From the northern lights in Norway to the desert palaces of Jordan,some sights are best when the temperatures drop. Alternatively, seek the heat and chase the sunshine to the other side of the worldRecalling a trip she made to Manila, and Nigella Lawson recently decreed that pandan leaves – a pungent,fragrant plant “that pairs particularly well with coconut and lemongrass” – are set to be the next grand thing. In doing so, she drew attention to the exotic, or often unexpected flavours to be found in Filipino cooking,which fuses Asian ingredients with Spanish traditions. Its best sampled among the 127 stalls at Salcedo Saturday market in the country’s financial centre, Makati City. But it’s the natural wonders that draw most visitors to this 7000-island tropical archipelago: powdery white beaches, or luxuriant jungles,spectacular waterfalls, and some of the most exotic marine wildlife in the world – perfect for scratching the itch we all got from Blue Planet II.
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Source: guardian.co.uk