There is more to Cannes than the film festival, from the old town up on the hill to the monks' islands offshore, reached by tender across the bay.

A thousand miles up the Amazon sits Manaus, a city the rubber boom made rich and the rainforest still surrounds, and the usual starting point for going deeper into the forest.

The end of the road at the bottom of the Florida Keys, where the wooden houses and the slow subtropical pace make it feel unlike anywhere else in the state.

A volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic, with steep green mountains behind it and the surprisingly polished capital of Funchal down on its coast.

A guide to the Hawaiian islands, from the live volcanoes of the Big Island to the sea cliffs of Kauai, and how to decide which one is worth your time.

Copenhagen keeps topping the liveability rankings, and a day among its bikes and canals shows you why.

A look at the Catalan capital, its orderly grid and its Gaudí landmarks, and how to read a Mediterranean city that lives most of its life outdoors.

How to spend one day in New York, from working out the subway and the grid to finding the real character of its neighborhoods.