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.
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.
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 from the forests of Risnjak to the island of Cres: Trsat castle above Rijeka, the Vojak tower at 1,401 m, the Lungomare at Opatija, Hum, Motovun and Grožnjan, the mosaics of the Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč, Rovinj, the amphitheater of Pula, the Brijuni islands and Cape Kamenjak.
Ten days on the big Dalmatian islands and beneath Biokovo: the town of Vis and the Kut quarter, the Blue Cave of Biševo, Stiniva cove, the stone of Brač and the Blaca hermitage, Zlatni rat, the Biokovo Skywalk, the lakes of Imotski, the town of Hvar, the Pakleni islands and the Stari Grad plain.
Ten days in continental Croatia: Zagreb's upper town and Mirogoj cemetery, the Papuk UNESCO geopark, the baroque citadel of Osijek, the channels of Kopački Rit, Vukovar, Ilok on the Danube, Đakovo cathedral, baroque Varaždin, and the castles of Trakošćan and Veliki Tabor.
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 of adventure far off the beaten track: the Humantay lagoon, the great trek down the Apurímac canyon to Choquequirao, then Vitcos and Espíritu Pampa, the last refuges of the Incas.
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.
Ten days of absolute contrasts: three nights in a luxury lodge in the southern Amazon, then Huaraz, the sanctuary of Chavín and four days of trekking beneath the icy giants of the Cordillera Blanca.
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.
Eleven days from the Kvarner islands to the great coastal mountain: Vrbnik and the town of Krk, the sands of Lopar, Goli Otok, the four bell towers of Rab, the Nehaj fortress at Senj, the Premužić trail along the Velebit ridge, the Plitvice Lakes, the underground base of Željava, the Paklenica canyons, the town of Pag and Nin.
Eleven final days in the south: the walls and salt pans of Ston, the oysters of Mali Ston, the climb of Sveti Ilija, the Dingač vineyards, the old town of Korčula, Vela Spila cave, the island of Proizd, Lastovo, Mljet National Park, the Trsteno arboretum and the walls of Dubrovnik.
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.
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 in central Dalmatia: the Roman forum and Sea Organ of Zadar, the Zrmanja canyon by canoe, Ugljan and Pašman, Dugi Otok and the cliffs of Telašćica, a day by boat in the Kornati, the Cathedral of St James in Šibenik, Krka National Park, Trogir, Salona and Diocletian's Palace in Split.
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.
Seventeen days from Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro: the Pampulha modern ensemble, Inhotim, Ouro Preto, Congonhas and Tiradentes, the Imperial Museum in Petrópolis, Paraty and the Saco do Mamanguá, then six nights in Rio, from Corcovado to Sugarloaf Mountain.
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.
Eighty-eight days in a loop from New York: New England and the Great Lakes, Chicago and the South, Florida and its parks, the historic Southeast, the political cradle of the country, then New York to finish.
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