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September 17, 2026

Turks and Caicos Islands · island

Turks and Caicos

Grace Bay and the Bight on Providenciales for the beach, the restaurants and nearly all the rooms. Long Bay on the same island for the kitesurfers and a shallow warm lagoon. Chalk Sound, Taylor Bay and Sapodilla Bay on the south-west coast for the island at its prettiest and, in high season, its one easily reached sunset over open water. Blue Hills and Five Cays for conch and the cheap tables. Grand Turk for the old capital, a National Museum that opens only when a cruise ship is in, and an open-ocean sunset the famous beach cannot give you. North and Middle Caicos for caves, a plantation ruin and the best coastline in the country.

September 15, 2026

Canada · road trip

Banff and Lake Louise

Land in Calgary, pick up the car and drive under two hours to Banff for the hot springs, the gondola, Lake Minnewanka and Vermilion Lakes at sunset. Move to Lake Louise, reach Moraine Lake by shuttle, walk up to the Lake Agnes Tea House and, in late September, the golden larches of Larch Valley. Cross into Yoho for Emerald Lake and Takakkaw Falls. Drive the Icefields Parkway past Bow Lake and Peyto Lake to the Athabasca Glacier, and on to Jasper for Maligne Lake and dark skies. Come back south and fly home from Calgary.

September 14, 2026

Croatia · road trip

Split to Dubrovnik Road Trip

Two nights in Split for the palace, the cellars and Marjan hill. Collect the car, climb to Klis fortress, and take the coast road through Omis to the Makarska Riviera. Up to the Biokovo skywalk on a timed slot, down through the Neretva delta, over the Peljesac bridge to Ston for the walls and the oysters. West along the peninsula through Dingac wine country to the Orebic ferry and a night in Korcula. Then two hours to Dubrovnik, the car handed back, and the city on foot: the walls at opening, Lokrum by boat, Mount Srd at sunset.

September 13, 2026

Spain · road trip

Andalusia Road Trip

Land in Malaga, drive two hours to Granada and give the Alhambra a morning you booked weeks ago. Two hours west to Cordoba for the Mezquita at its free hour and the synagogue on Calle Judios. On to Seville for three nights: the Alcazar, the cathedral, the Alfalfa bars and, this autumn, the Bienal de Flamenco. South through Jerez for a sherry bodega, Cadiz for the Atlantic and a fish lunch, then inland to Ronda for the bridge and the white villages, and back to Malaga through the Caminito del Rey. Book the Alhambra first, then the hotels, then the flights.

September 11, 2026

Greece · region

Peloponnese

Land in Athens, cross the canal, and give Nafplio three nights for Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nemea wine and the town itself. Drive south past Sparta to Mystras, sleep under the rock at Monemvasia, then round the Laconian Gulf to the Mani for tower villages, the Diros caves and the walk to the lighthouse at Cape Tenaro. Base at Kardamyli or Limeni for the end, with Ancient Messene and the beaches of the Navarino coast as the last day out, and leave from Kalamata or drive back to Athens. Buy site tickets on the Ministry’s e-ticket portal, watch the half-monthly closing times from September, and do not plan anything around the Kalavryta train.

September 10, 2026

Seychelles · island

Seychelles

Mahe for arrival, the Morne Seychellois ridge, Victoria’s market and the long southern beaches. Praslin for the Vallee de Mai palm forest, Anse Lazio and Anse Georgette, and as the hub for the boat trips to Curieuse, Cousin and Aride. La Digue for Anse Source d’Argent, bicycles and a pace that makes the other two feel busy. The private islands, from North and Fregate to the Waldorf Astoria out on Platte, are a separate and much more expensive holiday that happens to share an airport.

September 8, 2026

Brazil · city

Rio de Janeiro

Come between September and November or April and May, stay in Ipanema or Leblon if the budget allows and Copacabana if it does not, do Christ the Redeemer on the first clear morning and Sugarloaf for a sunset, give a full day to Santa Teresa, Lapa and the old Centro, eat feijoada on Saturday, and treat safety as a set of habits rather than a reason to stay in.

