World Directory, Europe, Spain, Balearic Islands, Majorca

There's far more to Mallorca than the holy triumvirate of sun, sea and sand. Fight your way past the army of tan-seeking tourists, and you'll discover Gothic architecture, hilltop villages, olive groves and hidden beaches. If you're after something a bit crazier, there are 24-hour parties galore.

World Directory, Caribbean, British Virgin Islands, Tortola, Tortola

Tortola, is on the calm Caribbean side of the island. This creates an excellent swimming and snorkeling area from the small private beach. The South/West side of the island where the cooling trade winds give constant breezes, especially during the summer.

World Directory, Caribbean, Trinidad And Tobago, Tobago, Tobago

Tobago is a stunningly beautiful tropical island just 26 miles long and 8 miles wide (42 by 10 kilometres) and 10 degrees north of the equator, with a rugged, craggy coastline, deserted palm-fringed beaches, enchanting coral reefs and a wealth of protected rainforest.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, Victoria, Phillip Island

Phillip Island is one of Melbourne's most popular destinations and Cowes is the unofficial capital of the island. Renowned for the nightly Fairy Penguin Parade when these cute creatures return to their rookeries, and for being the venue of the Australian 500cc. Motorcycle Grand Prix, held each October, it is jammed packed with things to see and do. Beaches, galleries, museums, displays, antiques, restaurants and even wineries, make this a perfect place to spend a day or two on your visit to Melbourne.

World Directory, Europe, Croatia, Zagreb, Zagreb

The island of Vir is situated about 25 km north-west from Zadar in North Dalmatia and is connected with the mainland by bridge. This 22,5 km large island, by the Italian name of "Punta Dura" (the stony strand), presents itself to the visitor by varigated sceneries, such as those of the rocky tracts of land interspersed with pines and vineyards, fig and olive trees.

World Directory, Europe, Denmark, Hovedstaden, Bornholm

Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is important during the summer.

World Directory, Europe, Denmark, Funen, Middelfart

Middelfart is a town in central Denmark, with a population of 14,081(2008). It is in Middelfart municipality on the island of Funen. The town name Middelfart means central passage - and refers to one of the three ferry links formerly connecting the island of Funen with the peninsula of Jutland, in this case, the link between Strib and Fons.

World Directory, Europe, Greece, South Aegean, Dodecanese

Halki is a small and quiet and unspoiled island with an attractive village port and very few people. As there is no bus, it is a place for those who love walks - which in fact are rewarding. Halki, once sponge-fishing centre with a rich fleet and thousands of people living there, took its name from the copper (Halkos in Greek), that mined in antiquity.

World Directory, Europe, Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Ruegen

Binz is the largest seaside resort on the German island of Rügen. It lies between the Prorer Wiek and the Schmachter See in the south-east of the island. To the north of Binz stretches the Schmale Heide (the "narrow heath"), a tongue of land which joins the Muttland region of Rügen to the Jasmund peninsula. The land to the south and east of Binz is hilly, reaching a height of over 100m above sea level.

World Directory, Europe, Sweden, Bohuslan, Tjorn

Kladesholmen is two small barren islands (Koholmen and Kladesholmen) with about 450 inhabitants and is approximately 1 km2. The island is a part of Tjorn municipality.