Seek out the lesser-known isles of the Philippines instead for tropical beauty by the bucketful (turquoise waters, white sand, swaying palms) but on a smaller budget.
While Cornwall gets board-to-board with surfers in summer, the waters along Ireland’s west coast are wonderfully quiet.
Mexico's Copper Canyon is six river-formed gorges on the western slope of the Sierra Tarahumara, larger than the Grand Canyon.
Australia’s giant, sacred sandstone rock might be the highlight of the Outback, but Mount Batur in Bali is no less dramatic or spiritual.
Croatia has over 1,200 islands and islets along the whole Adriatic coast, so you'll be spoilt for choice.
Namibia has many jaw-dropping landscapes including not one but two deserts: the Kalahari and Namib desert.
Give Australia’s beautiful and fragile Great Barrier Reef a break and take your diving or snorkeling gear to this small corner of Central America instead.
If you want to get close to its summit, plan your trek for anytime between July and early September.