Lake Toba is another of the island's spectacular sights - a remarkable volcanic crater set in the middle of northern Sumatra, 176km from Medan. The lake is huge (the largest in South-East Asia), occupying the caldera of a giant volcano that collapsed on itself after a massive eruption some 100,000 years ago.

Situated beautifully on the French Riviera, Cannes is a commune amid the Alpes-Maritimes department. It famously plays host to the annual Cannes Film Festival, among other lavish events.

Town walls encapsulate this city, making for fantastic viewpoints all around. Visitors can also walk across the Pont de les Peixateries Velles bridge, designed by Gustave Eiffel. When leaving, it is a must to find El Cul de la Lleona, a lioness statue, and kiss her bottom. Tradition dictates that doing so will ensure a return trip in your future!

Mauritania, stretching between the Atlantic Ocean and the Sahara Desert, offers travelers a journey through wide-open landscapes and centuries of history. Its terrain is marked by shifting sand dunes, ancient caravan towns, and stretches of untouched coastline.

Bad Aibling is located in the charming landscape of the Mangfall valley, an hours drive southeast of Munich. Its open, partly elevated position gives wonderful views of the nearby chain of the Tolzer Alps, across the Inn valley, with the Kaisergebirge in the Tyrol, all the way to the Salzburger Alps. All the popular destinations for excursions in Upper Bavaria and Austria, the wide variety of artistic treasures, the Herrenchiemsee palace and the countless jewels of the Bavarian Baroque in the su