Make your next vacation more memorable than ever: Travel editor TED THORNHILL presents five hidden gems that usually fly under the radar, from a Greek island paradise to America’s ‘Hollywood of the East’.

If you need ideas for an unforgettable vacation, help is at hand.

This is your video guide to five hidden gems – unsung holiday heroes that usually fly under the radar.

There is the amazing car-free island of Hydra, just 90 minutes by ferry from Athens. There is Formentera, Ibiza’s beautiful sister island with beaches that rival the Caribbean.

We also shine the spotlight on Marseille, the French Riviera’s bad boy, named by Lonely Planet as one of the best cities in Europe to visit in 2023. We also have Hollywood glamour. But not the Hollywood you’re thinking of… welcome to Wilmington, North Carolina, known as the Hollywood of the East.