Tim Wander
Paris is at its peak in spring. The sunshine may occasionally be interspersed with rain, but the light is fantastic, the first hint of green leaves adds allure, and the tourist hordes of the summer season haven't yet descended. Go now.
It's autumn in Cape Town – March and April - is one of the most beautiful seasonal periods. The Cape vineyards turn into bright red, brown, orange and yellow while temperatures stay pleasant. The slopes on the countryside transform into fields of gold and scarlet. Some would even say autumn is the best time to visit Cape Town.
Bali, the famed Island of the Gods, with its varied landscape of hills and mountains, rugged coastlines and sandy beaches, lush rice terraces and barren volcanic hillsides all providing a picturesque backdrop to its colourful, deeply spiritual and unique culture, stakes a serious claim to be paradise on earth.
From Minami's neon-lighted Dotombori and historic Tenno-ji to the high-rise class and underground shopping labyrinths of Kita, Osaka is a city that pulses with its own unique rhythm. Though Osaka has no shortage of tourist sites, it is the city itself that is the greatest attraction.
At the end of March, and on through the beginning of April, the cherry blossoms burst into bloom, heralding the arrival of spring.
March and April are great months for a Galapagos Islands Cruise, since the islands can get crowded during the peak seasons of June-September and December-January.
You'll find great music at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, French Quarter Fest, Essence Music Fest and Voodoo Festival; exotic food specialties at the New Orleans Food and Wine Experience, Po-Boy Festival
Sydney is the largest, oldest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and liveable cities. Brimming with history, nature, culture, art, fashion, cuisine, design, it is set next to miles of ocean coastline and sandy surf beaches.
