Eat out in ... Istanbul, food capital of teh Near East. Peter Gordon is consultant chef at restaurant Muzedechanga at the Sakip Sabanci museum Photograph Sean SmithPhotograph: Sean Smith/GuardianGo on a budget to ... Durres, Albania: stay in one of the €24-a-night beach huts on Dhermi beachPhotograph: Benji LanyadoWatch sport in ... Beijing, China: Players from the local police and military play soccer outside the Workers StadiumPhotograph: Adrian Bradshaw/EPATake the kids to ... Red Sea, Egypt, where they can go snorkelling on a coral reef after they've had their fill of Tut culturePhotograph: Jeff Rotman/GettyGo high-brow in ... Liverpool, European City of Culture for 2008Photograph: Don McPhee/GuardianGo green at ... Guludo Beach Lodge, Mozambique. An eco hotelPhotograph: PRGo there now ... Isfahan, Iran, the the jewel of the Islamic world with its stunning Sheikh Lotfollah mosquePhotograph: Kazuyoshi Nomachi/CorbisEnjoy music in ... Seattle at The Experience Music ProjectPhotograph: Rex FeaturesGet high in ... the Lake District where via ferrata have been installed at Honister Slate Mine. Photograph: Honister Slate Mine/PR