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A collection of travel top tens featuring destinations all over the world, counting down everything from the best places to go, free things to do and tastiest dishes to try.
The United States has some of the busiest airspace in the world with the size of the country making internal flights the most popular way of getting from state to state and city to city. In this post, we’re going to look at the busiest airports in the US. As of 2019, 15 of the […]
In this post, we’re going to look at the hottest countries in the world. As you might imagine, Africa features heavily but further down, there’s also a look at what is the hottest country in each continent – according to their estimated average yearly temperature. The countries that feature are those that are hot throughout […]
Europe is home to some of the world’s most popular city destinations for weekend breaks and short visits. In this post, we’re going to look at the most visited cities in Europe. The data comes from before the pandemic and it may be 2022 or beyond by the time we start to see international visitors […]
In this post, we’re going to look at the smallest countries in the world by their surface land area. As you will find out, there are some seriously tiny microstates and small countries that are smaller than many towns and cities yet exist as independent states, set their own rules and have their own flags. […]
In this post, we’re going to look at the largest countries in the world by surface area. You can probably make a pretty educated guess as to which countries will feature but one or two of those in the top ten may come as some surprise. The data comes from Worldometer’s estimates of the land […]
As of 2021, Africa’s population currently stands at somewhere between 1.3 and 1.4 billion and it is growing rapidly. Having only hit one billion for the first time in 2009, it’s estimated that there will be approximately 2.5 billion people in Africa by the year 2050 and potentially more than 4 billion by the end […]
Despite growing concerns about the impact of air travel on climate change, the 2010’s was a decade which continued to see growing numbers of people travelling by air. In this post we’re going to look at the busiest airports in the world according to the 2019 Airport Traffic Report. All of these airports handled hundreds […]
In this post, we’re going to look at the coldest countries in the world. There are various different ways you can measure that and none are perfect. That’s largely because it’s virtually impossible to calculate the average yearly temperature for an entire country. That’s particularly true for some of the world’s coldest nations, some of […]
Population density has become something of a hot topic during the pandemic we continue to live through with many direct links drawn between it and covid-19 transmission rates. In this post, we’re going to look at the world’s ten most densely populated countries according to the latest population figures. Note that for the purpose of […]
In comparison to its Mediterranean neighbours such as Spain, Italy and France, Germany is somewhat underrated as a travel destination. However, with its stunning countryside, rich history and fascinating cities, spending some time during summer in Germany won’t leave you disappointed. With so much variety, it can be difficult to decide where to go. We’ve […]
