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GRAND TURK, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS KRALENDIJK, BONAIRE NEW YORK
This dreamy six-and-a-half miles of unspoilt Acclaimed by diving enthusiasts for the Pause to recall your sensational arrival here –
island is simply magical. Its capital, Cockburn teeming reefs of its Marine Park, Bonaire is or anticipate your dramatic departure – as you
Town, sleepily spills across the two main splashed with natural colour inland too. A follow your whims along streets and avenues
streets and narrow alleys, backed by salt coral-tinted beach can be found south of that crackle with energy. Catch a Broadway
lakes, where donkeys often clip-clop by. Kralendijk, whose sands are pastel pink, show. Browse internationally renowned
Crystal clear waters entice snorkellers and while bolder shades adorn thousands of galleries, department stores and museums.
divers, and the winter months encourage a resident flamingos. Expect to find more Stare up at art deco skyscrapers. Step into
trip across to Salt Cay, where processions of birdlife in Washington Slagbaai National Central Park. Above all, just savour the unique
migrating whales are visible from the beach. Park, from the green Caribbean parakeet to vibrancy of a truly incredible city.
the yellow bananaquit.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA ORANGESTAD, ARUBA
Explore a long seafaring legacy in Sir Samuel
LAHAINA, MAUI, HAWAII
Aruba is the Caribbean, but with a charming
Cunard’s home town as you delve into the Glimpse into the emerald heart of this rugged edge. Keen golfers should take a tip
illuminating Maritime Museum. Seek out the stunning isle at Iao National Park, whose and reserve a round at the Tierra del Sol
tranquil haven of the Halifax Public Gardens, popular landmark, the Iao Needle towers up course. It’s not always easy to concentrate on
arranged around duck ponds and an ornate 1,200 feet, then bask in the crystalline waters your putting with the wealth of Aruba’s wildlife
Victorian bandstand, and ascend to the of Big Beach. Staying in Lahaina is an open on show: organ pipe cacti, lizards basking on
imposing star-shaped citadel. Or train your invitation to browse dozens of art galleries for sun-drenched rocks, rare burrowing owls and
lens on the red-topped lighthouse that stands paintings, ceramics and wood carvings, before chattering parakeets passing comment on
on the smooth rocks around Peggy’s Cove. settling back with a fruit punch to scan the your swing.
harbour for humpback whales.
HAMILTON, BERMUDA PHILIPSBURG, ST MAARTEN
Bermuda may sound like one island, but it is
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Folklore holds that a Dutch and French soldier
actually a sprinkling of more than 130 Hit Hollywood to spot all-time film favourites set off in opposite directions around this isle
arranged in a scenic archipelago, the largest immortalised on bronze and marble stars dividing it where they met. The result is two
linked by bridges. Famed for soft pink sands along the Walk of Fame, compare handprints characterful calls in one. So explore the two
and superb diving among reefs and wrecks, outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre then main streets of Dutch Philipsburg, delightfully
the natural draws include the staggering glimpse behind the scenes on an illuminating squeezed between the sea and the Great Salt
Crystal Caves, where wispy stalactites hang studio tour. Or simply spend like a celebrity in Pond, or soak up the French essence of
above a turquoise lake, and the Botanical the Italian designer and upmarket jewellery Marigot, a whirl of open-air markets, chic
Gardens with hibiscus and frangipani. boutiques strung along that legendary boutiques and sleepy cafés.
shopping strip, Rodeo Drive.
HILO, HAWAII PONTA DELGADA, AZORES
The Big Island is also known as the Volcano
MANZANILLO, MEXICO
Is this part of Atlantis’s lost city? Something to
Island, as the 14,000-feet peaks of Mauna Lou This natural harbour was named for the ponder as you embark on an unforgettable
and Mauna Kea create a backdrop of manzanillo tree, whose tough waterproof whale-watching adventure. Staying on terra
uncompromising beauty. Another nickname, wood was once every shipbuilder’s best firma, photograph the striking triple-arched
the Orchid Isle, hints at the abundant flora friend. The former pirate haunt now attracts City Gates and a trio of pretty centuries-old
within its rich rainforests, while macadamia visitors lured to the Mexican Riviera by churches. This Atlantic stepping-stone also
nut plantations add their mark to the different bounties: uncrowded beaches, a professes to produce the finest pineapples on
patchwork landscapes. Amidst all this, Hilo beautiful promenade, colonial houses, jungle- earth – and you may just want to test this
greets you with a sedate friendliness and textured peaks, nearby waterfalls and a choice claim for yourself.
delightful clapboard buildings. of scenic volcanoes to view.
PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA
HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII NAWILIWILI, KAUAI, HAWAII
Making one small step onto shore here is an
Expect the ukulele and hula to offer a warm Kauai is a garden island, so bring a taste for unmissable opportunity to discover the final
‘aloha’ to Oahu. For legendary beaches, few ripest papaya, banana and pineapple – you’re frontier at the Kennedy Space Center. Admire
rival Waikiki. For breathtaking views, how about sure to find them on a four-wheel drive tour the huge Apollo mission rockets, glimpse into
Diamond Head Crater? While your yearning for into the island’s lush forests. And arrive with a the tiny capsule that first took mankind to the
history is served at the Bishop Museum – filled head for heights, so you can swoop by surface of the moon, and ride out to the space
with artefacts like pearls, carved bone and helicopter over Waimea Canyon, known as the shuttle launch pads – where you’ll often spot
exquisite capes shimmering with feathers – or Grand Canyon of the Pacific – an alligators basking in the swampy surrounds.
on a fascinating visit to Pearl Harbor. unforgettable patchwork of deep greens
daubed by the coppery reds of the bare rock.
PUERTO QUETZAL, GUATEMALA
HUATULCO, MEXICO
What a place to peer memorably into the past.
Its full name translates as the Bays of
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND
You may have a chance to witness Tikal, the
Huatulco, and 36 inviting beaches are draped Stunning walks wind around the town’s ancient Mayan ruins where the terraced
scenically along the nine lovely crescents here historic cobbles and stretch along scenic cliff Pyramid of the Great Jaguar looms large.
in the Mexican State of Oaxaca. This stretch of tops, though most follow a path directly to La Antigua Guatemala is a vision of colonial
the Pacific shore is known for beautiful ribbons those millionaire mansions. Expect echoes of grace, as yellow churches and crumbling pastel
of white sand lapped by stunning azure waters Versailles Palace at Marble House and an houses are draped prettily in bougainvillea.
– as well as the local pottery, particular to the English manor ambience at Rough Point, while Then it’s coffee time, so stop by an ecological
region, made from striking black clay. The Breakers is arguably the most lavish of all, estate to sample fragrant blends.
an ornate palace designed in an Italian
Renaissance style.
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