Ariana Berbena Ayala from Mexico filmed her hot air balloon trip over Teotihuacán. The ruined city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of the most significant prehistoric cities of the Americas.

Like Frankfurt, the Polish city of Poznań was devastated in World War II. The center has since been reconstructed as a contiguous ensemble. In addition to taking care of its architectural heritage, Poznań is also a lively student city.

Steve Hänisch visits three UNESCO World heritage sites in Canada. His tour begins in the Gros Morne National Park and takes in the Red Bay whaling station before reaching an old Viking settlement in L'Anse aux Meadows.

Culture vultures are spoilt for choice in Frankfurt. The city is home to over 60 museums. Our three tips are: the Städel museum, Goethe’s birthplace, and the Caricatura museum of comical art.

Check-in viewer Alena Bantcikina sent us a video of her home town, Khabarovsk, the capital of the Krai of the same name in Russia's far east on the border to China.

Steve Hänisch visits three UNESCO World heritage sites in Canada. His tour begins in the Gros Morne National Park and takes in the Red Bay whaling station before reaching an old Viking settlement in L'Anse aux Meadows.

Weissbier is a typically Bavarian beer variety. It's fermented in the bottle and poured out into special long, tall glasses. Many people see it as just as Bavarian as the Alps and the Oktoberfest.

The French town of Chamonix lies in the shadow of Mont Blanc, the tallest peak in the Alps. It's an ideal spot to start a paraglider flight across the wintery Alpine landscape.

Munich can be appealing in winter as well as in summer. When the warm autumn winds gust down from the Alps, it's time to hit the sidewalk cafés; when snow falls, it's time to hit the sledding hills in the English Garden.

Goldsmith, painter, printmaker and theorist of the German Renaissance, Albrecht Dürer left behind a wealth of engravings, portraits and watercolors. His home and studio are now a museum dedicated to his life and work.