Maipo-heart of Chile's wine country ● Exploring Torres del Paine National Park ● Catamaran cruise through the icy waters of the Chilean fjords ● Chilean Lakes District ● Atacama Desert and Valley of the Moon ● Vibrant Santiago

Western Crete & Rhodes island touring, plus five smaller islands of a gorgeous lesser-visited island group, quiet villages, delicious local cuisines, stunning beaches, friendly islanders.

El Salvador - Joya de Ceren Archaeological Site ● Guatemala - Antigua City ● Honduras - Maya Site of Copan ● Nicaragua - Ruins of Leon Viejo ● Birds, volcanoes, indigenous cultures

Budapest walking tour ● Byzantine, Moorish, Romanesque and Hungarian legacies ● Holloko, Hungary's most beautiful town ● Eger: narrow streets, arcaded buildings, wrought-iron gates ● Southern Transdanubia - region of undulating hills, forest clad ridges and rural ambience ● The "painted monasteries" of Bucovina ● Bran Castle, mythical home of Dracula

Port Wine region, the Douro Valley ● Lisbon: Colonial elegance ● Santiago de Compostela: Place of Pilgrimage ● Bilbao's Guggenheim ● Comprehensive Barcelona city tour ● Arab, Jewish, Christian, Roman, Visigothic legacies

Jerash, huge Roman site ● Two full days at ancient 'Rose Red City' of Petra ● Relaxing at Dead Sea resort ● Timeless Damascus ● Ancient site of Palmyra ● Vibrant Aleppo & Krak des Chevaliers

Exploring the UNESCO World Heritage site of Chinguetti - a historic caravan town and trading center Traveling along the desolate but beautiful Atlantic coastline Ouadane - practically deserted and perched on the edge of the Adrar plateau - a UNESCO protected collection of ancient mosques, houses and private libraries The Western Sahara - characterized by rocky landscapes, expansive sand dunes, mountains, plateaus and ravines Discover Mauritania’s enchanting Adrar region with its diversity of desert features, including rolling sand seas, sculpted rock, scorched plains and deep green oases Port de Pêche in Nouakchott, one of the busiest fish markets in West Africa Terjit - the only oasis in the Adrar region where there is natural flowing water Sipping tea under the stars in the remote Sahara desert

L'Anse aux Meadows Viking settlement ● scenic Gros Morne fjord cruise and ancient Tablelands ● Red Bay's UNESCO Basque whaling station ● three nights on French Saint-Pierre and Miquelon islands ● Cape Bonavista and historic Trinity outport ● St. John's Signal Hill and Point Amour Lighthouse.

Thundering Iguazu Falls ● Opulent Buenos Aires: "Paris of the South" ● Ushuaia-world's southernmost city ● Beagle Channel Cruise ● Perito Moreno & Uppsala Glaciers ● Ruggedly beautiful Torres del Paine, Chile