Five days in Gyeonggi province: the cosmopolitan port of Incheon and the futuristic city of Songdo, the border island of Ganghwa and its dolmens, the listed fortresses of Namhansanseong and Hwaseong, the folk village and Everland.
Six days in the ancient capital of the Silla kingdom, an "open-air museum": royal tombs, Bulguksa and Seokguram, the sacred Namsan mountain, then the industrial and maritime coast of Pohang and Ulsan.
Six days in the largest city in North America: the Zócalo and the Templo Mayor, the Rivera murals in the National Palace, the National Museum of Anthropology, Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul, the Xochimilco trajineras and a full day at Teotihuacan.
Seven days on the UNESCO-listed volcano island: the Seongsan sunrise peak, the Manjanggul lava tube, Udo islet, the waterfalls of Seogwipo, the basalt columns of Jungmun and the climb up Hallasan, the roof of Korea.
Seven days in the subtropical south: the thousand-year-old cedar forest of Yakushima and the Jōmon-sugi trek, then the Ryūkyū kingdom, the potters' street of Naha, the fukugi road of Bise and the Churaumi aquarium.
Eight days of sea rocks and caves in Donghae and Samcheok, hot springs in Uljin, then the Confucian soul of Korea: Buseoksa, the villages and academies of Andong, Daegu and the Haeinsa temple.
Eight days from the Civic District to Sentosa: the Battlebox, the National Gallery, the conservatories of Gardens by the Bay, New Year's Eve at Marina Bay, Chinatown and Telok Ayer, the Art Deco of Tiong Bahru, the Southern Ridges and Fort Siloso.
Nine days between lakes and mountains: the gardens of Gapyeong and Nami island, Chuncheon and its rail park, the Seoraksan massif, the beaches and cafés of the East Sea, and the Olympic peaks of Pyeongchang.
Ten days between the country's second city and the string of southern islands: temples level with the waves, the beaches of Haeundae, the lanes of Gamcheon, the cherry blossoms of Jinhae, then Geoje, Tongyeong and the terraced rice fields of Namhae.
Ten days in the heart of the country, away from the crowds: the Jikji of Cheongju, the capitals of the Baekje kingdom in Gongju and Buyeo, scientific Daejeon, the temples of Songnisan, the peaks of Danyang and the lakes of Cheongpung, before the return to Seoul.
Ten days from Cape Reinga to Mount Taranaki: Ninety Mile Beach by 4x4, Tāne Mahuta the country's largest kauri, Hobbiton, the Waitomo Black Abyss, the glowworm caves and the circuit of the volcano from Dawson Falls.
Ten days from the geothermal valleys to the Coromandel beaches: Waiotapu, the Waimangu valley born of the 1886 eruption, Te Puia and the Pohutu geyser, the Kaituna rafting, Cathedral Cove, Hot Water Beach and the Pinnacles.
Ten days from the capital to Lake Taupo: the cable car and Zealandia, Te Papa, Weta Workshop, Cape Palliser lighthouse, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing and the Māori carvings at Mine Bay by kayak.
Eleven days from Auckland to the Bay of Islands: the Sky Tower at dusk, Waiheke by bike, the Rangitoto volcano and its lava caves, Tiritiri Matangi, the Muriwai gannets, the Poor Knights and the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.
Eleven days from Christchurch to the Catlins: the city rebuilt after the earthquakes, the Akaroa dolphins, the Mackenzie night sky, the Hooker Valley Track below Aoraki, the Tasman Lake icebergs, Victorian Oamaru and the Taiaroa Head albatrosses.
Twelve days from the west coast to Kaikoura: the Hokitika Gorge, Cave Stream, the Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, the Oparara arches, Te Waikoropupū, the Abel Tasman Coast Track, the Queen Charlotte Track and the Kaikoura sperm whales.
