Bright lights and big cities: inspiring plans for the year

Need inspiration for your holidays in 2014? From city breaks to family getaways to adventure destinations, Isabel Conway has 10 of the best at home and abroad.

IS THERE anything cosier at this time of year than snuggling up with the holiday brochures and travel magazines imagining a tropical paradise of blue skies and white sands?

Perhaps a stellar African safari or an Ashram-styled boot camp to benefit mind and body in the year ahead, a bike trip through ancient Burmese villages, swimming with sea lions, that budget-friendly new motor home delivery drive across the US. The possibilities are endless.