Top 10 Best Vacation Destinations 2023
Has it been too long since you were able to add additional flags to your "visited countries" map? Your passport and luggage have been held back due to the pandemic, and you are eager to travel once more.
Top 10 Best Vacation Destinations 2023
Has it been too long since you were able to add additional flags to your "visited countries" map? Your passport and luggage have been held back due to the pandemic, and you are eager to travel once more.
1. USA: Washington D.C
To commend the returning of the US borders, fly to the Region of Columbia (D.C.), the state where the capital Washington is found.
The Federal City, designed by the French architect L'Enfant at the end of the 18th century, has both the neoclassical charm of a European city and the character greatness of an American one—much less popular with tourists than New York.
It is surrounded by vast forests, and visitors can visit historic monuments to the glory of historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson as well as highly emblematic government buildings like the Capitol and, of course, the White House. The National Museum of Natural History and the Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, which house the world's largest collection of aircraft and space vehicles, are among its many world-renowned museums.
2. Canada: mini road trip in Alberta to greet the dinosaurs
Do your children not flawlessly imitate the alleged cry of the T-Rex when they take off their Jurassic Park t-shirts? While you only fantasize about escaping to the wild West?
taking a flight to Calgary. The largest city in the province of Alberta is a great place to start an unusual experience, and you should spend at least a day there. The bars and saloons of this cosmopolitan city have a guaranteed cowboy vibe.
The following day, drive across the Canadian Badlands in your rental car, which will act as a time machine. The Dinosaur Provincial Park covers more than 80 km2 in a landscape reminiscent of a western with hoodoos and other amazing geological formations.
3. Caribbean: Barbados unfolds between pink sand and turquoise sea
This island microstate in the Caribbean Sea, which had been under British rule up until that point, became a republic on November 30, 2021. the chance to visit this historic pirate site.
The effect will unavoidably occur as soon as you enter Barbados. that feeling of suddenly seeing life in a variety of colors! We take our time sampling the island to the sounds of Calypso or reggae, which fill the beach bars and alleys with colorful facades. like a high-quality rum whose recipe was developed in that region in the 17th century.
Water sports enthusiasts can surf, scuba dive, or search for treasure buried in a wreck while lounging on the powder pink sand and soaking up the cerulean water.
4. Peru: Cusco before admiring (almost) alone in the world the Machu Picchu
If you still long for the Eldorado, put your backpack in Peru and lock it. Leave Lima and head toward Cusco (also known as Cuzco).
This city, which is over 3.300 meters above sea level and is in the center of the Andes cordillera, is often misunderstood as merely a stopover on the way to Machu Picchu. However, it is absolutely worth your time to stay there.
The Quechua name for the historical capital of the Inca Empire, which means "navel of the earth," is highly deserving of being included in the UNESCO list. The cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, built in the XVIth century, and the well-known temple of the sun, of which a significant portion was formerly covered with pure gold sheets before being pillaged by the conquistadores, will be on display for you to admire. If you want to reach San Blas, a picturesque neighborhood with colonial homes and steep, paved streets that come to life at night, don't be afraid to climb the hills.
5. Singapore: energy cure in the middle of a green lung
The adjectives "fascinating," "energizing," "green," and "modern" are frequently used to describe this Southeast Asian island city-state.
This young and dynamic republic represents a place where ultramodernity, traditions, cultural diversity, and the protection of nature coexist in perfect harmony at the intersection of Asian and European influences.
Singapore has not lost its reputation as the "city in a garden," despite the fact that it is regarded as the greenest megalopolis in the world and that nearly half of its territory is covered in vegetation. You will be astounded by this genuinely metropolitan wilderness where the glass and steel of the structures, the black-top of the streets and the chlorophyll of the ubiquitous plants and trees are together as one.
You will visit the Nurseries by the straight, an eco-park of in excess of 100 hectares where 18 monstrous metallic trees covered with vegetation "develop" and where more than 200.000 plant species sprout in two XXL nurseries.
