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Yankee Stadium - The Bronx, NYC, USA: The home of the Major League Baseball team, the New York Yankees. The original Yankee Stadium was built in 1923 and demolished in 2010. The new $2.3 billion stadium opened in 2009 and is a great place to spend an afternoon soaking up some American sporting culture.
Oculus - World Trade Center Hub, NYC, USA: A train station like no other! Completed in 2016 at a cost of $4bn, this structure sits on the site of the 9/11 attacks and is designed to resemble a bird flying from the hands of a child. Head to one of the mezzanine floors to take it all in.
Marina Bay – Singapore: National Day takes place every year on August 9th to commemorate Singapore's independence from Malaysia in 1965. The festivities that take place around Marina Bay include; the National Day Parade, a military show and it all ends with a dazzling fireworks display.
Golden Gate Bridge – San Francisco, USA: Spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean, this bridge links the city of San Francisco to Marin County. When it opened in 1937, it was both the longest and the tallest suspension bridge in the world, now its claim to fame is that it’s the most photographed bridge in the world!
Tuscan Hills – San Gimignano, Italy: San Gimignano is an Italian hill town in Tuscany, southwest of Florence, surrounded by 13th-century walls. The fiery summer sunsets over the Tuscan hills surrounding this medieval town are renowned.
Street Scene – Hoi An, Vietnam: Hoi An is a popular stop for anyone travelling through Vietnam – small but bustling at all hours of the day. It’s full of colour, with bright yellow buildings and vibrant lanterns making it a picture-perfect destination.
Cathedral Cove – Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand: Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) is one of the most photographed natural attractions in New Zealand and becomes even more busy during the summer holidays in January. It’s worth wandering away from the central attraction, the huge sandstone arch, and exploring the beaches on either side, which are beautiful in their own right.
A moment of calm – Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka: Polonnaruwa is a fascinating archaeological park, filled with hundreds of ancient statues, tombs and temples. It's also home to many monkeys who take absolutely no notice of the tourists whilst they leap from one statue to another.
Pacific Coast Highway – California, USA: One of the most iconic roads in the world, the Pacific Coast Highway or State Route 1 runs along most of the Pacific coastline of the state of California. Driving the 656 miles from north to south makes it easier to stop off at some of the vantage points on the route, including the famous Bixby Bridge.
The Great Barrier Reef – Queensland, Australia: The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world with over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands, spread across an area of over 300,000 square kilometres. The dolphins are pretty friendly here and like to swim alongside!
Kata Tjuṯa / The Olgas – Northern Territory, Australia: The 500-million-year-old red rock formations of Kata Tjuṯa are an impressive sight, some say that they are more captivating than Uluru. Kata Tjuta is the landmark’s original name, meaning ‘many heads’. The first non-Aboriginal person to see Kata Tjuta was the explorer Ernest Giles, who spotted the domes in 1872. He named the highest peak Mount Olga, after Queen Olga of Württemberg (a kingdom in Germany at the time). Head there at sunset to watch as the domes appear to change colour!
Street Scene – Hanoi, Vietnam: Amidst the frantic moped-filled streets of Hanoi, stall holders await their next sale. Their ingenuity is really quite impressive with the way they manage to cram so many wares into their small stalls.
Cape Reinga Lighthouse – Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua, New Zealand: 'Te Rerenga Wairua' in Māori language means the leaping-off place of spirits, this refers to the Māori belief that the cape is the point where the spirits of the dead enter the underworld. This is one of the most northerly points of mainland New Zealand and it’s also the meeting point of the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean which creates some spectacular waves.
Mitre Peak – Milford Sound, New Zealand: One of New Zealand’s most popular natural attractions, Milford Sound is set in the Fiordland National Park and is a stunning sight with its cliffs clad in emerald green forest rising out of the deep dark waters. The drive there is almost as stunning but be sure to take your waterproof - the mean annual rainfall there is 6,813mm, raining on average for 182 days a year.
Rooftops – Saint-Émilion, France: Nestled amongst the rolling vineyards in the heart of the Bordeaux wine region is the medieval town of Saint-Émilion. It is home to word-famous vineyards thanks to its terroir which provides perfect conditions for many grape varieties to thrive including; Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot.