With so many destinations in the WHL Group’s ever-expanding network, we have an incredible wealth of local travel information at our fingertips. Through the Inside Word, our local partners – all travel experts – share their top tips. Here we explore Pirenópolis, considered to be the heart of Goiás state and culture in Brazil. It has retained its wonderful colonial architecture, which gives the city an irresistible charm and has led to its designation as a National Artistic Historic site.

I recently received a call from a hotel concierge asking if I did tours of Toronto that cover famous locations used in film and television. As a film buff and local tour guide, I know many places that have been seen on screen. After all, Toronto has a reputation as a popular city for making motion pictures. Next to Hollywood and New York City, there isn’t another place in North America that is home to more film and TV productions (although Vancouver is coming close).

It is common to read in travel blogs the advice that September is not the most recommended month to visit Buenos Aires. This is usually because it is winter in the southern hemisphere and can be very cold. But the weather was one of the main reasons that my girlfriend and I decided to go there for the weekend.

THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND CHICHEWA. Malawi is one of Africa’s little known treasures. Surrounded by the much larger countries of Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia, Malawi is a narrow nation that runs north to south along the Great Rift Valley. It’s been called ‘the warm heart of Africa.’

That my 18th birthday, graduation and the start of the new millennium were happening in the same year seemed more than random coincidence! My girlfriends and I had therefore decided we would spend our holiday on Corfu, the Greek island I had always hated when I was younger, when visits every summer meant time away from my friends. However, the summer break of the year 2000 changed my life.