Naturally the best way to explore this watery region, the most popular canoe trail is 80 km and stretches all the way from Shannon bridge in County Offaly to the twin towns of Killaloe and Ballina on the Clare-Tipperary border. Lovers of wildlife won't want to miss this opportunity to get so close to nature. If time is on your side, stop off for a hearty pub lunch along the way.

Landestrost Castle in Neustadt, built 1573-1584 by Herzog Erich II. zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg, is one of the biggest and oldest castles of the Hannover Region, housing an archive, of peat museum and an exhibition on the castle's history. While its beautiful renaissance appearance will catch you at once, the banks of the River Leine are put to highly contemporary use by providing the setting for regular events like exhibitions, concerts or cabarets.

Khaosan Road has long been the backpacker hub of Bangkok. By day, it’s a mix of cheap guesthouses, cafés, and travel agencies selling bus and tour tickets. At night, it turns into a street party, with music spilling out of bars, market stalls pushing everything from fried noodles to scorpions on sticks, and plenty of neon. It’s chaotic, noisy, and not everyone’s scene, but if you’re looking for nightlife or a budget base close to the Grand Palace and Wat Pho, this is where many travellers start their journey through Thailand.

GOP Varieté-Theater stages shows have succeeded in creating a new world of variety that strikes a balance between avantgarde and traditional, and therefore added a new and valuable dimension to the concept of variety theatre in general. While making for one of the leading drama institutions in Germany, these performances also won international acclaim and publicity.