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safe, especially good for history, city culture, some sports
and walking.
Best: April-Sept. [July/August
are crowded, prices will be up, accomodation difficult]
Worst: Jan-Feb.
See
also: London
Travel Guide | Edinburgh
Travel Guide | England
Travel Guide | Scotland
Travel Guide
Scotland
Map | England
Map | Historic
Places
Antiques
| Walking
| England
& Wales Counties Map
England
& Wales Tourist Map | UK
Map | London
Pictures | Edinburgh
Pictures | England
Pictures
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safe, especially good for walks and other outdoor pursuits,
city culture, festivals. Ireland
Map
Best: May-September.
Worst: Jan-Feb.
See
also: Dublin
Travel Guide
- very safe, world famous for nature walks and mad outdoor
pursuits.
Best: Nov-April [summer, note
that school holidays are from Dec 20-end of Jan, a busy
time].
Worst: the rest, though June-Oct is good for skiing.
See
also: New
Zealand Pictures | New
Zealand Walking | New
Zealand Map
- safe, especially good for watersports, long self-drive
trips, and city culture, popular for holiday work.
Best: Nov-March [summer] in the south.
e.g. Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania.
Best: May-Oct in the north.
e.g. Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Darwin.
Worst: April-Sept [south]
Worst: Nov - March [north]
See
also: Australia
Pictures | Sydney
Travel Guide | Melbourne
Travel Guide | Cairns
Travel Guide | Holiday
Work | Australia
Map
- safe, good for outdoor pursuits, especially wintersports,
wildlife and summer hiking.
Lively city cultures in and Quebec City; excellent, unusual
festivals all over.
Best: May-Sept or to ski, Dec-March
[n.b July/August: crowds, prices will be up, accomodation
difficult]
Worst: Nov-March [wet or cold] unless for winter sports.
See
also: Canada
Pictures | Canada
Map | Vancouver
Travel Guide | Montreal
| British Columbia
and Alberta | Ontario
| Quebec | Atlantic
Prov. | Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, North |
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- a country in the mould of Australia, with a fine climate,
hardy, friendly locals, plenty of outdoor action - particularly
hiking and surfing - and excellent robust cuisine.
Scenery is stunning, wildlife is rampant and prices are
inexpensive. Crime is a concern but is avoidable with common
sense and attention to advice.
This is a great self-drive country.
Best: Spring [Sept-Nov] and Autumn
[Feb-May], but also good in winter [June-Sept].
See
also: South
Africa Pictures | South
Africa Beaches | Cape
Town Travel Guide | Durban
| Kruger
National Park | Garden
Route | South
Africa Map
- especially good for all sorts of outdoor pursuits, long
self-drive trips, and city culture, esp. New York, San Fransisco,
Los Angeles and New Orleans.
Best: depends on the target area.
Southern States [Florida, Texas, Arizona, Southern California,
Louisiana are great Oct-March, but unbearably hot and sticky
June-Sept. Northern States such as Washington, New York
and Massachusetts will be very cold in winter and quite
hot in the summer.
See
also: New
York Pictures | Las
Vegas Pictures | Burning
Man Pictures | USA
Parks Pictures | Best
of the USA |
USA Map
| USA Links
Guides
by region:
South
West | California
| San
Francisco
Los
Angeles | Arizona
| Las
Vegas
Mid-Atlantic
| New
York City
New
England | Boston
Alaska
| Hawaii
Pacific
Northwest | Seattle
Rocky
Mountains
Capital
Region | Washington
DC
Southern
States | Florida
| Miami
| New
Orleans
Great
Plains | Texas
| Dallas
Great
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