Sun-drenched vines, salty breezes and warm, welcoming wines — a Waiheke vineyard tour on Waiheke Island offers a blissfully relaxed, almost magical escape.

Formerly Constantinople, Istanbul straddles both Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait and is the largest city and main seaport in Turkey. Delight in all things spices, traditional meze, Turkish baths and towering mosques.