So delightful is the airport at Kefalonia that I landed by the sea and so small that I was in and out within ten minutes writes Adam Jacot de Boinod. Within a season that stretches from April to October I chose a perfect time to visit in mid-September with the schools back but the summer's heat sustained. This strong affiliation and affection for t...

The Celtic Routes, which take in the counties of Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire in Wales and Wicklow, Waterford and Wexford in Ireland, offer the chance to discover a range of wildlife. Wales Dolphin Spotting off New Quay, Ceredigion Cardigan Bay is known for its bottlenose dolphins, with a population of around 250 thriving on abunda...

The Cook Islands are located in the South Pacific, between Hawaii and New Zealand. Cook Islanders are hugely proud of their culture and heritage and dance is an important way of teaching cultural values and historical events to visitors younger generations of islanders. One popular Cook Islands dance up to ten drums beating the ura pa-u (drum dance...

Kyushu Kyushu, the second largest of four main islands in Japan, takes in the seven prefectures of Saga, Oita, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Miyazaki. With a subtropical climate, Kyushu is a year-round destination renowned for hot springs, local delicacies and areas of natural beauty. Referred to as the Land of Fire due to volcanic activi...

Alta Badia is region in the South Tyrolean Dolomites in Italy The Alta Badia 2020/21 winter season starts on 5 December 2020 and goes through to April 2021 The Alta Badia skiing area, at between 1,300 and 2,778 metres above sea level, provides optimum skiing. The Alta Badia ski area offers 130 km of large slopes (74 km easy/blue, 47 km medium/red a...

Costa Rica, which is located between the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea in Central America, offers visitors an abundance of wildlife, landscapes and climates. The island currently has 30 National Parks managed by SINAC (Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion), which embrace more than 28% of the country's total land area. Costa Rica's approach t...