Marrakech

Destination

Let’s get one thing clear. Marrakech holidays aren’t all souqs and spices. Yes, you can liven up your Middle Eastern dishes with some aromatic purchases from a Moroccan gent, but your suitcase may never smell the same again. Far better to appreciate those heady scents and save your dirhams for something even Ocado’s well stocked shelves can’t provide. Adventures. Surf some of Africa’s longest waves, tee off on some very well-to-do golf courses or hike to – and gawp at – some plunging waterfalls.

Tokyo sun down

Tokyo

Destination

The bright lights of Tokyo are as alluring as they are blinding, but it isn’t all skyscrapers, sushi, and singing toilets. The Japanese capital is full of amazing natural beauties, quirky little stores, and enough cool hole in the wall bars to satiate anybody’s hankering for a drink. You can go from feeling anonymous with the hordes at Shibuya Crossing to frolicking around in nature within half an hour, and all on some of the quickest, cleanest, and most reliable public transport in the world.

Golf des dunes

Golf in Morocco: Teeing off in Marrakech

See & Do

Sweeping Sahara dunes, camel rides and souq shopping rarely lend themselves to a sturdy 18 holes of technical golf. But from the arid ground of Marrakech, a golfing mecca has risen from the dusty, red streets. Gone are the barren wastes. Well, mostly. There’s still a chance to get trapped in some pretty horrific desert rough if your swing has a touch of slice. But keep on the straight and narrow and some world class fairways and pacey greens are yours to stride through.