With its cosmopolitan cities bursting with New World vitality, wonderful beaches, traditional Aboriginal culture, vast expanse of outback, ancient rainforests plus top hotels and superb food and wine, Australia ticks all those ‘dream destination’ boxes.

From the tropical north to the mountain peaks, glaciers and deep finger fiords in the south, New Zealand is one long pageant of magnificent scenery as well as attractive towns and cities, award-winning vineyards, remarkable wildlife and traditional Maori culture.

It’s a country that does the Great Outdoors like no other. But as well as the spectacular drama of its mountains, lakes, waterfalls, fiords and glaciers, this immense land also offers cities as diverse as Montreal and Toronto, Vancouver and Quebec.

It’s just one country but, from a practical perspective, it’s a fusion of many different destinations that happen to share a common border. But do bear with us for a while longer – the USA is still a ‘work in progress’ at Bridge & Wickers - our inspiring itineraries will be on line shortly.