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 …

ANANTARA AL JABAL AL AKHDAR OMAN AS THE MIDDLE EAST’S HIGHEST FIVE-STAR RESORT At 2,000 metres above sea level), this place must surely win the award for best new …

You beauty! A summer wedding calls for a pretty glow, and Bobbi Brown’s new Follow The Sun Collection – inspired by Antigua, Maui and Santa Barbara – promises three …

THE EDEN PROJECT, CORNWALL Te Eden Project rises out of the Cornwall countryside like something from a sci-f flm. Exchange vows in the tropical heat of the South American …

MC MOTORS, LONDON‘A photo studio by day, MC Motors has lots of quirky props so we barely needed to decorate it. We brought in the Disappearing Dining Club, which …

We married in the chapel at St Catharine’s – the college where we met – before holding our reception at Emmanuel. We scattered loose bouquets of fowers everywhere and …

Patrizia Galeota, 37, a beauty PR consultant and founder of SensiChic candles, married investment banker Enzo Ruggieri, 36, in Puglia, Italy, on 25th August 2012 For our Italian summer …

Should The Bride Make a Speech at The Wedding Reception? MY WEDDING SPEECH WAS WHEN I FIRST SAID IT OUT LOUD: my dislike of the terms ‘my other half’ …

How Real Couples An Italian extravaganza Alexandra Edwards, 28, married We wanted our wedding to last. It all kicked off with our legal ceremony in London, then the reception …

Gresham Historic Downtown District Mid-July www.greshamoregon.gov/ArtsFestival Heading through Gresham on busy Division Street or Powell Boulevard, it’s easy to miss the city’s beautifully refurbished historic downtown district that is …

Carlton Crush Harvest Festival – Top USA Festivals Carlton Wennerberg Park Early September www.carltoncrush.com Oregon’s burgeoning viticulture industry totals more than 700 wineries, more than 500 of them in …