The most incredible destinations, the most gorgeous photography, the most insightful advice: this is the book every traveller needs.
From mythic mountain peaks to paradise private islands, the editors of The Sunday Times Travel Magazine have selected their 200 most amazing places on the planet – along with the inside-track info that will get you there too.
Highlights include
Bazaruto, Mozambique – the secret islands more beautiful than the Maldives
Empire State Building, New York – and why you need to stay up to see it at 2am
Rio Carnival – don't just watch; you can samba your way in too!
Taj Mahal, India – when to see the world wonder with just 49 other people
Whitsunday Islands, Australia – which season you're guaranteed to see humpback whales
and many more
Amazing Places : 200 Extraordinary Destinations
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Table of Contents
Monument Valley - USA
Sveti Stefan - Montenegro
Costa Rica
The Bund - Shanghai
Piton Mountains - St Lucia
La Tomatina - Buñol, Spain
Charles Bridge - Prague
Shibden Valley - "Calderdale,
England"
Carnival - Rio de Janeiro
Los Angeles, - USA
Whitsunday Islands - Australia
Oktoberfest - Munich
Okavango - Botswana
The Bungle Bungles - Australia
Khao Phing Kan - Thailand
The Nile - Egypt
Las Teresitas - Tenerife
Holi Festival - India
Wormsloe Plantation - Georgia, USA
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
Amalfi Coast - Italy
Quiraing - Isle of Skye
Festival of the Sahara - Tunisia
Dubai - UAE
Samburu National Park - Kenya
Neuschwanstein Castle - Bavaria, Germany
Seventy Islands - Palau
The Treasury - Petra, Jordan
Moscow - Russia
Tikal - Guatemala
Richmond Park - England
Angkor Wat - Cambodia
Hawkdun Range - New Zealand
Keyhole Arch - California
Teahupoo - Tahiti
Amsterdam - Netherlands
Sossusvlei - Namib Desert, Namibia
Giant’s Causeway - Northern Ireland
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market - Bangkok
Lion Rock - Hong Kong
The Maldives
Dubrovnik - Croatia
Wat Muang - Thailand
Alkmaar tulip fields - Netherlands
Pamukkale - Turkey
Namolokama - Kaua‘i, Hawaii
Cape Town - South Africa
Songkran Water Festival - Thailand
Cape Verde
Arc de Triomphe - Paris
Lake Bogoria - Kenya
Svalbard - Norway
Zaanse Schans - Netherlands
The Glacier Express - Swiss Alps
Las Fallas Festival - Valencia, Spain
Derwent Fells - Lake District
Borneo
Sandy Spit - British Virgin Islands
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Santorini - Greece
Church of the Saviour on Blood - St Petersburg
Kerala - India
Tamba - Japan
Chicago - USA
Alsace - France
Chefchaouen - Morocco
Calabria - Italy
Berlin - Germany
To-Sua Ocean Trench - Upolu, Samoa
Empire State Building - New York
Lake Baikal - Russia
Vanuatu - South Pacific
West Lake - Hangzhou, China
Moni Sibillini National Park - Italy
Machu Picchu - Peru
Stockholm - Sweden
Pointe d'Esny - Mauritius
Steptoe Butte State Park - Washington, USA
St Mary - Jamaica
Singapore
Kakku Pagodas - Myanmar
Morondava - Madagascar
Steakhouse - Buenos Aires
Lac Blanc - Chamonix, France
El Nido - Philippines
Seattle - USA
Port Quin Bay - Cornwall
Ganesh Visarjan Festival - Mumbai
Hoher Kasten - Switzerland
Borobudur - Indonesia
Ponta Grossa - Ceara, Brazil
Havana - Cuba
Uluru - Australia
Bodiam Castle - East Sussex, UK
Oruro Carnical - Bolivia
Tunnel of Love - Ukraine
South Beach - Miami
Budapest - Hungary
Myrtos Beach - Kefallonia
Salzburg - Austria
Coimbra - Portugal
Eiffel Town - Paris
Moon Hill - Yangshuo, China
Grenada - Caribbean
Brussels - Belgium
Hang En Cave - Vietnam
Pyha Lake - Finland
The Cook Islands
Serengeti National Park - Tanzania
Procida - Italy
Seljalandsfoss - Iceland
Provence - France
Harbin Snow and Ice Festival - China
Brecon Beacons - Wales
Blue Hole - Belize
San Francisco - USA
Zakynthos - Greece
Antartica
La Boca - Buenos Aires
Brighton Pier - East Sussex, UK
Praia da Concha - Portugal
Bazaruto Archipelago - Mozambique
Mount Fuji - Japan
Baja California - Mexico
Istanbul - Turkey
The Abacos - Bahamas
Yellowstone National Park - USA
The Himalayas
Longsheng - China
Marrakech - Morocco
Fly Geyser - Nevada, USA
Venice - Italy
Plitvice Lakes National Park - Croatia
Ranthambore National Park - India
Luskentyre Sands - Isle of Harris, UK
Albi - France
101 Tower - Taipei, Taiwan
Fiordland National Park - New Zealand
Bruges - Belgium
Aarhus - Denmark
Easter Island - Chile
London - England
Great Barrier Reef - Australia
Mount Bromo - Java
Chichén Itzá - Mexico
Havasu Falls - Arizona, USA
Sicily - Italy
Taj Mahal - India
Dead Sea - Middle East
Kirkjufell - Iceland
Etosha National Park - Namibia
Lake Waikopiro - New Zealand
Empty Quarter - Oman
Paro Taktsang - Bhutan
Manhattan - New York
Plaza de España - Seville
Quintana Roo - Mexico
Mosel River - Germany
Boudhanath Stupa - Kathmandu, Nepal
Sydney Harbour Bridge - Australia
Ditchling Beacon - South Downs, UK
Kandy - Sri Lanka
Abraham Lake - Alberta, Canada
Morris Island Lighthouse - South Carolina, USA
Colosseum - Rome
Geiranger Fjord - Norway
Canouan - St Vincent and the Grenadines
The Camargue - France
River Li - China
Algar de Benagil - Portugal
Olhuveli Island - Maldives
Prosecco Road - Treviso, Italy
Aït Benhaddou - Morocco
Grand Mosque - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Walt Disney World - Florida, USA
Salar de Uyuni - Bolivia
Blue Cypress Lake - Florida, USA
Florence - Italy
Great Wall - China
Logar Valley - Slovenia
Halnaker - West Sussex, UK
Burano - Venice
Bora Bora - French Polynesia
Grand Canyon - USA
Andalusia - Spain
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan - Bali, Indonesia
Ginza - Tokyo
Acropolis - Greece
Rajasthan - India
Giza - Egypt
Washington DC - USA
Orcia Valley - Tuscany, Italy
Buddha Park - Laos
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Britain’s best-selling holiday magazine featuring accessible but always authoritative travel information, features, competitions, offers, and photography. Winner of the travel magazine of the year in 2012 and 2013, Travel Press Awards.