Featured Worldwide Destinations

Bangkok, Thailand

It's noisy, busy, polluted and a tad seedy, but Lord it's fun, and if you've never visited the Far East before, Bangkok is a great place to start. There are hotels to suit all budgets, from the backpackers' dives to the 5-star ultra modern, ultra swanky affairs that have sprung up around the city. Being driven around in the back of the 3 wheeled motorised tuk-tuk is an invigorating, adrenalin pumping must-do experience and a boat ride along the river will reveal the juxtaposition that makes Bangkok such an stimulating place to visit: the thriving, modern city set against the old, traditional and sometimes impoverished background. If you're after adventure, this is the place to come.

The Maldives

Paradise found. Set in the Indian Ocean, the Maldives consists of 1190 islands, tiny tropical gems where soft white sand, transparent waters and year-round sunshine combine to make this a dream destination. Diving, snorkelling and sunbathing are the main daytime activities and the no news, no shoes, relaxed atmosphere of many of the islands means that nightlife is little more than a glass of wine and a good meal. If you're the kind of person who forgets to relax, then go to the Maldives and have it forced on you, two weeks here and you'll wonder why you ever felt stressed.