Ten amazing places in the Americas
There are a million reasons to visit the Americas and a million more to go back.
Thick and gooey deep-dish pizza is proudly all-American and hard to avoid in its hometown of Chicago.
Some airline slogans are bona fide classics – Qantas' "the spirit of Australia", for example. Others? Well, they're not so good.
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As a regular traveller to Italy, I am always amazed at how many tourists limit their experience of that fascinating country to just Rome, Florence, Venice and Verona.
Roman ruins, Islamic architecture and gothic cathedrals are just one part of this enthralling destination.
Marine iguanas forage for algae on a bed of volcanic rocks, sea lions corkscrew playfully through the water - snorkelling in the Galapagos Islands is just like being in a nature documentary.
Moorea's Coral Gardeners are inviting the world to adopt a rehabilitated piece of coral.
The Great Barrier Reef's sweet spot offers crystal-clear and bath-water warm water, and a sky cerulean and unencumbered by clouds.