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It’s never easy trying to make sense of Venice’s meandering backstreets and dead-end alleys, but who in their right mind would try to follow a map in this famously confusing city? When you make it your mission to visit as many churches as you can squeeze into your five-day Venice itinerary, sometimes you just have to put on your reading glasses and do the hard yards.

In many ways, Budapest is a perfect city break destination. Like many perennial favourites, it is pretty – there are numerous spots for the postcard shot – but there’s also plenty to do. The city has two distinctive characters, split by the River Danube.

On the western bank there is staid, leafy and traditional Buda. This is where a lot of the eye candy – such as the Castle District, Matthias Church and Citadel – can be found. Pest, on the eastern bank of the Danube, is where the city’s action and life is to be found. There are some pretty impressive tourist attractions here too, but it’s shopping, eating and drinking that give Pest its hugely enjoyable edge.

Traveling is always a costly endeavor, but if you have more time to take the bus or do some additional research on airfares and places to crash, then you will find yourself enjoying the pleasures of a more costly trip.

Frayed by the poor reputation of its political landscape, many detracted globetrotters overlook the satiable value of the Burmese physical landscape. As a former British colony, the country is studded with fine, though aged, colonial architecture, and is also sprawling with religious tradition and a natural charm all of its own.

Whether you’re planning to escape the cold, surprise someone with a Valentine’s Day trip, or just treat yourself to a fun excursion, we’ve got February travel deals and giveaways to help you plan your next getaway! Plus, the votes are in for our Top Travel Photos of 2011 and Top Travel Destinations for 2012. Read on to see the highlights of the Viator Travel Awards, our latest travel news, and what travelers are up to this month!

So you’ve trawled the British Museum for Egyptian relics, the Science Museum for dinosaur bones and the V&A for Art Nouveau designer flair, but now you’d like to visit something a little different… London’s top-drawer museums are just the tip of the iceberg in this huge metropolis, and there are scores of tucked-away gems in this English capital of all things eccentric. To get you started, here is our list of London’s most idiosyncratic museum experiences.

Whether you’re an adventure seeker or a traveler looking for a new experience, adventure travel will get your adrenaline pumping plus you’ll see amazing sights and scenery along the way. On an adventure vacation, you can whiz through a rainforest on a zipline, discover an array of sea life along a colorful coral reef, hike to a volcanic crater at sunrise, or see gorillas on a jungle safari. Check out these 10 adventure experiences and see which ones fit you best.

Exciting activities and experiences abound in New York City. No matter where in the city you visit, you’ll find something to do that’s unique to the Big Apple. And with that many choices, even locals find it a challenge to decide what to do. However, underneath its skyscraper skyline, New York City does have some must-do experiences. So we’ll start you off with our Top 5 Things to Do in NYC.

Nashville is indisputably, “Music City, USA.” Home to some of the most legendary music venues in the country, Nashville spectacularly documents the city’s influence on the evolution of music in America, especially country music. Here are some of the top sights for music fans making a pilgrimage to this city in the heart of American pop culture.

Before I arrived in Seattle, the sum total of my knowledge about the city amounted to a handful of stereotypes. Plucking words at random, I could give you Starbucks, Microsoft and Nirvana. What I wasn’t expecting was a truly endearing city that ticks the right boxes on almost every level. It’s a chilled out, dressed-down place where the nerds outnumber the jocks, and people have a genuine enthusiasm for giving something a go.