Travelling the Most Exotic Places in the World

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Argentina Travel Guide - South America. Best spring [Sept-Nov] or autumn [March-May]; worst Jan-Feb. Argentina Pictures | Argentina Tours

Brazil Travel Guide - South America. Best April-Oct [Sept-Nov, March-May in the South]; worst Dec-Feb. Brazil Pictures | Brazil Tours

Burma Travel Guide - Asia.

Cambodia Travel Guide - SE Asia. Best Dec-Feb; worst April, Sep-Oct. Cambodia Pictures | Cambodia Tours

Chile Travel Guide - South America. Best Oct, Nov, March, April; worst Jan-Feb. Chile Pictures | Chile Tours

China Travel Guide - Asia. Best April-June, Sept-Oct; worst Jan-Feb, July-Aug. China Pictures | Beijing Guide | Hong Kong Guide | China Tours [See also Tibet, below right]

Costa Rica Travel Guide - Central America. Best Dec-April; worst June-Sept. Costa Rica Pictures | Costa Rica Tours

Cuba Travel Guide - Caribbean. Best Nov-April; worst July-Aug. Cuba Pictures | Cuba Tours

Ecuador Travel Guide - South America. Best Oct-May; worst June-Sept. Galapagos Pictures | Ecuador Tours

Egypt Travel Guide - North Africa. Best Oct-March; worst June-Sept. Egypt Pictures | Egypt Tours

Finland Travel Guide - Europe. Best May-Sept; worst Nov-March. Finland Pictures | Finland Tours

Guatemala Travel Guide - Central America. Best Nov-May; worst June-Oct. Guatemala Pictures | Guatemala Tours

Iceland Travel Guide - Europe. Best June-Aug; worst Jan-March. Iceland Pictures | Iceland Tours. See also Reykjavik Guide.

India Travel Guide - South-Central Asia. Best Nov-March; worst June-Sept. India Pictures | India Tours

Indonesia Travel Guide - South-East Asia. Best May-Oct. Indonesia Pictures | Indonesia Tours

Israel Travel Guide - Middle East. Best March-May Sept-Nov; worst July-Aug. Israel Pictures | Israel Tours

Japan Travel Guide - Far East. Best March-May, Sept-Nov; worst July-Aug. Japan Pictures | Japan Tours

Jordan Travel Guide - Middle East. Best March-May, Sept-Nov, worst Jul-Aug. Jordan Pictures | Jordan Tours

Kenya Travel Guide - East Africa. Best Jan-March, July-Sept; worst March-May. Kenya Safari Pictures | Kenya Tours

Laos Travel Guide - South-East Asia. Best Nov-Feb, worst June-Oct. Laos Pictures | Laos Tours

Madagascar Travel Guide - island off South Africa. Best April-Oct; worst Dec-March. Madagascar Pictures | Madagascar Tours

Malaysia Travel Guide - South-East Asia. Best Oct-Feb W. Coast; May-Sept E. Coast, worst Nov-Feb E. Coast. Malaysia Pictures | Malaysia Tours

Mali Travel Guide - Saharan Africa. Best Nov-Jan; worst March-June. Mali Pictures | Mali Tours

Mexico Travel Guide - Central America. Best Nov-May; worst June-Oct. Mexico Pictures | Mexico Tours

Morocco Travel Guide - North Africa. Best Feb-May, Sept-Oct; worst July-Aug. Morocco Pictures | Morocco Tours

Nepal Travel Guide - Asia. Best Feb-April, Oct-Nov; worst June-Sept. Nepal Pictures | Nepal Tours

Namibia Travel Guide - Africa. Best May-Oct; worst Nov-March. Namibia Pictures | Namibia Tours

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Photo: Pashupatinah Temple, Nepal

Oman Travel Guide - Middle East. Best Oct-April; worst June-Sept. Oman Pictures | Oman Tours

Papua New Guinea Guide - Australasia. Best May-Oct; worst Dec-April. Papua New Guinea Pictures | PNG Tours

Peru Travel Guide - South America. Best April-May, Sept-Oct; worst Dec-March. Peru Pictures | Peru Tours

Russia Travel Guide - Asia. Best May-Sept; worst Nov-March. Russia Pictures | Russia Tours. See also Moscow Guide | St Petersburg Guide

Syria Travel Guide - Middle East. Best March-May & Sept-Nov; worst June-Aug. Syria Pictures | Syria Tours

Tanzania Travel Guide - East Africa. Best Dec- Feb and June-Sept. Zanzibar Travel Guide | Zanzibar Beaches | Tanzania Tours

Tibet Travel Guide - Asia. Best May- October. Tibet Pictures | Tibet Tours

Thailand Travel Guide - SE Asia. Best Dec-March; worst May-Oct. Thailand Pictures | Thailand Tours

Tunisia Travel Guide - North Africa. Best April-June; worst Nov-March, July-Aug. Tunisia Pictures | Tunisia Tours

Turkey Travel Guide - East Europe. Best April-Oct; worst Dec-March. Turkey Pictures | Turkey Tours. See also Istanbul Guide

Vietnam Travel Guide - SE Asia. Best Nov-April; worst July-Sept. Vietnam Pictures | Vietnam Tours

Yemen Travel Guide - Middle East. Best Apr-May, Sept-Oct; worst Nov-Jan. Yemen Picture | Yemen Tours

Read our Travel Health and Travel Safety pages but don't be intimidated, these places are worth more than a little trouble. In addition to travel guides, each country has lots of travel photos in our Travel Pictures section.

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