September 7, 2026

Israel · city

Tel Aviv

Come in April to June or September to November, sleep around Rothschild or in the Old North, eat your way from Carmel Market to Levinsky, give Jaffa a full day, swim at a lifeguarded beach in the morning before the heat, take the train to Jerusalem midweek, and treat Friday afternoon to Saturday night as beach-and-long-lunch time rather than errand time.

September 2, 2026

Saint Lucia · island

St Lucia

Soufriere and the Piton corridor for the drama: the two peaks, the sulphur springs, the botanical gardens and the island’s most photographed hotels. Rodney Bay and Gros Islet in the north for Reduit Beach, the marina, most of the restaurants and the Friday night jump-up. Marigot Bay as the pretty, sheltered pause between them, Castries for the market, and the windward east coast for turtles and emptiness rather than swimming.

August 31, 2026

Czechia · city

Prague

Come in May, June or September, sleep in Vinohrady, Karlin or the quiet end of Mala Strana rather than the party blocks, cross Charles Bridge before 8am, take the first hour after opening at the Old Town Hall for the half-price early-bird ticket, ride the rebuilt Petrin funicular on a 24-hour pass if it has resumed carrying passengers, eat where the tank beer is, and give one full day to Kutna Hora.

August 28, 2026

Egypt · multi city

Egypt: Cairo, Luxor & the Nile

Cairo first: Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum on one day, Saqqara and Coptic Cairo on another, Islamic Cairo and the bazaar on a third. Then fly to Luxor for Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and a dawn balloon, board a Luxor-to-Aswan cruise calling at Edfu and Kom Ombo, and finish in Aswan with Philae, a felucca at sunset and the early run to Abu Simbel.

August 27, 2026

Philippines · island

El Nido, Palawan

El Nido town for dinner and logistics; Corong-Corong, one bay south, for sunset-facing calm within a tricycle ride of everything; the Lio Estate by the airport for the planned, family-friendly version; Nacpan for four kilometres of bare sand 45 minutes north; and the island resorts out in the bay for the splurge. The boat tours (lettered A to D) are the point: Big Lagoon on Tour A, the hidden beaches of Matinloc on Tour C.

August 26, 2026

Portugal · region

Algarve

Split the week: the western cliff coast first (Ponta da Piedade, the Seven Hanging Valleys trail, Benagil by licensed boat), then the quiet east (Tavira, the Ria Formosa ferries, octopus in Santa Luzia). Use the toll-free A22 or the newly electrified train to cross, give one day to Sagres and the wild west coast, one to the islands, and in August book boat trips a day or two ahead and arrive early for the island ferries, which are turn-up-and-go.

August 24, 2026

Costa Rica · multi city

Costa Rica: Arenal, Monteverde & Manuel Antonio

San José to La Fortuna for three nights of volcano trails, hanging bridges and hot springs; across Lake Arenal to Monteverde for two nights of cloud-forest reserves, a night walk and coffee; down to Manuel Antonio for four nights of national park, beaches, mangroves and a waterfall day; back to the airport via the crocodile bridge at Tárcoles. Ten days is our honest minimum; with twelve, add a Río Celeste day from La Fortuna and a whale or mangrove day from the coast.

August 23, 2026

Australia · road trip

Australia East Coast Road Trip: Sydney to Cairns

Sydney to Port Stephens, the Mid North Coast and Byron Bay; across the border to Burleigh Heads, Brisbane and Noosa; two nights on K'gari by passenger ferry; the long cane-country haul to Airlie Beach for Whitehaven; Magnetic Island for koalas; then Cairns for the outer reef, the Daintree and Cape Tribulation. Eighteen days is our honest minimum for the full run; with two weeks, drive Sydney to Noosa and fly Brisbane to Cairns.

