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 UNESCO-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 first capital and the mountain of a hundred thousand cherry trees: the great Buddha of Tōdai-ji, the lanterns of Kasuga-taisha, the Hōryū-ji, the Kinpusen-ji of Yoshino, the painted tombs of Asuka and the Yamanobe no Michi.
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 between the world's highest great lake and the colored mountains: kayaking at Capachica, Taquile island, chullpas, the last Inca bridge and the fortress of Waqrapukara.
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 in Jordan's largest reserve, then at Petra: the Ottoman village of Dana, the 14 km descent of Wadi Dana, the candlelit Feynan Ecolodge, the Wadi Ghuweir canyon, the Krak de Montréal, Little Petra, the Khazneh, the Monastery and the High Place of Sacrifice.
Nine days between two worlds: San Pedro cave, the Strait of Tiquina, Copacabana and its basilica, the sacred north and the ridge of Isla del Sol, the temple of Iñak Uyu on Isla de la Luna, then the flight to Rurrenabaque, the río Tuichi in Madidi, the macaw cliff and the pampas of the Yacuma.
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.
Nine days in pre-Inca Peru: the Moche huacas of Trujillo, Chan Chan, Atahualpa's ransom in Cajamarca, the funerary cliffs of Chachapoyas, Kuélap and the treasures of Sipán.
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 in the deep south: the white city, the Cotahuasi and Colca canyons among the deepest in the world, oases, hot springs and the flight of the condors.
Ten days in the heart of the Inca empire: the capital and its fortresses, the Sistine Chapel of the Andes, Pisac, Chinchero, Moray, the Maras salt pans, Ollantaytambo and a night suspended from the cliff.
Eleven days in the central valleys: La Cancha and the Santa Teresa convent, the Cristo de la Concordia, the Palacio Portales, Tarata and the potters of Huayculi, Umajalanta cave, the Ciudad de Itas and the dinosaur footprints of Torotoro, Incallajta, El Fuerte de Samaipata and Refugio Los Volcanes.
Eleven days in the colonial south: the Casa de la Libertad, the cathedral and the Virgin of Guadalupe, the rooftop terraces of San Felipe Neri, the Recoleta viewpoint, the dinosaur wall of Cal Orck'o, the Castillo de La Glorieta, the Icla canyon, the Hacienda Cayara, the Casa Nacional de Moneda and the mines of the Cerro Rico.
The finale: the Lima of the viceroys, the oldest city in the Americas, then eight days of deep immersion in the Tahuayo Amazon, the most species-rich region in the entire lowland Amazon.
Twelve days from Imabari to Takamatsu: the oldest bath in Japan at Dōgo, the Pacific capes, the undammed Shimanto, the vine bridges of the Iya valley and the art islands of Naoshima and Teshima.
Twelve days from the capital to the hills of Ajloun: the citadel and souks of Amman, Qasr al-Hallabat and the Umayyad baths of Hammam as-Sarah, the basalt town of Um el-Jimal, Gadara facing the Sea of Galilee, Pella, the fortress of Ajloun, Jerash and the Ottoman old town of Salt.
Twelve days from the lowest point on Earth to the gorges of the King's Highway: the Baptism Site, floating in the Dead Sea, the mosaic map of Madaba, Mount Nebo, Um er-Rasas, the hot springs of Ma'in, the Siq of Wadi Mujib and the crusader castle of Karak.
Thirteen days to get used to the altitude: La Paz by Mi Teleférico, the Valle de la Luna, Plaza Murillo and the Mercado de las Brujas, the Valle de las Ánimas, Tiwanaku and Puma Punku, the Death Road by mountain bike, three days on the Camino del Choro, Coroico, the Zongo pass facing Huayna Potosí, and Sorata.
Thirteen days to finish high: the train cemetery, the Uyuni salt flat and Isla Incahuasi, sunset on the salar, the flamingo lagoons, the Árbol de Piedra, Laguna Colorada, the Sol de Mañana geysers, Laguna Verde, the ascent of Uturuncu at 6,008 m, El Sillar, then Sajama before the return to La Paz.
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.
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 on the forgotten coast of the Sea of Japan, from the seven baths of Kinosaki to the dunes of Tottori and the land of the gods at Izumo, then Hiroshima, Miyajima and the six bridges of the Shimanami Kaidō.
Fifteen days in the south, then the east: a five-day trek in Wadi Rum with a Bedouin guide, the Jebel Burdah arch, the summit of Jebel Um Adaami, the ride out by camel, the Red Sea wrecks off Aqaba, the frescoes of Qusayr Amra and the oryx of Shaumari.
Seventeen days from the baths of Gunma to the gold of Nikkō, then across the Japanese Alps: Kamikōchi, the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route, the Kenroku-en of Kanazawa, the thatched roofs of Shirakawa-gō and Takayama.
Seventeen days in northern Honshū, from Aomori to Niigata: Hirosaki Castle, the cypress baths of Sukayu, the Oirase gorge, the samurai street of Kakunodate, the Fujiwara gold, Yamadera and Ginzan Onsen under gas lamps.
From the architecture of Chicago to the nights of New Orleans, by way of the temple of speed in Indianapolis, the longest cave in the world and the capital of country music.
Eighteen days on the northern island: Sapporo and Otaru, Cape Sōya at the far end of Japan, the climb up Rishiri-Fuji, the hills of Biei, Daisetsuzan, Shiretoko and its brown bears, then the volcanoes of the south down to Hakodate.
Twenty-five days on the island of volcanoes and baths, from Fukuoka to Nagasaki, from the ghost island of Hashima to the crater of Aso, from the hells of Beppu to the Takachiho gorge and on to Sakurajima.
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