North America
North America has it all! From the spectacular mountain scenery of the US Rockies, to the dramatic vistas of the West Coast, from the golden beaches of Florida, to the awe-inspiring national parks, from the glitz and glamour of New York and Las Vegas, to the vast land of open spaces, stunning coast lines and elegant cities of Canada you can be absolutely certain that there is something for you in North America.
Boston
As one of the oldest settlements in the USA and the largest city in New England, Boston has plenty of historic culture. Yet with over 50 colleges and universities situated in the greater Boston area there is a youthful vibrancy that adds a totally different dimension to the historic charm of the...
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California
California’s central coast comprises some of the most spectacular shoreline including the Monterey Peninsula and the Big Sur coast, with gnarled trees, cliffs, rugged shores and bays. The Pacific Coast Highway (also called Highway 1) stretches along most of California’s coastline and from San...
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Canada
The vast frontier of Canada is a land of windswept prairies, towering mountains, fields of glaciers, pristine lakes and rocky coastlines. Filled with diverse wildlife like wolves, moose, bears, eagles and other animals, the Canadian landscape is one of great natural beauty and provides ample opportunity for outdoor sports like...
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Chicago
Chicago is the major metropolis of America’s heartland, with three million people hustling and bustling in the city of skyscrapers that appears to rise straight out of the waters of Lake Michigan, in northern Illinois. Once a gangster’s hang-out synonymous with infamous names such as Al Capone and...
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Denver
Although it is literally a ‘Mile High City’, situated one mile (1.6km) above sea level, Denver is flat and sprawling, overwhelmed by the backdrop of the majestic peaks of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded as a gold mining camp in 1859, and at the centre of the Old West it was filled with cowboys...
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Florida
Millions of pleasure-seekers can’t be wrong! Florida is North America’s favourite holiday destination and draws hordes of tourists all year round. The reason for the state’s popularity as a vacation station is its sunny climate and situation. Consisting of a peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic...
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Hawaii
Travel destination reviews that highlight ‘The Best of…’ invariably refer to the Hawaiian Islands as the best place for sun, sand and natural attractions – the place to head for a fun holiday. This is the location of some of the finest beaches in the United States, each unique in its dimensions, shapes and hues...
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Las Vegas
Set in the middle of the vast Mojave Desert, Las Vegas was created entirely to entertain and has been described as the world’s largest theme park. This psychedelic city of sin is home to over a million people and welcomes 35 million more each year to its lavish hotels and casinos. Visitors today are...
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New Orleans
When Jean Baptiste Le Moyne picked out the strategic spot on the Mississippi River for his French colony in 1718, little did he know that he had doomed a future city to tragedy nearly 290 years later. Situated on a swamp, and surrounded by the sea, Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River, the subsiding city...
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New York
The city of dreams, New York is the fantasy of millions of people worldwide who want to live there and make it big, or just spend a week or two experiencing the magic. It’s said that everyone should visit New York at least once, and it’s easy to see why: the city is teeming with...
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Seattle
Seattle is known as the ‘Emerald City’, and just like the home of the Wizard of Oz in the fairy tale, it is a magical place. Rated as one of the world’s most liveable cities, after Melbourne and Montreal, it boasts among its citizens three out of the world’s ten richest men, including Bill Gates...
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