The (unfortunate) beaver helped kick start the Canadian economy in the late 1600s and early 1700s when its fur could be sold in Europe for 20 times its buying price. Canada holidays >

Vietnam

The world’s 12th longest river flows through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

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Cape Town

The noon gun is one of the ‘Mother City’s’ oldest traditions. It was originally fired to let local traders know a ship was approaching so they could carry they wares down to the harbour.

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Fiji

Fiji is made up of around 330 islands, just under a third of which are inhabited. There are 115 islands in the Seychelles and 15 in the Cook Islands.

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Sydney Harbour Bridge

52,000 tonnes of steel were used to construct the world’s largest steel arch bridge. Over 4 million climbers have reached its summit.

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Botswana

Approximately 130,000 African elephants live in Botswana, 43,000 in Tanzania and 17,000 in South Africa (mainly in Kruger National Park).

Botswana safaris >

Chicago and Los Angeles

Whilst removed from the US Highway System in 1985, you can still follow the 2,448 mile route of the ‘Mother Road’ between Illinois and California.

Route 66 self drive

140 million years old

Borneo is one of the most naturally diverse places on Earth. It has over 3,000 species of trees, with some specimens living to over 1,000 years old.

Borneo holidays >

Hawaii, USA

Captain George Vancouver presented the Union Flag to the first ruler of Hawaii in 1793 and it has been incorporated in their own flag ever since. The stripes symbolize the eight major islands.

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North Island, New Zealand

Born to supernatural parents, Māui caught the island with a fishhook made from a magical ancestral jawbone. In Māori, the North Island is known as Te Ika a Māui meaning Māui’s fish.

New Zealand holidays >