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 …

My friend Sonic wanted to move from California back to his home town Indianapolis, Indiana to open a taco restaurant since they didn’t really have any good ones there. …

Sisters Three Creeks Brewing Facility, 265 East Barclay Drive Early October www.sistersfreshhopfest.com Central Oregon seems to spawn another new craft brewery about once a month, and while that’s an …

Enterprise, Joseph, and Wallowa Lake Last weekend in September www.oregonalpenfest.blogspot.com The only Swiss-Bavarian festival in the Western United States, Oregon’s Alpenfest is a joyous, lively, and colorful celebration of …

Daiquirí, Cuba One of the popular explanations of the origin of the word tobacco is that it derives from the name of the island of Tobago, one half of …

Portland Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr Boulevard Late June www.SakeFestPDX.com The only event of its kind in the Northwest, Saké Fest PDX celebrates the world …

Portland Various venues Late May to mid-June www.rosefestival.org Oregon’s largest and most storied festival, the Portland Rose Festival occupies more than two weeks with avast array of activities and …

Portland The Fields Neighborhood Park 1099 NW Overton Street Mid-June www.cidersummitnw.com Portland’s eclectic Pearl District hosts the region’s largest cider festival each June as Cider Summit PDX gathers a …

Hillsboro McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, 4045 NE Cornelius Pass Road Mid-July www.mcmenamins.com/roadhouse-brewfest The annual Roadhouse Brewfest is a good old-fashioned outdoors summer shindig featuring around twenty different beers from …

Aumsville Porter Boone Park, 1105 Main Street Mid-August www.aumsville.us/corn-festival-information.html The immediate area around Salem attracted some of the Northwest’s earliest wagon-train settlers in the mid-1800s. In 1863, having arrived …

Estacada Carter Bridge Day Use Area, 17 miles southeast of Estacada on SR 224 Late May www.upperclackamasfestival.org Launched, so to speak, in 1984 by the Northwest Rafter’s Association, the …