Almaty, Charyn Canyon and lakes in the mountains.

The Pamir Highway, one of the great drives in the world.

The Door to Hell, a gas crater that has been burning since 1971.

The Great Wall, then the floating peaks of Zhangjiajie.

Seoul by night and the volcanic coast of Jeju.

The trail to Everest Base Camp.

The train to Ella, leopards in Yala and surf in the south.

An overwater villa and nothing else on the schedule.

The Tiger's Nest monastery, hanging off a cliff in a country that limits its visitors.

The Gobi, nomad camps and the eagle hunters of the west.

The Hunza Valley and some of the biggest mountains on the planet.

The Ring Road and the Northern Lights.

The fjords and the Lofoten Islands.

A glass igloo in Lapland under the aurora.

Stockholm in summer and the Ice Hotel in winter.

Copenhagen, the food and the bikes.

Budapest and its thermal baths.

Lake Bled and the Julian Alps.

Tbilisi, the Caucasus mountains and the oldest wine in the world.

Monasteries carved into cliffs, with Mount Ararat on the horizon.