6. United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi, the land of 1001 experiences
The largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has something to entice all travelers, young and old—and even the most reticent!
Are you looking for tales and history? Head to Qasr Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi's oldest building, after visiting the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, one of the world's most stunning mosques. This former fishing village was protected for a long time before it became a museum and a royal residence. You will also take your Louvre ticket. The first universal museum in the Arab world, designed by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2017, is as fascinating for its construction as it is for its extensive collection.
You will continue your cultural journey 150 kilometers from the capital to the amazing beehive-shaped Bronze Age tombs at the foot of the Jebel Hafeet mountain.
7. Southern Africa: in search of a ghost town in Namibia
This South African protectorate, formerly a German colony, is home to numerous natural gems, each one more valuable than the one before it. It looks like a huge box of jewels. Namibia was the first nation in Africa to incorporate environmental protection into its constitution as early as 1990 because it was aware of their importance!
Of course, the Namib-Naukluft National Park, home to the world's tallest dunes and glowing landscapes resembling Martian soil, will be on your list of "things to see in Namibia." Or you could go on a safari in Etosha Park to see the famous Big Five: elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard, and black rhino. Make sure to pay a visit to the Skeleton Coast, where the Atlantic's stronger waves batter huge waves of ochre sand.
8. Sri Lanka: having tea after an unforgettable train trip
You will be won over twice if you are a follower of Robert Louis Stevenson, who said that "The important thing is not the destination, but the journey itself." Both the journey and the destination of this adventure will captivate you!
Sit in a blue train car at the Colombo-Fort train station, the capital of Sri Lanka. Whether the windows are completely lowered or closed, as the locals prefer, the stunning scenery will slowly pass by.
Going through rice fields and emerald valleys, the train will arrive at Kandy, an UNESCO-recorded profound city. You will stop here to meditate in one of the numerous temples, one of which houses a sacred Buddha tooth. After that, the Udawattekele sanctuary, which is in a forest that is home to monkeys, deer, and monitor, will make you feel at ease.
9. Armenia: in the heart of a wine and gastronomic heritage too little known
Armenia is, without a doubt, a destination that should be visited by people who love history, culture, the natural world, and food. It is also a destination that isn't as well known for people who like to travel and eat. At the foot of Ararat, the biblical mountain, Noah would have planted the first vines after the flood. a belief that the world's first Christian nation has become a reality. This part of the Caucasus has developed and maintained a well-known skill that is recognized worldwide for many millennia. that of winemaking and viticulture.
Take a trip to the mountainous village of Areni to sample the world's oldest wine and visit the cave where 2007, more than 6,000 years ago, the earliest traces of this beverage's production were discovered!
You will visit one or more in order to consume this nectar*. of the wineries in Vayots Dzor, a magnificent alpine region that also houses impressive cliff-side ochre monasteries.
10. Greece: Hydra, a bohemian-chic, car-free refuge
"Aesthetically perfect," according to Henry Miller, "an inexhaustible source of inspiration for Leonard Cohen," or simply "one of the most beautiful places in the world," according to Sophia Loren, who filmed Shadows Under the Sea in 1957... This former artists' and celebrities' den in the 1960s and 1970s has become a popular seaside destination while maintaining its peace and remaining chic in its simplicity. Walking and being authentic are the norm in this area.
Hydra is a pure concentration of what Greece has to offer, and the absence of engine noise there also soothes the ears. Indeed, vehicles of any kind are strictly prohibited, and the movements are made on foot or on donkeys' backs (in order to avoid exhausting these poor animals!) or with a boat taxi.
You can discover this island paradise by hiking one of the 11 trails that wind through olive trees, Aleppo pines, cypresses, and a variety of sea blues. Climb Mount Eros for a 360-degree view, visit picturesque hamlets and monasteries, and take a break to swim in secluded coves made of pebbles or sand.
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