August 22, 2026

India · region

Goa

Base north or south, not both at once. Give one full day to Old Goa's churches and Panjim's Latin Quarter, one to the Ponda spice country or Dudhsagar in season, and the rest to a short list of beaches you can reach without an hour in a taxi. Eat Goan at least once a day, book a car or scooter early, and read the drinking and bottle rules before your first sunset.

August 20, 2026

Mexico · city

Mexico City

Come between late September and early May, sleep in Roma Norte or Condesa, book the Casa Azul and Pujol or Quintonil weeks ahead, walk the Centro from the Zocalo to Bellas Artes early, give the Anthropology Museum a half day, ride out to Teotihuacan at opening, spend a slow Saturday in Coyoacan and San Angel, and eat everything: the tacos are as much the point as the museums.

August 19, 2026

Italy · island

Sardinia

The north-east (Costa Smeralda, La Maddalena, Gallura) for the famous granite coves and the glamour; the north-west (Alghero, Stintino, Capo Caccia) for a walkable Catalan-flavoured town and La Pelosa; the east (Gulf of Orosei, Baunei) for cliff-backed beaches reached by boat or on foot; the south (Cagliari, Chia, Villasimius) for the capital, dunes and the mildest autumn. The Barbagia interior around Nuoro and Oliena is the counterweight to all of it.

August 16, 2026

New Zealand · road trip

New Zealand South Island Road Trip: The 10-Day Loop

Christchurch over Arthur’s Pass to the West Coast and the glaciers, through Haast Pass to Wanaka and Queenstown, south to Te Anau for Milford Sound, then back north past Aoraki/Mount Cook and Lake Tekapo to Christchurch. Ten days is the honest minimum; with seven or fewer, fly out of Queenstown and skip the West Coast.

August 15, 2026

India · region

Kerala Backwaters

Come between November and February, fly into Kochi, base yourself at Kumarakom rather than in the Alappuzha boat queue, take one certified houseboat night with a village mooring, spend one dawn in a country canoe through the Kuttanad canals, give one morning to the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary or Pathiramanal island, eat karimeen grilled in a banana leaf and drink the tea, and finish with two flat days on Marari beach or a train up to the hills.

August 13, 2026

Hungary · city

Budapest

Come in May, June or September, sleep in District V or the Jewish Quarter, soak at Szechenyi before 9am and Rudas after dark, book the Parliament tour days ahead, walk Castle Hill early and the reopened Citadella at sunset, eat goulash and langos without apology, and finish in a ruin bar or on a night cruise under the floodlit Parliament.

August 12, 2026

Argentina · multi city

Argentina: Buenos Aires and Mendoza Wine Country

Four nights in Buenos Aires for the city, the food and the tango, then a two-hour flight west for the Mendoza leg: an arrival day in the city, a Uco Valley day and a Luján de Cuyo day before flying on.

August 11, 2026

French Polynesia · island

Bora Bora

Fly from Papeete in under an hour, base either on a motu or near Matira Beach, give your best-weather day to a full-day lagoon tour with an operator that does not feed the sharks, ride the 32-kilometer loop road past the wartime guns, and keep every evening for the west-facing water. In whale season (late July to November), add a licensed trip outside the reef.

August 10, 2026

Malaysia · island

Langkawi

Base at Pantai Cenang or on the north coast, ride the SkyCab to the Sky Bridge early, spend one morning deep in the Kilim mangroves with an operator that refuses eagle feeding, swim the lake at Dayang Bunting, and keep every evening for the west-facing sand. Add the seasonal ferry to Koh Lipe if the calendar cooperates.

August 9, 2026

Malaysia · city

Kuala Lumpur

Come in the drier May-to-August window, sleep in Bukit Bintang or Chinatown, eat nasi lemak in the morning and banana leaf at lunch and Hokkien mee after dark, book the Petronas Skybridge for the icon and KL Tower for the view of the icon, give a morning to Batu Caves and an evening to Kampung Baru, and take the bus to Malacca if you have a day to spare.

August 8, 2026

Cyprus · island

Paphos, Cyprus

Two or three days for the town: the archaeological park at opening, the Tombs of the Kings, the harbour fort, Ktima’s market lanes and Geroskipou for loukoumi. Then a car: the Akamas by boat from Latchi, Aphrodite’s Rock and the sanctuary at Kouklia to the east, and a slow afternoon in the Laona wine villages above Coral Bay.

August 7, 2026

Spain · island

Ibiza

Start with Dalt Vila and the old port, then split your days between coasts: the west for Cala Comte, Cala d’Hort and the Es Vedrà sunset, the north for Benirràs, Portinatx and the villages, the south for Ses Salines and the beach scene. Take the fast ferry to Formentera once, and decide honestly in advance whether clubs are part of your trip or not.

August 6, 2026

Greece · island

Rhodes

Split the trip: two or three days for Rhodes Town (the walled city, Mandraki harbor, Kallithea and a Symi day trip), then the rest around Lindos and the south: the acropolis at opening time, St Paul’s Bay, Tsambika, and a road day through Embonas wine country to Monolithos and the windsurfing cape at Prasonisi.

August 4, 2026

UAE · city

Abu Dhabi

Come between November and March, sleep on Saadiyat if the museums are the point or on Yas if the parks are, give the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque the late-afternoon slot so you walk out at dusk, spend a full day in the Saadiyat Cultural District, eat Emirati properly at least twice, and finish with a night among the dunes on the edge of the Empty Quarter.

August 3, 2026

Vietnam · city

Hanoi

Come in October or November when the air is at its cleanest and the light is gold, sleep in the Old Quarter but a lane back from Ta Hien or Luong Ngoc Quyen, eat pho for breakfast and bun cha for lunch at shops that sell one dish each, give a full day to Ninh Binh and a night to Lan Ha Bay, and be here on a Friday evening when the streets around Hoan Kiem Lake close to traffic.

July 31, 2026

Spain · island

Mallorca

Split the trip in two: Palma for the cathedral, the old town and the food scene, then the Serra de Tramuntana and the north for Sóller, Deià, Valldemossa, Pollença and the Cap de Formentor. Add a day for the southeast calas (Caló des Moro, Cala Mondragó) if the season allows an early start.

July 29, 2026

USA · multi city

Maui and Oahu: Planning the Two-Island Hawaii Trip

Four nights on Oʻahu for Pearl Harbor, Waikīkī, the North Shore and the windward beaches, then five or six nights on Maui for Haleakalā at dawn, the road to Hāna, a Molokini snorkel morning and the resort coast. In winter, whales fill the channel off West Maui as a bonus.

July 28, 2026

Mexico · region

Los Cabos

Base by your style (San Lucas for energy, San José for charm, the corridor for luxury), take a water taxi to the arch at Land’s End, snorkel Chileno or Santa Maria, give San José del Cabo an evening for the Gallery District, and add a Todos Santos or Cabo Pulmo day trip. From mid-December to April, build in a whale-watching morning.

July 26, 2026

Thailand · city

Chiang Mai

Stay in the Old City or along the Ping River rather than by the Night Bazaar, go up Doi Suthep at opening time, give a full day to a genuine elephant sanctuary in the Mae Taeng valley, eat khao soi at lunch because the good shops sell out by two, and plan the whole trip for November to early February, when the air is cool and clear.

July 22, 2026

Turkey · region

Turkish Riviera (Bodrum to Antalya)

Spend two or three nights on the Bodrum peninsula for the castle, the villages and the beach clubs, two or three nights around Fethiye and Kaş for the lagoon at Ölüdeniz, Patara and the Kekova boat day, and finish with two nights in Antalya for Kaleiçi, Hadrian’s Gate and Aspendos. All-inclusive travelers can anchor the whole trip at Kemer, Belek or Side instead.

July 20, 2026

Italy · city

Venice

Stay in Dorsoduro, Cannaregio or Castello rather than on Piazza San Marco. Book St Mark Basilica and the Doge Palace online in advance, eat standing at bacari for lunch and sit down away from the main corridor at night, and give a full day to Torcello and Burano rather than a rushed three-island tour.

