Basilica, Poland

Poland

Royal Castles, Solidarity Shipyards & Pierogi-Fuelled Old Towns

Tram 28 climbing a narrow Alfama street in central Lisbon, Portugal

Portugal

Atlantic Coast, Port Wine & Europe's Quietest Capital

Bran Castle, Romania — medieval fortress on a wooded cliff in the misty Carpathians at golden hour

Romania

Carpathian Wilderness, Saxon Citadels & Europe's Best-Preserved River Delta

Glenfinnan Viaduct stone railway arches sweep across green hills in the Scottish Highlands

Scotland

Castles, Cliffs & 790 Inhabited Islands

Belgrade, Serbia — Kalemegdan Fortress above the Sava and Danube confluence

Serbia

Belgrade's Rivers, Hilltop Fortresses & the Wildest Festivals in the Balkans

Bratislava, Slovakia — the castle above the old town and the Danube

Slovakia

High Tatras, Hilltop Castles & the Most Castle-Dense Country in Europe

Lake Bled, Slovenia — island church and clifftop castle with the Julian Alps

Slovenia

Alps, Adriatic & Karst in One 20,271 km² Country

Plaza Mayor arcaded square in the historic centre of Madrid, Spain

Spain

Plazas, Paella & 4,000 Years of Iberian Layers

Stockholm Gamla Stan old town waterfront with church spires across the harbour, Sweden

Sweden

Lakes, Lapland & Scandinavia's Largest Country

Switzerland travel guide — destination highlights pin

Switzerland

Matterhorn Peaks, Glacier Trains & Four-Language Alpine Perfection

Cappadocia hot-air balloons drifting over fairy chimneys at sunrise, Turkey

Turkey

Cappadocia Balloons, Bosphorus Crossings & 12 Civilisations Stacked

Conwy medieval castle and town walls on the north Wales coast, Wales

Wales

Castles, Coastline & a Country in Two Languages

Africa & Middle East (20)

Okavango Delta channels and floodplains seen from above, Botswana

Botswana

Okavango Floods, Kalahari Stars & Africa's Conservation Model

Pyramids of Giza on the Sahara plateau outside Cairo, Egypt

Egypt

Pyramids, Pharaohs & a Nile that Built a Civilisation

Lalibela rock-hewn church carved into red sandstone, Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Lalibela Rock Churches, Coffee Origin & East Africa's Highland Heart

Ghana Cape Coast Hero

Ghana

Year of Return Legacy, Ashanti Gold & Cape Coast Castles

Israel Jerusalem Old City Hero

Israel

Holy Cities, Desert Hikes & Three Religions in One Square Mile

Jordan Petra Treasury Hero

Jordan

Petra, Wadi Rum & Bedouin Hospitality

Kenya Maasai Mara Hero

Kenya

Great Migration Safaris, Swahili Coast & Mount Kenya Highlands

Baalbek Roman temple ruins and Corinthian columns in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

Lebanon

Mediterranean Capital, Roman Ruins & a Country of Layered Religions

Avenue of the Baobabs ancient trees lining a dirt road at sunset, Madagascar

Madagascar

Lemurs, Baobabs & the Eighth Continent

Le Morne Brabant, Mauritius — basalt peak above a turquoise lagoon, aerial

Mauritius

2,040 km² of Reef-Hemmed Lagoon, UNESCO Heritage & Sega Beats

Morocco — Chefchaouen’s blue-washed medina on the Rif mountainside

Morocco

Medinas, Sahara Sands & a Crossroads of North Africa

Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia — dead camelthorn trees against towering red dunes

Namibia

825,000 km² of Sand Sea, Skeleton Coast & Open Sky

Wahiba Sands, Oman — rippling golden desert dunes at sunset

Oman

3,165 km of Coast, 5,000 Years of Frankincense & the Arabian Peninsula Done Properly

Qatar

Doha's Pearl Skyline, Desert Dunes & the Gulf's Cultural Capital

Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda — misty volcanic peaks over terraced green hills

Rwanda

Mountain Gorillas in the Land of a Thousand Hills

AlUla desert landscape with sandstone rock formations and Hegra tombs, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Red Sea Coast, AlUla Tombs & a Kingdom Open to the World

Table Mountain plateau rising above Cape Town and the harbour, South Africa

South Africa

Table Mountain, Big Five & Two Oceans of Coastline

Serengeti savannah with acacia trees and grazing wildlife on the plain, Tanzania

Tanzania

Serengeti Migration, Kilimanjaro & Africa's Wildest Country

Sidi Bou Said blue-and-white village above the Mediterranean coast, Tunisia

Tunisia

Carthage Ruins, Saharan Edges & North Africa's Most Open Country

Dubai skyline with Burj Khalifa towering over Sheikh Zayed Road, UAE

UAE

Skylines, Sand Dunes & a Federation Built in Five Decades

Asia (20)

Tiger's Nest monastery clinging to a cliffside above Paro valley, Bhutan

Bhutan

Tiger's Nest, Masked Festivals & Gross National Happiness

Cambodia — Angkor Wat reflected in the lotus pond at sunrise

Cambodia

Angkor Temples, Khmer Cuisine & Gulf Islands

Great Wall of China snaking along ridgelines through forested mountains, China

China

Forbidden City, Yangtze Gorges & a Civilisation Continuous

Taj Mahal white marble mausoleum reflected in the long pool at Agra, India

India

Himalayas, Backwaters & a Civilisation in Continuous Reinvention

Borobudur Buddhist temple stupas at sunrise with mist over the jungle, Indonesia

Indonesia

17,000 Islands, Volcanic Sunsets & the World's Largest Archipelago

Senso-ji Temple's five-story pagoda silhouetted against the Tokyo evening sky, Asakusa, Japan (1920px)

