Merthyr Tydfil, at the head of the Taff Valley and only 35 minutes from Cardiff, is ideally placed to explore Brecon Beacons National Park  but also has some delights of its own. It is a town that still bears the scars of its industrial pas, when it was the top producer of iron and steel in the world, but also has beautiful green spaces and a rich heritage to enjoy.

• An afternoon is all you need to see 12 of Stockholm city’s 14 islands.
• Explore the city’s various personalities from hipster hangout Södermalm, past the medieval centre of Gamla Stan, to the beauty of regal Djurgården, part of the Royal National City Park…without even getting your feet wet.

Stockholm is a city of islands, built on 14 islands of differing sizes. Beyond those, the archipelago stretches across almost 30,000 (yes, thousand) islands for around 60 km out to the Baltic Sea.

Just south of South Australia's capital city of Adelaide is the McLaren Vale wine region. Bounded by nineteen miles of pristine coastline to the west and gently cradled by flowing, undulating hills to the east, the area swells with world-class food, wine, and charming townships.