Archive for August, 2008

Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe

Best time to go: Best to visit in April and May or August and September. Hot in September and October, then rainy from November to March
On sites as beautiful as this, angels must have gazed’. So said Dr Livingstone (I presume) when he first stumbled across these Falls on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe [...]

The Great Wall of China

Best time to go: Spring (March-April) and autumn (September-October) are the best times to visit China, nights can get bitterly cold and it can be wet.
This is the largest engineering and building project ever carried out by humans. The Great Wall of China runs from east to west, from Shan-hai Pass near Bo Hai, a [...]

The Maldives

Best time to go: The best time to go is from November to April. Enjoys a hot, tropical climate. South-west has monsoon weather from May to October.
If you’re looking for paradise on earth, this has to be it. In the Indian Ocean, 450 miles south-west of Sri Lanka, the Maldives are made up of [...]

Venice

Best time to go: Venice is beautiful year round. The height of summer can be tourist-packed, winters can be very cold.
What could be more romantic than floating down a Venetian canal in a gondola? Lovebirds everywhere cannot fail to be charmed by this wonderfully unique city and its maze of canals and bridges.
Venice is located [...]