About to join 4.5 million tourists in Sapa? Skip the crowds and head to Pu Luong Nature Reserve, where you can experience the most untouched rice fields in Vietnam.

Go the road, or river, less travelled and hop a speedboat for a Mekong Delta day trip from Ho Chi Minh City, an authentic alternative to the usual tours that lets you watch rural life unfold without another tourist in sight.

If Porto had a signature colour, it’d be blue, glazed, patterned, and covering entire buildings. Say olá to Porto’s azulejos (ah-zoo-LAY-zhos) on this 9-stop DIY walking tour, where the city’s tiles turn storytelling into an art form.