Destinations

The 8 best places to visit in July 2028, the month the Olympics come to Los Angeles and a total eclipse passes over Sydney for the first time since 1857.

The 8 best places to visit in June 2028, the month Euro 2028 fills the UK and Ireland and the Arctic stops getting dark.

The 8 best places to visit in May 2028, the month southern Europe is warm, green and still cheap – plus the Golden Week dates to plan around.

The 8 best places to visit in April 2028, with Easter on 16 April, Songkran mid-month and Japan’s cherry blossom moving north.

The 8 best places to visit in March 2028, the shoulder month where spring arrives in the Mediterranean and the ski season quietly gets cheap.

The 8 best places to visit in February 2028 – a leap year in which Mardi Gras falls on 29 February and Carnival runs to the end of the month.

The 8 best places to visit in January 2028, split between southern-hemisphere summer, tropical dry season and deep northern winter – with the dates that move prices.

Twelve underrated summer 2027 destinations – from Kosovo’s Rugova valley to Sri Lanka’s east coast – with the weather, transport and booking detail each one needs.

The 14 best places to visit in summer 2027, led by Luxor for the 2 August total eclipse – with weather, timing and exactly when to book each one.

The short answer: they are opposite answers to the same craving. Banff is accessible alpine perfection – turquoise lakes, groomed trails and hotel comfort 90 minutes from a major airport. Patagonia is the expedition – bigger, wilder, windier and much farther away, and it rewards the effort with scenery Banff cannot match for raw scale.