The Philippines is not an integrated piece of land but an archipelago consisting of over 7,000 islands scattered in an area of 300,000 square kilometres in South East Asia. Surrounded by the seas of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia it is the only Christian state in the region. Amazingly,  the diversity of these territorial islands forms a united country. The country’s heritage is a combination of natives who once lived in caves followed much later by a dramatic occupation by the Spanish and then a strong American influence after WWII.

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Turkey is slowly, but surely, coming back on the tourism track after months of increased security alerts in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara. Although the terrorist attacks were far away from the coastal destinations, the popular seaside towns and beaches were also affected and they emptied of tourists. Tour operators like Thomas Cook have reported increased interest in holidays in the country.

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Recently Cuba held its annual tourism fair – FITCUBA 2017 – the first since the death of Fidel Castro so whilst the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba highlighted how tourism is developing there were many memories of the role Castro had played in the development of Cuba.

Manuel Marrero Cruz, the Cuban Tourism Minister, stated that the country was well ahead of the forecast made for 2016 with a 17% increase in the number of tourists. About four million tourists arrived in Cuba in 2016and two million tourists have already arrived in the island this year suggesting that 2017 will be a bumper year.

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Konya is a city of love and a city of pilgrimage in the heart of the Anatolia region in Turkey.

Its ancient heritage shines in the light of Jalal al-din Balkhi Rumi, a man who was a great teacher and scholar of Islam in 13th century. He was known as a spiritual figure in his time and since then has been honoured as a saint. Rumi, known as Mawlana (master), is a messenger of love, having moved millions of souls over centuries with his poems and mysticism. Rumi, whose coffin was carried not only by Muslims, but also by Christians and Jews, died in a cold and snowy winter in Konya on 17th December 1273.

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It was the summer of 1990 when I visited Berlin for the first time, shortly after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. I was on a train journey with my family from Frankfurt to Berlin and we were supposed to get off at Berlin Central Train Station in what was West Berlin. By mistake we departed at the Berlin Friedrichstraße station in East Berlin. The station looked very old but it had a very interesting style

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Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Peninsula Historical National Park was established to honor the 500,000 soldiers who lost their lives on Gelibolu, also known as Gallipoli. In 1915, Mustafa Kemal, commander of the Turkish army, led a successful campaign to drive out allied powers from the area. The park includes memorials, monuments, cemeteries, the natural beauty of the Ariburnu Cliffs and Tuz Golu (Salt Lake) The beauty of the green hills, sandy beaches and blue waters provides an honorable resting place for the soldiers who bravely fought and died in this historic battle. You cannot help but sense the heart of the Turkish nation in the patriotic spirit of the place.

Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Peninsula Historical National Park is known for the First World War cemeteries and memorials for the Turkish and foreign soldiers killed during the Canakkale Sea and shore battles in 1915. There are sunken ships, trenches, castles, towers and hundreds of remains of the war. In total, there are graves and memorials of around 250,000 Turkish soldiers, and 250,000 from Australia, New Zealand, England and France.

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When I arrived in the outskirts of the Czech Republic industrial city of Ostrava, I thought I would see a rough town in a flat area, but I was amazed to find myself in a bright and radiant city like a solitaire in a circlet, as I was at the crossing of four rivers: the Lučina, Odra, Opava and Ostravice, all surrounded by green hills.

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Tunisia is located at the head of the African continent, its extensive coastline curving along the Mediterranean Sea. Bordered by Algeria and Libya, it is the smallest country in the region yet its culture and traditions are rooted in antiquity.

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Bari, the capital of Puglia, had been a stopping point and a gateway into the heart of Europe over centuries, Reza finds.

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My journey over London skies was unlike any other experience in my life. Seeing the city from the skies in a helicopter is not a usual everyday opportunity for people. I have been living in London for a very long time. If someone asks me …

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