Feel the damp, cool air that smells of wild grasses. Reach down and touch the softness of velvety moss beneath your feet.
One of the Philippines' greatest treasures is its 7,000 islands, fringed with white sand that cushions turquoise waters teeming with some of the most diverse marine life in the world. And most of them remain relatively unexplored.
After a four-year break, Hvalur hf., the last whaling company still operating in Iceland, will resume its hunt this summer, much to the dismay of tourism officials.
Along most of the seafront there's a carnival atmosphere all year round, with vendors tiptoeing between sunbathers to sell cold cans of beer, beach blankets, and trinkets.
Mexico has always had every ingredient of a top-tier holiday destination: dazzling white Caribbean beaches and wave-battered Pacific shores, thriving cities, pre-Columbian ruins, world-class cuisine and an ever-growing choice of superb hotels.
Pole-and-line fishing helps eliminate bycatch, the accidental capture of unwanted fish species, which can become a huge problem with other fishing methods.
Welcome to the gladiatorial world of urban surfing. Sydney style.
A beach holiday with sun loungers, sunscreen and a cold beer in the shade probably isn't the first thing travelers associate with Germany.
A trip to the capital, Hanoi, feels worlds apart from modern Ho Chi Minh City, just as the lantern-lit streets of Hoi An feel entirely their own.
From groundbreaking engineering to jaw-dropping design, these yachts are among the most enviable and expensive on the planet.
From jaw-dropping natural formations to sleek modern marvels, Australia packs a whole world of beauty into one wonderfully diverse country.
Hobart, Tasmania's biggest city and Australia's smallest capital, is no longer hiding in the shadows.
