A thin sliver of land on the western edge of the South American continent, Chile Dropdown content offers a wealth of landscapes to explore. This country stretches across the Andes mountain range, to the Atacama Desert, and boasts 4000km of Pacific Ocean coastline. Caro Bohets says on Facebook that the colourful houses of Valparaíso Dropdown content are a must-see.
Atacama Desert, Chile © Vaclav Sebek/Shutterstock
Boasting a rich cultural heritage, a huge variety of annual festivals, wonderful world cuisines, and an astonishing natural beauty,
Perhentian Kecil Island, Terengganu, Malaysia © Ruzaini Haron/Shutterstock
This tiny country is getting a lot of love from Rough Guides readers this year: @bryonyAR says it’s “one of the most surprising and beautiful places on Earth” while others noted its wonderfully diverse terrain. Laura Kingsley on Facebook said: “I still can’t get over how beautiful that country is”.
Lake Bled, Slovenia © Alberto Loyo/Shutterstock
Packing plenty of physical beauty into such a small mass of land,
© Matt Gibson/Shutterstock
Sandwiched between ever-popular India and troubled Afghanistan, Pakistan has some beautiful yet fairly untouched scenery. Be sure to check government travel advice before booking a trip.
View on the new silk road or Karakoram highway, This highway is the friendship project offered by China © khlongwangchao/Shutterstock
November 2014 sees 25 years since the
Aerial view of Berlin cityline with TV tower, Germany © canadastock/Shutterstock
You could spend a month in this ancient city, packed with the relics of over two thousand years of inhabitation, and only scratch the surface.
Forum Romanum, Rome © Rudy Blasko/Shutterstock
A compact and buzzing capital, great for an inexpensive weekend getaway for Europeans,
© ESB Professional/Shutterstock
One fifth of Hungary’s population live in
Budapest Liberty bridge © Shutterstock
Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, once said “Valparaíso es un montón, un racimo de casas locas” (Valparaíso is a heap, a bunch of crazy houses). It’s true, and spread over an amphitheatre of hills encircling a wide bay, Valparaíso is the most intriguing and distinctive city in Chile.
Valparaiso, colorful house in Chile © f11/Shutterstock
This small country offers big-time fun for the budget traveller. As our readers pointed out, the national parks are cheap to enter, the trekking is spectacular and those mountain-top views don’t come with a price tag.
Gorak Shep village with prayer flags, way to Kala Patthar and Mount Everest base camp, Khumbu valley, Nepal © Daniel Prudek/Shutterstock
The oldest of Morocco’s four imperial capitals and the most complete medieval city of the Arab world,
Fez, Morocco © Shutterstock
Excellent hospitality, delicious food and warm-hearted people are the reasons why Soheil Sarmadi says he loves
Persepolis (Old Persian: Pārsa) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire © MORTEZA YOUSEFI/Shutterstock
Amid the gentle hills and farmlands of Tennessee,
Skyline of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, USA © ESB Professional/Shutterstock
This rather untouched corner of the world is becoming increasingly popular among the more intrepid traveller. Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan all got votes from our readers on Facebook, and with such good skiing in the winter and excellent trekking in the summer, it’s unsurprising.
© Shutterstock