Andrea Tapper

Sonnenstrahlen brechen durch die Krone des Wasserbeeren-Baums. Perlhühner flitzen über Pisten, die hier aus Sand und nicht aus roter Erde bestehen, wie sonst in Afrika. Einzigartig ist die Kombination von Safari und Strand im Süden Mosambiks. Das 678 Quadratkilometer große Meeresreservat von Ponta do Ouro und das tausend Quadratkilometer große Maputo Special Reserve Naturschutzgebiet bilden eine Einheit.

The traditional Cretan caique wooden boat gently rocks on the sea. The Venetian fortress built in 1589 on the tiny island of Spinalonga now becomes more visible, standing out against the barren landscape. After docking, like all visitors, I pass through a dark tunnel before suddenly seeing a Greek village street with blue-painted hawker stores in front of me in the bright sunlight, a ghost town, overgrown and lonely like an abandoned Western village. A picturesque, but deadly sad place.

Free admission to the best museums in the world. Shopping that won't bore even men. Spectacular dinners for two. Madrid is a feast for couples - at any time of year. Here are the ten best tips from our author Andrea Tapper for a romantic trip to the Spanish royal city.

There are many hotel Oscars: 10 Best Hotels in the World, the "Gold List", Hideaway of the Year, Most Outstanding Luxury Place and what they are all called. The Finca Cortesin plays everywhere. The luxurious country estate near Marbella under German management can call itself "Best Finca in the World". What does Finca Cortesin have that others do not? We took a close look around the place.