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Ft Lauderdale is a city that offers all the usual Florida earmarks. Bayou tours, amusement parks and white sandy beaches make this an ideal family area, and the tourism industry here is primarily geared towards visitors with kids. Except for Spring Break, when the town is overrun with vacationing college kids; plenty of fun for the youths but less attractive for anyone not in the mood for all-night parties.

No matter where you go in this town, you will hear the honky tonk strains of country music floating out of bar windows. If you're a fan of country, this is the place to be. If not, either go elsewhere or strap on a ten gallon hat and grit your teeth. This is Nashville, after all.

The upbeat city of Seattle blends the modern day benefits of a metropolis (fine dining, shopping, art, and culture) with stunning natural beauty in the form of mossy, temperate rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula to the west, and snow-capped Mount Rainier visible to the east.

The number one drawcard of Cairo is its past. The Pyramids and Sphinx are surprisingly close to the edge of Cairo, which has expanded to a point that the outer neighborhoods have these ancient tombs and monuments almost in their back yards.

Portugal was once the most powerful country on the planet, and the heart of that lion was Lisbon. The city's rich cultural heritage is not a museum piece, but lived-in and used by the locals and visitors who sleep in hotels housed within two-hundred year old buildings and dance the night away in clubs that were once the halls of kings.

San Diego is the idyllic, refined pocket of California that seems to provide a genteel combination of fun and maturity. The beaches are the great drawcard for holidaymakers. All are free to the public, safe and the mild climate gives more months of the year over to shell collecting and lounging in the sand.

Although Milan is often called the Fashion Capital of the World, it is actually off the beaten track for most visitors to Italy, being (relatively) far from any of the other major centers of interest. It is definitely worth a look though, for at least a couple of days of your Italy trip.

The capital of one of the smallest countries in Europe, scenic Luxembourg City and surroundings look and sound as if they jumped off the pages of a fairy tale. It is the only capital city in a country ruled by a Grand Duke and its thousand year old center is so scenic and well preserved that it was declared a UNESCO world heritage site.

Saturated with history, the city of Athens offers a combination of ancient and modern cultures. Athens is considered by many to be the birthplace of civilization, but don't be surprised to find historical sites like the Acropolis resting alongside modern designer stores and restaurants.

Bustling with energy, history and people, Manila is the ever-growing capital of the Philippines. Though many of what were considered the city’s most beautiful sites saw a lot of destruction in World War II, Manila has built itself back up and never lost its position as the country’s center in every way.

Prague is a city that must be explored at leisure. Even those who have visited many times will discover new treasures in this ancient and dark city each time they return. It is the birth place of emperors, astronomers and artists, from Mozart and Klíma to Kafka.

Chicago, the Windy City and home to the legendary gangsters of the 1920s, who were part of the creation of American modern folklore. There are a few attractions that you have to visit in Chicago – some of them on the beaten track and a couple that you may not hear about so often.