Bucharest: "The Little Paris of the East" ● The "painted monasteries" of Bucovina ● Bran Castle, mythical home of Dracula ● Famous Valley of the Roses ● Unsurpassed frescoes of Rila Monastery ● Sofia: City tour

Adriatic coast exploration ● historic city visits (Zagreb, Dubrovnik) ● island hopping (Hvar, Brac, Korcula) ● natural wonder sightseeing (Plitvice Lakes, Kotor Bay) ● cultural and culinary immersion

Museum in Bilbao ● selected Camino forest walks through Roman roads and medieval villages ● Rioja vineyard experience ● Cruz de Ferro stone ceremony and authentic Santiago Cathedral arrival ● Finisterre coastal walk to Europe's westernmost point ● Gothic cathedrals and Celtic-Christian cultural fusion

Spanish colonial Manila and the walled city of Intramuros ● Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island World War II memorials ● Ifugao rice terraces near Banaue, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape of hand-carved mountainsides ● Cebu's Spanish heritage and the Visayan heartland ● marine life encounters around Pamilacan Island ● Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park

Kathmandu & Bhaktapur (UNESCO site) ● Thimphu, the Bhutanese capital ● Punakha: deep in the heart of Bhutan ● Spectacular 'Teschus' - annual festivals

Vibrant Taipei ● Historical Tainan ● Seoul: city tour & the DMZ ● Welcome dinner at top of Namsan Seoul Tower ● Fast train to Busan - city tour ● Unique & beautiful Jeju Island Immersion in Korean culture, ancient & modern

Amazon adventures ● The Pantanal-South America's wildlife marvel ● Rio de Janeiro-'the marvelous city' ● Colonial elegance ● Baroque churches, sacred art ● Thundering Iguacu Falls

Guided colonial Quito tour ● Four-night luxury Galapagos cruise ● Exciting guided shore excursions ● Condor spotting in Cajas National Park ● Beautiful, colonial Cuenca ● Ingapirca Inca ruins

Auckland: City Tour ● Waitomo Caves ● Rotorua: Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve ● Wellington: Te Papa Museum ● Doubtful OR Milford Sound cruise ● Mt Cook scenic overflight