Despite its reputation as a city deluded with rain, Seattle actually has excellent weather. Summers are warm and dry, with day time maximums usually i... (read more about Seattle weather)

Woodland Park Zoo, near Greenlake in Seattle, has been open since 1899 and since then has won more Best National Exhibit awards than any other zoo in ... (read more about Woodland Park Zoo)

Juneau is a surprisingly typical American city. Deep in the Alaskan wilderness, no connection to the rest of the continent by road or rail, surrounded... (read more about Juneau)

Stanley Park is one of the best city parks in the world. It is the largest in Canada at 400 hectares, and contains forest hundreds of years old (inclu... (read more about Stanley Park)

Mills End Park in Portland, Oregon, is the smallest public park in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records, at only 60cm in diameter. It w... (read more about Mills End Park)

Ballard is an interesting neighbourhood of Seattle. It used to be a Norwegian fishing village, but has long since been incorporated into Seattle. Ter... (read more about Ballard)

Gas Works Park in Seattle is a public park converted from an old gasification plant. The Gas Works ran from 1906 to 1956, and was opened as a park in ... (read more about Gasworks Park)

Dubrovnik is simply unmissable. It is a beautiful walled town hanging on to the edge of the Adriatic. It has a history that is different to the rest o... (read more about Dubrovnik)

Victoria is the capital of British Columbia on Vancouver Island. It is a great place to visit, the climate is warm and sunny and the stunning architec... (read more about Victoria)

I felt quite safe in Turkey even when I was alone. I was pick-pocketed in Istanbul, but that could happen in any big city. The busy markets and any ot... (read more about Turkey is quite safe)