Sudan
Taken together, North and South Sudan make up the largest landmass in Africa and the tenth largest in the world. They straddle two quite separate worlds: the turbulent Middle East and impoverished sub-Saharan Africa. The North is typified by a predominantly Muslim population, unified by a common belief in Islam, whilst the South brings together numerous tribal divisions, many at war with one another. Read more.
Netherlands
By and large the Netherlands is extremely flat. This makes it perfect cycling country. It is easy to form a romantic image of the country: quaint little villages, with buildings so low they seem to be hugging the ground, long walks by the side of canals, wooden clogs, fields of tulips (which start to bloom in Spring) and of course the country's coffeeshop culture. Then there is the art and the history - two things that the country is positively seeped in. Read more.