{pp}Dubai looks like magic, a golden city in the sun, surrounded by starkly beautiful desert and the blue sparkle of the Persian Gulf. Experience the silent plains, intricate arches, glowing domes, majestic towers and lavish green oases filled with date gardens. Try the classic cuisines of the Mediterranean, Morocco and the Middle East. Savor exotic spices and sample succulent sea delicacies. Journey from the grand kitchens of the past, through modern vibrancy of the East – and beyond. You can hear the mysterious desert beckoning you for a magical evening out.

Voted “The world’s most unspoilt destination” in 2004 by the National Geographic Traveller Magazine, Norway remains one of the great natural wonders of the world. Norway is a land of sublime natural beauty. Along its long, lonely coast – still the true heart of the country – waterfalls plunge into pristine fjords fringed by primeval forests. Majestic peaks crowned with glaciers rise sheer out of the sea.