Hottest destinations for 2013 - in pictures, all the recommendations
January 9, 2013
Travel, just like any other lifestyle obsession, has its fashions and trends.
Every year, the establishment provides a collection of lists detailing where we should go in the next 12 months.
How they are selected we’re not sure. It could be the authoritative combination of exhaustive knowledge and prescience. Then again, it might just be pins stuck blindly into maps.
So what are the hottest destinations of 2013 according to the most respected travel publications on the planet? We’ve trawled the pages so you don’t have to! Our featured image is by D.H. Parks.
Lonely Planet – Top 10 cities
San Francisco. Photo by levork
Amsterdam, Netherlands. Photo by phibs_i
Hyderabad, India. Photo by { pranav }
The Peace Bridge across the River Foyle in Derry / Londonderry, Ireland. Photo by yellow book
The Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China. Photo by Nagarjun
Christchurch, New Zealand. Photo by pandrcutts
Sullivans Cove in Hobart, Tasmania. Photo by Charles Haynes
Marché Bonsecours in Vieux Montréal, Canada. Photo by abdallahh
Orfanato de Kidane in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo by Fran Villena (villano)
Puerto Iguazu on the Argentine–Brazil border. Photo by Leandro’s World Tour
Travel + Leisure – Hottest travel destinations of 2013
Bahia Ballena, a small town in the Costa Ballena region, Costa Rica. Photo by Experience Costa Rica
Basilicata, a region in the south of Italy. Photo by LUCIOdb
Puerto Rico. Photo by trishhartmann
Spoonbridge & Cherry by Claes Oldenburg, sits beside the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, USA. Photo by TBoard
Reunion, Indian Ocean. Photo by Vvillamon
Philippines. Photo by akeán2®
Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo by Wonderlane
The Hautes Gorges de la Rivière Malbaie National Park is a provincial park in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Canada. Photo by manumilou
The Uco Valley lies south of Mendoza, Argentina. Photo by tony.bailey
Victoria Falls, Zambia. Photo by jurvetson
Amsterdam, Netherlands. Photo by HanZuyderwijk
Gold Coast, Queensland. Photo by avlxyz
Marseille, France. Photo by smallkaa
National Geographic Traveler – Best Trips 2013
The Swallow’s Nest castle near Yalta in the Crimea, Ukraine. Photo by Andrew Kudrin
A view of Marseille from the Isle d’If. Photo by J.Elliott
Raja Ampat, Indonesia, a great scuba diving destination. Photo by lakshmioct01
The mosaics in Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. Photo by mararie
The Great Bear Rainforest lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Coast Mountain Range on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. Photo by hern42
Lake Malawi, Malawi. Photo by frankdouwes
Quito, Ecuador. Photo by esteban_vera2001
Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan, Burma. Photo by victoriapeckham
Gabarus Lighthouse, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Photo by archer10 (Dennis)
Sipi Falls, Uganda. Photo by fabulousfabs
Philipsburg Manor and mill in the Hudson Valley, New York. Photo by cliff1066™
White Tower of Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo by George M. Groutas
Grenada, Caribbean. Photo by Lee Coursey
Bodo, Norway. Photo by AnneCN
Valparaiso, Chile. Photo by keepitsurreal
Missouri River, Montana, USA. Photo by kiszka king
St Augustine, Florida. Photo by Eccentric Scholar
Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee. Photo by cwwycoff1
Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, Japan. Photo by Luke,Ma
Jerash, Jordan. Photo by jess_star87
Ethical Traveler – The World’s Ten Best Ethical Destinations 2013
Check out Kara Segedin’s blog: Top 10 Ethical Destinations of 2013
Barbados. Photo by Ben124.
Cape Verde. Photo by antifluor
Costa Rica. Photo by Wha’ppen
Lake Volta, Ghana. Photo by René Mayorga
The Powder Tower (Old Riga), Latvia. Photo by David Holt London
The Romanov Church in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by ** Maurice **
Mauritius. Photo by subzi73
Palau, Micronesia. Photo by LuxTonnerre
Samoa, South Pacific Ocean. Photo by Felipe Skroski
Punta Brava Lighthouse, Montevideo, Uruguay. Photo by Vince Alongi
Rough Guides – Travel Hot List 2013
Stockholm, Sweden. Photo by Michael Cavén
Dubrovnik, Croatia. Photo by Jan Kucic
Kosice, Slovakia. Photo by Jiri Brozovsky
Dresden, Germany. Photo by hko_s
Northeast Iceland. Photo by nicksarebi
Turner Contemporary at Margate, Kent. Photo by yellow book
Valparaiso, Chile. Photo by Lexe-I
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Photo by Payton Chung
Nowhere Festival, Spain. Photo by activefree
Fodor’s – Go List 2013
Pueblo Indian Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photo by Mr. T in DC
Amsterdam, Netherlands. Photo by gementricxs
Azores Islands, Portugal. Photo by Abspires40
Botswana. Photo by jurvetson
Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Photo by Ze Carlos Barretta
Easter Island. Photo by neil alejandro
White Cliffs of Dover, England. Photo by Tobias von der Haar
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Photo by Ted Van Pelt
Kerry, Ireland. Photo by bobfamiliar
Brandenberg Gate, Berlin, Germany. Photo by pasa47
Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Turkish Travel
Maldives. Photo by Sarah_Ackerman
Marseille, France. Photo by britsinvade
Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City. Photo by Esparta
Ostrog monastery, Montenegro. Photo by torremountain
Myanmar. Photo by *christopher*
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Photo by Infrogmation
New Zealand. Photo by zach.hodgson
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Photo by Sarah and Iain
Portland, Oregon. Photo by StuSeeger
Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic. Photo by abbynormy
Sardinia. Photo by cristianocani
The Plaza de España, Seville, Spain. Photo by Alex E. Proimos
Lake Bled, Slovenia. Photo by mirci
Mickey Mouse at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. Photo by Raymond Brown
What do you reckon? What places have these publications missed? Which places aren’t worthy of the hype? Comment below or Tweet us.
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Brett Ackroyd
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