Delhi's National Museum showcases hidden treasures

UK mountaineer Kenton Cool has reached the summit of Everest for a record11th time ahead of the 60th anniversary of the first conquest by Sir Edmund Hillary.

He is attempting to become the first person to reach the top of the three mountains that form the Western Cwm of Everest - Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse - in one continuous climb.

Archaeologists in Nepal have found relics dating from the Buddha era at an excavation site at Bhawanipur in Devdaha, Rupandehi district, 20km from Buddha's birthplace in the sacred area of Lumbini.

Nepal's Department of Archeology (DoA) began excavation in the Devdaha area two years ago after archeological evidence pointed to it being the maternal home of the Buddha.

The Pyramids in Egypt may have suffered irreparable damage due to thermal movement, a structural engineer has said.

Since 2011 Peter James has been looking at what could have caused the Egyptians to abandon the iconic structures. Specifically tasked with securing the 4,700 year-old Djoser pyramid, which was damaged by an earthquake in 1992, James has also been examining the structure of a number of other pyramids.

Egypt is one place where there's no need for Pyramid selling. The Pyramids sell themselves.

No visit to the country is complete without the most sumptuous of city breaks to Cairo, Giza City and these most ancient and revered of cultural sites.

South Korea can promise your holiday will go off with a bang - at this year's Pohang International Fireworks Festival.

Pohang's sparkling procession of pyrotechnics draws fans of firework displays on family holidays from all over the globe.

With a population of more than 23 million, Shanghai is not only China's biggest metropolis, it also boasts some of the country's biggest tourist attractions.

This proved the case over the May Day holiday with visitors flocking there on city breaks.

Music-loving tourists to South America can start booking tailor-made holidays around their favourite boy band next spring.

Brazil (two concerts), Peru, Paraguay and Chile are among the destinations included in a world tour just announced by singing sensations One Direction.

Researchers in Honduras think they may have unearthed the lost "White City of Gold" - using technology normally reserved for military observation.

If the myth proves a reality, Ciudad Blanca would be Honduras' answer to forgotten cultural sites such as Peru's Machu Picchu, which lay ruined for hundreds of years.

India's massive north-western state of Rajasthan has a million words to commend it to individuals or couples seeking private journeys.

Spiritual, magical, attractive, always unexplained, always mysterious, the first step to falling in love; to discovering undying passion, to finding a permanent place in the heart are but a few of them.

Turkey's tourism bosses couldn't have written a better publicity blurb themselves.

Ancient Istanbul has just got a bang up-to-date modern twist in the form of thriller writer Dan Brown's latest tome.

Vietnam's ancient town of Hoi An is fast becoming a firm favourite among tourists on tailor-made holidays … literally.

This World Heritage Site is a must-see for its historical and cultural sites.

Brazil expects holidaymaker numbers to rocket in the next few years when it hosts the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

It has been encouraged by new figures which showed a 4.5% rise in tourists last year - before the sport-related specialist tours kick in.

South Africa has pipped six other countries to be crowned the world's dream destination.

The crown - conferred by travel and lifestyle social networking community WAYN.com (Where Are You Now?) - confirms the African country as the perfect getaway, whether for group tours or family holidays.

Bolivia once boasted South America's wealthiest city, including the world's largest 16th century industrial complex.

This was thanks to the silver that once lay beneath its hills.

An ancient oasis in danger of being gobbled up by the desert is today a thriving tourist attraction.

This is thanks to the intervention of China government officials.

Holidaymakers on city breaks around the world can't expect to start the day on bacon and eggs … or even toast and cereal.

Every country's culinary habits are different.

China's Macau Tower heads a league table of leading hotspots for adrenaline junkies.

Exhilarating destinations in VirtualTourist's Top 10 Spots to Get an Adrenaline Rush would make up the perfect specialist tours itinerary for holidaymakers seeking high adrenaline activities.

A town in South America that "drowned" has re-surfaced to become what local tourism leaders hope will develop into a major tourist attraction.

The Argentinian town of Epecuen, which was totally submerged on 10 November 1985, is now an up-and-coming site for tourists on holidays to the area.

When it comes to watersports destinations, Mexico's Cancun is one of the first names that springs to mind for aquatic appreciators seeking specialist tours.

Even the most hyper traveller would find it impossible not to relax on the 14 miles of white powdery sands there. It is set against the backdrop of the spectacular Great Mesoamerican Reef, the world's second largest reef.