Think pink as you trek past thousands of almond trees blooming along the 48-mile Palatinate Almond Trail (Pfaelzer Mandelpfad), from Bad Duerkheim to the French border. The so-called “pink weeks” of March and April also inspire food and wine festivals, lighting displays and special tours. www.german-wineroute.com. The Textile Museum’s collection of 19,000 rarities from China (pictured) and beyond will soon share space with the George Washington University Museum. From the Incan ruins of Moray and Machu Picchu to the reed islands of Lake Titicaca and high-mountain villages (pictured), Ciclismo Classico’s new nine-day Panoramic Peru photography tour focuses on distinctive cultures and landscapes with the help of local guides, professional photographers and workshops. The 319-room Glad Hotel Yeouido stands out amid all the glass skyscrapers of the Manhattan-like Yeouido district, boasting unique brickwork and playful touches such as indoor street signs. Built in 1816, Santuario de Chimayo is famous for el Pocito, a small hole in its stone floor from which visitors collect soil said to have healing powers. Hotel Chimayo offers special packages for Holy Week, when some 30,000 pilgrims journey on foot to the tiny shrine.