Tall Ships: Real tall-masted sailing ships how cool is that? Unusual Itineraries: Because of their size, these ships can get into small ports, and the line takes advantage of …

The 1909 Cape of Good Hope Official Handbook, by town clerk Finch, describes the City Hall in Cape Town as being in the Italian Renaissance style. Hans Fransen, in …

The vaulted Garden Room is the hotel’s original dining room. Today, it is used for formal lunches, gala dinners, presentations and performances. At the far end is a portrait …

A favorite of North American honeymooners, Jamaica is the third-largest of the Caribbean islands after Cuba and Hispaniola, with dense jungle in its interior, mountains rising as high as …

Vantage Deluxe World Travel caters to older and solo travelers similar to Grand Circle but with some newer, shinier ships (the two companies are actually owned by members of …

Italian Flavor: Entertainment, activities, and cuisine are presented with European (mostly Italian) flair. Plus, most of the officers are Italians, too. Very Active, Very Fun: There are a lot …

Expertise That Comes with Experience: Holland America’s ships may be young, but the line sure isn’t. Formed in 1873 as the Netherlands-America Steamship Company, it’s been around more than …

Forget the old jokes about the so-so quality of cruise ship entertainers: Productions at night are de rigueur on all but the smallest vessels, and they’ve gotten a lot …

Perched midway up the Nova Scotia coast, Halifax is the top port of call for big ships on the New England and Eastern Canada circuit, owing to the city’s …

Founded in 1925 by Arthur Tauck, Sr., Tauck has been operating land tours around the United States and the world for nearly a century. It launched its first river …

Fab Programming: Lindblad has innovative, flexible itineraries and outstanding lecturers/guides. The partnership with National Geographic has resulted in many top National Geographic -affiliated photographers, explorers, scientists, and researchers joining …

Directions: Exit Edmonton on Manning Drive (Hwy 15) and turn left at 17th Street NE onto Hwy 28A. Continue on Hwy 28, turn left on Hwy 827, and turn …

Egypt is Africa’s number one attraction with about 1.3 million visitors each year. U.S. visitors number about 150,000 annually. Tourism is nothing new for Egypt; it was a destination …

The richest of the African nations, South Africa also has one of the most attractive climates and an abundance of natural attractions. Generally moderate, the climate provides sunny days …

THE ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY Unique to Alaska is the long-route ferry service provided by the state, the Alaska Marine Highway. Residents of the little towns served by the Highway …

Austria is a precious little country where a good share of the farmers turn innkeeper for the summer. Almost $6 billion a year is derived from tourism. The sign …

With half of Alaska’s population, Anchorage is Alaska’s only real city. In this relatively sophisticated metropolis, a diner can find two truffled chocolates for S3 on the menu in …

America borders on the magnificent reads a Canadian tourism ad. The ad is in part right. The Canadian outdoors is magnificent, A land larger than any one person can …

Local Thais make around 10,000 baht a month ($333US) which is why it’s very rare to see a Thai with their own room. The jobs that you could likely …

Portland The Fields Neighborhood Park, 1099 NW Overton Street First weekend in July www.portlandcraftbeerfestival.com Portland, as well as Oregon in general, not to mention the entire Northwest, and for …

One of the nice things about Thailand is that their unemployment rate is virtually nonexistent. The reason is because it’s so easy for anyone to start a business; you …

Hamilton, Bermuda Bermuda A thousand miles northeast of Cuba, and around nine hundred miles from the coast of North America, is the island of Bermuda in the north Atlantic …

Oakridge Uptown on First Street Mid-August www.facemy blog.com/KegCaskFestival The old timber town of Oakridge, scenically nestled in the Cascade Mountains foothills forty miles southeast of Eugene and home to …

Burns Burns High School and Harney County Chamber of Commerce office Early April www.migratorybirdfestival.com Covering 10,226 square miles but with a population of about 7,500 people, Southeast Oregon’s Harney …

Mount Angel Various venues Mid-September www.oktoberfest.org Oktoberfest celebrations are ubiquitous; annually Oregon hosts perhaps a dozen or more such events at venues ranging from major cities to individual pubs. …

Stanley, Falkland Islands From Peru we head almost three thousand miles away, across Chile, the Andes and Patagonia, to an isolated archipelago in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The Falkland …

If North Korea is unappealing or inaccessible, then jump south to Seoul for an emerging beer city. It isn’t necessarily as Beer Bucket List-worthy as other destinations, yet it’s …

Phnom Penh, Cambodia From Thailand we cross the border into Cambodia, for the quick story behind the name of a rich orange-yellow colour: gamboge. To English speakers today, gamboge …