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The first eastern national park, Arcadia National Park is a breath taking treasure found on the coast of Maine. This park is made of over 49,000 acres on the Mount Desert Island, and is home to some of the tallest mountains on the U.S. Atlantic coast...
Categories: Acadia National Park
Categories: Admiralty Bay
North of the New Guinea mainland, this island chain, known locally as the province of Manus, has many large and beautiful atolls. Manusians are relatively well-educated compared with many of their New Guinea counterparts, and some can understand Engl...
Categories: Admiralty Islands
Ali Island is located northeast of Aitape Town, and the island is easily reached by a 30-40 minute boat ride. The island is known for its peaceful atmosphere and the hospitality provided by the islanders. Locals are always interested in meeting...
Categories: Ali Island
Locted in Crimea’s southern coast, Alushta is famous for its perfect resort climate and weather. This coastal city is known for its sandy beaches and warm seas; many spend their days bathing in the sun, and their evenings walking the boardwalk. Alush...
Categories: Alushta
An outpost along the Karawari River, Amboin is near the Karawari Lodge, a rustic retreat on a hill overlooking the river. The lodge offers riverboat excursions and tribal dances (it's an alternative to Sepik River cruising). Plan to stay two full day...
Categories: Amboin
Categories: Ampincha
Categories: Anura Vineyards
Categories: Aparri
Categories: Apo Reef
Categories: April River
Usually seen on a day trip from Goroka, Asaro is well-known for the eerie mud masks of the local tribe. Be forewarned that the tribal ceremony performed for tourists is...well, touristy, and typically lasts no more than 10 minutes. Mud masks made by ...
Categories: Asaro
Located in the southern-central part of Maine, the state's capital—just 55 mi/90 km northeast of Portland—was at various times a lumber center and a major supplier of ice (cut from the nearby Kennebec River) that was sent to places as far away as the...
Categories: Augusta ME
Categories: Babuyan Island
Categories: Bakawari Island
Categories: Bakhchisaray
Categories: Balicasag Island
Banaue (Banawe) or the Banaue Rice Terraces are 2,000 year old terraces carved into the mountains by the indigenous tribe of the Ifugao people of Northern Luzon, Philippines. A national cultural treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Banaue was b...
Categories: Banaue
The Bangor Region is located between the rugged coastline of Downeast Maine and the spectacular North Woods of Maine. As the economic and retail hub of Eastern and Central Maine, Bangor boasts a significant retail industry which attracts travelers fr...
Categories: Bangor ME
Drawn by the pines, granite shores, fresh lobster and stunning views from Cadillac Mountain, captains of industry once kept summer homes here. The charming little town, and all the rest, remain. And the rocky boulder beaches on its shoreline are now ...
Categories: Bar Harbor
Bata is a port city in Equatorial Guinea. Bata includes some of the country's best hotels and beaches. The dominant language here is Spanish, as proof by the Spanish colonial buildings dotting the landscape.
Categories: Bata
Categories: Batan Island
Best known for it's tradition of shipbuilding, Bath is also a busy port of entry. Many tourists visit the city to admire the well-preserved 19th century architecture or take a tour of the Maine Maritime Museum. Bath is also home to on...
Categories: Bath ME
Located in northern Maine, 160 mi/260 km northeast of Portland, Baxter State Park is a beautiful and vast wilderness preserve centering on Mount Katahdin (a rock-topped peak towering 5,267 ft/1,605 m—Maine's highest point). It is reputed to be the be...
Categories: Baxter State Park
Categories: Belfast ME
See the whole panoply of tropic splendor, lagoons, white sand, coral reefs and the island of Bequia and the stunning approach to St. Vincent and its rugged grandeur.
Categories: Bequia Grenadines
Categories: Bethel
Bijagos Archipelago's stream of 88 islands rest off the West-African Coast, with the majority of these tropical lands uninhabited. Home to a diverse myriad of wildlife, including saltwater hippos, five of the world’s eight species of tortoi...
Categories: Bijagos Archipelago
Categories: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Categories: Binte
This volcanic island still maintains a somewhat colonial atmosphere. Because of its rugged topography, lush tropical scenery and attractive principal city, plan to spend more time there than in the undeveloped mainland portion of the country. (In add...
Categories: Bioko
The country's capital, Bissau (pop. 125,000), retains a strong Portuguese feel and a pleasantly laid-back attitude. There are relatively few cars in the city, but you're better off seeing things on foot anyway: Most of the action is on or near Avenid...
Categories: Bissau
Boffa, a quiet town at the mouth of the Pongo River, is best known as the site of the first Catholic mission in Guinea. Its pretty red-brick church is well worth a visit, especially for Sunday mass. Rent a pirogue (dugout canoe) and paddle around t...
Categories: Boffa
Bohol is an island in The Philippines, located in the middle of the Visayas. Bohol is the tenth largest island in the Philippines. Tagbilaran City is the capital of Bohol, and the location of a number of landmarks as well as the port and a small airp...
Categories: Bohol
Categories: Bolama
Boothbay Harbor, a 17th-century English settlement in southern Maine lies on a peninsula of the Atlantic coast between two rivers, 59 miles northeast of Portland. It is now a resort and fishing area. Places of interest include the railway and histori...
Categories: Boothbay Harbour
Bougainville may be familiar to World War II veterans as the place where Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor and Midway) was shot down while on an inspection tour in 1943. Today, it's a troubled island in northern Solomon...