Japan

Bullet Trains, Cherry Blossoms & 14,125 Islands of Quiet Detail

Laos Luang Prabang Hero

Laos

Slow Mekong Days, Saffron Monks & Karst Mountain Dreams

Malaysia Petronas Towers Hero

Malaysia

Rainforest, Skyscrapers & Unmissable Food

Maldives — overwater villas above a turquoise lagoon, aerial

Maldives

1,192 Coral Islands Across 26 Atolls on the Sunny Side of Life

Open Mongolian steppe with grasslands stretching to distant hills under a vast sky, Mongolia

Mongolia

Steppes, Sky-Eagles & the Great Khans

Mount Everest snow-capped summit and Himalayan ridgeline at sunrise, Nepal

Nepal

Himalayas, Heritage & the Roof of the World

K2 and Hunza valley peaks in the Karakoram range of northern Pakistan

Pakistan

Karakoram Peaks, Mughal Cities & a Country of Mountain Civilisations

Philippines El Nido Hero

Philippines

Seven Thousand Islands, Fiestas & Pearl-White Beaches

Singapore travel guide — destination highlights pin

Singapore

Hawker Heritage, Skyline Gardens & Night-Race Spectacle

Gyeongbokgung Palace gates and pavilions in central Seoul, South Korea

South Korea

K-Pop, Kimchi & a Peninsula of Layered Dynasties

Sigiriya rock fortress rising from the jungle plain in central Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Hill Country Tea, Beaches & 2,500 Years of Buddhist Bones

Taiwan — Pingxi sky lanterns rising over a mountain valley at dusk

Taiwan

Night Markets, Tropical Mountains & a Pacific Island of Tea

Wat Arun temple glowing at golden hour beside the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand

Beaches, Temples & 76 Provinces of Smile

Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan — turquoise-tiled madrasas at golden hour

Uzbekistan

Silk Road Blue Domes, Tamerlane's Capital & the Heart of Central Asia

Vietnam travel guide — destination highlights pin

Vietnam

Halong Karsts, Hoi An Lanterns & a Mekong Delta of Sense

Oceania (3)

Australia — Uluru (Ayers Rock) glowing red at sunset in the outback

Australia

Reefs, Red Centre & a Continent of Adventures

Fiji — a palm-fringed islet ringed by turquoise lagoon, Mamanuca Islands aerial

Fiji

332 Islands, the Bula Spirit & a Cyclone Calendar That Decides Everything

Milford Sound's Mitre Peak rises above the fjord in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

New Zealand

Glaciers, Geysers & Middle-earth Landscapes

Other (23)

Antigua & Barbuda

365 Beaches, a Georgian Naval Harbour & Barbuda’s Pink Sand

Aruba

One Happy Island of White Sand, Divi-Divi Trees & Year-Round Sun

Azerbaijan

The Land of Fire, Caspian Baku & the Wild Caucasus

Bahamas

700 Islands of Pink Sand, Swimming Pigs & the Clearest Water in the Atlantic

Barbados

Platinum-Coast Beaches, Bajan Rum & the Atlantic-Wild East

Aerial view of the Great Blue Hole and Lighthouse Reef atoll, Belize

Belize

Barrier Reef, Maya Ruins & the Caribbean's Most Underrated Coast

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Ottoman Old Towns, Emerald Rivers & Europe’s Best-Value Adventure

Brunei

Golden Mosques, a Stilt Water Village & Borneo’s Rainforest

Chad

Country Information & Travel Advisory (2026) — Currently “Do Not Travel” (Level 4)

Dominica

The Caribbean’s Wild Nature Island: Rainforest, Whales & a Boiling Lake

El Salvador

World-Class Surf, the Land of Volcanoes & Central America’s Big Comeback

Grenada

The Spice Isle: Nutmeg, Grand Anse Beach & an Underwater Sculpture Park

Kazakhstan

Canyons, Alpine Lakes, the Endless Steppe & a Space-Age Capital

Kyrgyzstan

Alpine Lakes, Nomad Yurts & the Switzerland of Central Asia

Nicaragua

Land of Lakes & Volcanoes, Colonial Cities & Pacific Surf

North Macedonia

Ancient Lake Ohrid, Skopje’s Old Bazaar & the Balkans’ Best Bargain

Saint Lucia

The Pitons, Rainforest & the Caribbean’s Most Romantic Island

Samoa

The To Sua Ocean Trench, Beach Fales & the Heart of Polynesia

Senegal

Dakar’s Rhythms, Gorée Island & the Spirit of Teranga

Granite boulders and turquoise water at Anse Source d Argent, La Digue, Seychelles

Seychelles

115 Granite & Coral Islands, Aldabra Giant Tortoises and the Coco de Mer Coast

Uganda

Mountain Gorillas, the Source of the Nile & the Pearl of Africa

Zambia

Victoria Falls, Walking Safaris & the Real Wild Africa

Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls, Elephant-Filled Hwange & an Ancient Stone City

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121 guides, auto-generated from published pages on every load (cached).
Grouped by region; thumbnails come from each guide's featured image.

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