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Destinations

Twelve countries we know well enough to argue about. Each one has a season worth waiting for and a version of itself most visitors never see.

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The red-brick towers of Mir Castle reflected in its lake on a still afternoon.

Eastern Europe

Belarus

Castles, forest and a capital rebuilt in stone — the corridor we know better than anyone flying it.

The Moscow Kremlin walls and towers along the river embankment at dusk.

Eastern Europe

Russia

Moscow and St Petersburg, four hours apart by train, and the discipline to give each of them enough days.

Gergeti Trinity Church on its green ridge with snow-covered Kazbek behind it.

The Caucasus

Georgia

Tbilisi, the Kakheti vineyards and the road to Kazbegi — the easiest country in the region to fall for.

The three madrasas of the Registan in Samarkand, tiled façades facing a common square.

Central Asia

Uzbekistan

Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva — the greatest tiled architecture on earth, two hours apart by train.

The red walls of the Valley of Castles in Charyn Canyon, a track along the floor.

Central Asia

Kazakhstan

Almaty under the mountains, Astana on the steppe, and Charyn Canyon between them.

Baku’s three Flame Towers on the ridge above the Caspian boulevard.

The Caucasus

Azerbaijan

Baku’s medieval core under glass towers, and the mountain towns three hours behind it.

The turquoise water of Lake Issyk-Kul behind two poplars on the shore.

Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan

Issyk-Kul, the jailoo pastures, and the last country in the region that still feels unmanaged.

Hagia Sophia from the square, its dome and four minarets above the plane trees.

West Asia

Türkiye

Istanbul properly, Cappadocia at dawn, and a coast worth staying still on.

The Dubai skyline with the Burj Khalifa rising above Downtown at dusk.

West Asia

United Arab Emirates

Dubai and Abu Dhabi as a stopover done well, or as the whole trip when the season is wrong everywhere else.

The Taj Mahal at the end of its watercourse, marble against an early sky.

South Asia

India

For our Belarusian and Russian clients: the Golden Triangle done slowly, Kerala, and the Himalayan foothills.

Marina Bay from the air, the ArtScience Museum and the bay front below.

Southeast Asia

Singapore

The most efficient short trip in Asia, and the best food per square kilometre anywhere.

The porcelain-encrusted prang of Wat Arun on the Chao Phraya before sunset.

Southeast Asia

Thailand

Bangkok at speed, Chiang Mai at half of it, and an island chosen for the month you are travelling.