July 19, 2026

Greece · multi city

Cyclades Island Hopping: How to Plan the Route

Three nights on Paros for the ferry connections and Naoussa, three on Naxos for the mountain villages and the best beaches in the group, three on Milos for Sarakiniko and the Kleftiko boat, with Sifnos or Folegandros as the fourth stop if you have the days.

July 15, 2026

USA · road trip

California Coast Road Trip: Highway 1, San Francisco to Los Angeles

San Francisco to Monterey and Carmel, then the heart of the drive through Big Sur, on to Hearst Castle and San Simeon, Santa Barbara, and finally Los Angeles, with a night or two banked in or near Big Sur.

July 15, 2026

USA · multi city

San Francisco and Napa Valley

Three or four nights in San Francisco for the city and its day trips, then two or three in Napa Valley for the wine country, linked by a 1.5-hour drive rather than a flight.

July 15, 2026

Peru · multi city

Peru: Cusco & Machu Picchu

Acclimatize in Cusco or the Sacred Valley, give a full day to Machu Picchu with an early entry, and book the train, entrance ticket and any Inca Trail permit well in advance.

July 15, 2026

USA · city

Miami

Split your attention across four areas: South Beach for the Art Deco district and the sand, Wynwood for murals and brunch, Little Havana for Cuban food and music, downtown for the museums. Add a day trip to the Everglades or Key Biscayne.

July 15, 2026

USA · city

New York City

Split your nights between Midtown or the Lower East Side for the classic sights and a night or two in Brooklyn for the neighborhood feel, book timed tickets for major attractions in advance, and leave at least one evening unplanned for whichever neighborhood you liked best.

July 15, 2026

Portugal · city

Lisbon

Stay in Chiado or Principe Real for a central, walkable base, spend a morning in Alfama and an afternoon in Belem, chase sunset at a miradouro, and give a full day to Sintra.

July 15, 2026

Morocco · multi city

Morocco: Marrakech, Sahara & Chefchaouen

Two to three nights in Marrakech, a two-day loop through Ait Benhaddou and the Dades or Todra area to a desert camp near Merzouga for one night in the dunes, then a long transfer north (usually via Fes) to two nights in Chefchaouen before flying home from Fes or Tangier, or looping back to Marrakech.

July 15, 2026

Italy · road trip

Amalfi Coast

Split your stay between Positano or Praiano for the cliffside view and Amalfi town or Ravello for easier logistics, use Travelmar ferries between towns whenever the sea allows, and give a full day to Capri or Pompeii.

July 15, 2026

Spain · city

Barcelona

Split your stay between the Eixample (Gaudí’s greatest hits, wide boulevards) and the Gothic Quarter or Gràcia (medieval lanes or a village feel). Add a beach afternoon in Barceloneta and a day trip to Montserrat or Girona.

July 15, 2026

South Africa · multi city

Cape Town & the Winelands

Spend the first three or four nights in the City Bowl or the V&A Waterfront for Table Mountain and the Cape Peninsula, then move to Stellenbosch or Franschhoek for three or four nights of wine estates and long lunches, with a driver booked for tasting days.

July 15, 2026

France · region

French Riviera (Cote d'Azur)

Spend two or three nights in Nice for the Old Town, the museums and the Promenade des Anglais, a night or two around Antibes or Cannes for the coast and the Croisette, and at least a day inland for Eze and Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Add Monaco or the Gorges du Verdon as day trips.

July 15, 2026

Spain · city

Madrid

Stay in Sol, Salamanca or Malasana for a central, walkable base, give a full day to the Prado-Reina Sofia-Thyssen triangle, chase sunset at Templo de Debod, and add Toledo or Segovia as a day trip.

July 15, 2026

France · city

Paris

Split your stay between the Right Bank (Le Marais for food and history, Montmartre for hills and light) and the Left Bank (Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Latin Quarter for bookshops, cafes and the Sorbonne). Book the Louvre and Sagrada-tier attractions ahead.