Visit Penang, a Malaysian island state known for its historic George Town (UNESCO World Heritage Site with colonial architecture and street art), Penang Hill (funicular railway with panoramic views), Kek Lok Si Temple (one of Southeast Asia's largest Buddhist temples), and local food like char kway teow (stir-fried rice noodles) and asam laksa (spicy fish noodle soup).
The sea of seven colours, a Caribbean island closer to Nicaragua with Raizal English Creole culture.
The Bolivian shore of Lake Titicaca, a Moorish basilica and boats to the Isla del Sol.
Wooden Caribbean houses on stilts, starfish beach and the boats to the Bocas del Toro islands.
Okinawa's capital: Shuri castle of the Ryukyu kings, Kokusai-dori and a food and drink culture of its own.
Limestone cliffs at Railay for climbing, longtail boats to Phi Phi and the Four Islands.
The Azores' main town, gateway to crater lakes, hot springs and whale watching in the mid-Atlantic.
A Venetian fortress, a minaret-studded old town and a long beach on the north coast of Crete.
The least populated capital in the world - a domed capitol on a hill in Melekeok, built in 2006 for a few hundred people.
The de facto capital of the smallest republic on Earth: an airstrip, a parliament and the moonscape left by a century of phosphate mining.
A Portuguese colonial capital on the equator, pastel and peeling, with cocoa plantations in the hills behind it.
Kiribati's capital is a chain of islets joined by causeways, three metres above a rising ocean and one of the densest places in the Pacific.
A capital of a few government buildings in the Pohnpei jungle, twenty minutes from the basalt city of Nan Madol.
A Swahili stone town with no cars, only donkeys and dhows, unchanged for seven centuries.
Djerba's main town: whitewashed souks, the El Ghriba synagogue and Star Wars sets across the island.
Stilt palafito houses and wooden churches on Chiloe island, with curanto cooked in the ground.
The resort bay of the north: catamarans to the islands, snorkelling and the nightlife of the island.
One of the smallest capitals in the world, a clock tower copied from London and the Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke market.
Dhow trips to the Bazaruto archipelago, dugongs and dune islands in turquoise water.
The main town of the Galapagos, the Darwin research station and giant tortoises in the highlands.
The Mesoamerican reef a swim from shore, West End dive shops and whale sharks.
Hemingway's house, the sunset celebration at Mallory Square and the southernmost point of the mainland US.
Forty-two beaches on one island, the surfing capital of Brazil and Azorean fishing villages.
The port of Ometepe, an island of two volcanoes in Lake Nicaragua.
Island-hopping among the Bacuit lagoons of northern Palawan, limestone cliffs and turquoise water.
The car-free island of Gulangyu with its colonial villas and pianos, and the Fujian tea houses.
The Bornean capital of Sabah, the base for Mount Kinabalu and the Tunku Abdul Rahman islands.
The harbour town on Flores where the Komodo dragon boats leave, with pink beaches and manta rays.
Mallorca's capital: the seafront Gothic cathedral La Seu, Arab baths and the Tramuntana mountains behind.
Madeira's capital: wicker toboggans down from Monte, the flower market and Madeira wine lodges.
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