Twelve days at the far end of the South Island: Nugget Point, the Cathedral Caves at low tide, the petrified forest of Curio Bay, the Rakiura Track and the southern brown kiwi at Ocean Beach, then seven days of cruising to Preservation Inlet.
Twelve days from the most famous walk in the world to the west coast: the four days of the Milford Track up to Mackinnon Pass, Queenstown and the Kawarau bridge, Roy's Peak, the Rob Roy Glacier, the Haast Pass and the Fox heli-hike.
Thirteen days in the great South-West, Korea's most food-loving region: Yeosu and Suncheon, the Jirisan massif, the tea fields of Boseong, Gwangju and Damyang, the hanok village of Jeonju, then Mokpo and the islands at the end of the world.
Fourteen days from Osaka to Hikone: Dotonbori and Osaka Castle, Kobe and the Akashi Kaikyō bridge, the white heron of Himeji, a night at a temple on Mount Kōya, the three shrines of Kumano and Lake Biwa.
Fourteen nights in a single base to cross a thousand years of capital, district by district: Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, Kinkaku-ji, Arashiyama, the Katsura villa, Ōhara and Takao.
Fourteen days from the castles and museums of Nagoya to the five lakes of Fuji, then Hakone and its boiling valley, the great Buddha of Kamakura, Enoshima and the port of Yokohama.
Fourteen days from the southern islands to Pulau Ubin: Little India and Kampong Glam, the Unesco-listed botanic gardens, the primary forest of Bukit Timah, the five Mandai parks, the mangroves of Sungei Buloh and the last village on the main island.
Fifteen days from the Edo warehouses of Kawagoe and the Chiba cliffs to ten days of Tokyo, district by district: Asakusa, Ueno, the Imperial Palace, Odaiba, Shinjuku, Shibuya and Roppongi.
Fifteen days from the Toltecs of Tula to the Huasteca waterfalls: the basalt columns of Santa María Regla, the caves and pools of Tolantongo, the Peña de Bernal, the five Franciscan missions of the Sierra Gorda, Edward James's Las Pozas and the cave of swallows.
Eighteen days from Guanajuato to Tepoztlán: the mummies and the La Valenciana mine, San Miguel de Allende, Morelia in pink cantera stone, the island of Janitzio, the two monarch butterfly sanctuaries, the Nevado de Toluca crater, Taxco and the Cacahuamilpa caves.
Eighteen days from Tlaxcala to Los Tuxtlas: the Capilla del Rosario and the Palafoxiana library, the great pyramid of Cholula, El Tajín and the Papantla Voladores, the colossal heads of Xalapa, the coffee of Coatepec, Veracruz and the Catemaco lagoon.
From the Gulf of Mexico to the launch pads of Cape Canaveral, with the Art Deco of Miami, the Everglades, the road through the Keys and eight days of theme parks in Orlando.
Nineteen days from Oaxaca to San Cristóbal: Monte Albán and its Danzantes, the three Dominican monasteries of the Mixteca, the Tule tree, Hierve el Agua, Puerto Escondido and Mazunte, the bays of Huatulco and the Sumidero Canyon.
Twenty-one days from Chiapas to Campeche: the El Chiflón waterfalls, the Montebello lakes, the Toniná acropolis, Agua Azul and Misol-Ha, Palenque and its Temple of the Inscriptions, Bonampak, Yaxchilán up the Usumacinta and two full days at Calakmul.
Twenty-five days from the lagoon of seven blues to Río Lagartos: Ichkabal newly reopened, the Bacalar stromatolites, the Mahahual reef, Uxmal and Kabah, fortified Campeche, the Celestún flamingos, Mérida, yellow Izamal and the Homún cenotes.
Twenty-seven days from Chichén Itzá to Holbox: El Castillo and the Sacred Cenote, Cobá by bike, Tulum above the sea, the Maya canals of Sian Ka'an, Rio Secreto, the Xcaret park week, diving at Palancar and the sandbanks of Holbox.
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