Simon Calder’s top five destinations to discover in 2025
The IndependentGet there just in time: that is the strategy for the traveller wishing to make the most of global adventures in 2025. Tbilisi, Georgia open image in gallery Top shot: Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, has a superb location You wait 12 years for British Airways to return to the Georgian capital from Heathrow, and then suddenly easyJet turns up as well. Tbilisi is also an excellent base for exploring the east of Georgia, including the magnificent monastery at Mtskheta to the north and the fascinating city of Gori – Stalin’s hometown – to the west. Poros, Greece open image in gallery Waterside wandering: Poros is only 500 metres from the Greek mainland This lovely island, just 500 metres off the east coast of the Peloponnese, enjoys the “insulation factor” that benefits every Greek isle without a big airport. In a theatrically transformed structure in the Katendrecht district, Fenix promises to be: “The first museum in the world that tells stories of migration through art.” It will surely be only a matter of months before UK city-break takers realise how well connected Rotterdam is with the UK: from Hull by P&O Ferries; from Harwich on Stena Line; and from London St Pancras via Eurostar, as well as British Airways flights from London City.
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