The search for that unique exotic holiday destination may end up taking you thousands miles away from home with no mobile phone reception and lost luggage. Is this really what you want?
Mladen Petrov
Cambodia's first private island resort, biking in Jordan, checking in at St Regis in Lhasa, exclusive camping in Laos, trekking in Bhutan or ballooning in Burma. What's it going to be? There are lots of places you can go to this year without sacrificing luxury and having to spend the night in a tent. The travel sections in the newspapers are full of creative ideas for your trip of a lifetime in 2011. But the likes of 'The Financial Times' and CNN Traveller are also trying to identify emerging destinations capable of attracting the hippest crowds with their durable Louis Vuitton travel bags. This year countries such as Peru, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Albania have all made it on to this prestigious list. The message is clear: demanding travellers need a break from