Categories: Bougainville
The charming little town of Bridgton, Maine, 40 mi/65 km northwest of Portland, is home to a few cavernous antiques shops dotted along the main street.If you're interested in the historical aspects of New England, then be sure not to miss Narramissic...
Categories: Bridgton
Bowdoin College's beautiful 110-acre/45-hectare campus, where Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow both studied, is a focal point of Brunswick, 30 mi/50 km north of Portland. The college administers the fascinating Peary-Macmillan Arcti...
Categories: Brunswick
Categories: Bucas Grande Island
Bucksport Maine offers the best and most beautiful of coastal and inland Maine. Here visitors enjoy strolling along the 18th century granite forts, catching an elevator ride up in the highest structure in the state, kayaking along the coast, and boat...
Categories: Bucksport
Categories: Cagayan de Oro
Categories: Cagayande Oro
Categories: Calayan Island
Categories: Calistoga
Camden is located within a beautiful sheltered bay in Maine. Residents and visitors enjoy sailing, hiking along the extensive trail network, cozy picnics, and bird watching. Shopping in Camden is a virtual cornucopia with everything from handmad...
Categories: Camden Maine
Categories: Camiguin Island
Canouan Island is a small island in the Grenadines belonging to St. Vincent. A barrier reef runs along the side of the island making for excellent scuba diving. Other activities on the island include sailing, tennis, wind-surfing and walkin...
Categories: Canouan Island
Enjoy spectacular ocean views and fresh Maine seafood and lobster in the quaint New England town of Cape Neddick. Be sure not to miss the Cape Neddick Light and St. Peter's By-The-Sea Protestant Episcopal Church, two listings on the National Regi...
Categories: Cape Neddick
Explore the best of the Grenadines, as suggested by the Captain of your tour vessel.
Categories: Captain's Best Grenadines
Categories: Capul
Categories: Carache
Categories: Caravela
Carriacou is a place where visitors can get away from all distraction and simply relax. The waters around the island are turquoise and calm, which make for excellent swimming conditions. Divers will enjoy visiting the underwater "Magic Gard...
Categories: Carriacou
Categories: Cascade Cliffs Vineyard & Winery
Categories: Castine ME
Caticlan is a tiny town of Malay located on the island of Panay in the province of Aklan. This tiny island can be found in Western Visayas and sits in the mid-western archipelago of the Philippine Islands. Today’s indigenous inhabitants known a...
Categories: Caticlan
On April 8, 1521 Ferdinand Magellan landed in Cebu and opened a trade route that is still followed today. The cross Magellan planted here still stands and has become one of Cebu's most recognized and famous landmarks. Colonized by Spain in the 16th...
Categories: Cebu
Categories: Cerro Castillo
Categories: Cerro Sombrero
Chatham Bay is stunningly beautiful with its sandy beaches, and rocky cliff faces. Kayaking is a major attraction in this bay. Kayakers paddle along the crystal clear water beside the cliffs, amazed at all the fish to be seen below. Interestingl...
Categories: Chatham Bay
Chernigov (also called Chernihiv) is often referred to as Ukraine's open-air museum. The whole of this lovely town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Much of the city is intact (spared from the construction of blocky Soviet-era buildings), and it dazzl...
Categories: Chernigov
Site of the world's worst nuclear power-plant disaster, Chernobyl has become a tourist destination 60 mi/100 km north of Kyiv. Although the last working reactor was shut down in December 2000, the tourist office in Kyiv can arrange tours of the site....
Categories: Chernobyl
Yap is known for its great diving, but we like it because of its fascinating people, who've managed to preserve their traditional culture relatively intact. Yap, or Wa'ab, consists of three islands (Yap, Gagil-Tomil and Maap) joined by bridges. Sever...
Categories: Colonia Yap Island
Spreading along a narrow peninsula, Guinea's capital city is noisy, chaotic and polluted—a dramatic contrast from the country's peaceful, picturesque interior, where most visitors choose to spend their time. Among the downtown sights are the Palais d...
Categories: Conakry
Categories: Conflict Group Louisiada Islands
Categories: Coron
Corregidor is a small rocky island in the Philippines about 48 kilometers west of Manila which is stragetically located at the entrance of Manila Bay. This island fortress stands as a memorial for the courage, valor, and heroism of its Filipino and A...
Categories: Corregidor Island
This newly created wildlife preserve holds lush rain forest filled with large caves, waterfalls and birds of paradise. Twenty clans donated the 1,000 sq mi/2,600 sq km of land for the park, which is managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society. The o...
Categories: Crater Mountain
Categories: Crimea Coastine
Crown island, off the southwestern Bismarck Sea, is a circular island and the remnant of an extinct volcano. The interior is made of a series of valley's and ridges, while the low-lying coastal areas are where fringing reefs can be found.
Categories: Crown Island
Categories: Cuatro Islas
Categories: Cuernos Refuge
At Dabola, the mountains of the Fouta Djallon give way to the lowlands. This colonial town surrounded by hills is split not only geographically but also culturally—half of its inhabitants are Malinke and the other half Fulani. Try to go there on Tues...
Categories: Dabola
Dalaba is a peaceful town set amid the scenic Fouta Djallon mountains. The government villas (designed to resemble the traditional huts of the native Fulani population) offer spectacular views. French colonists called the town Little Switzerland beca...
Categories: Dalaba
A Soviet-style city in every sense, located 240 mi/390 km southeast of Kyiv, Dnipro consists mostly of coal dust, noise and an industrial skyline, but that look is changing. New shopping malls, hotels and restaurants are opening, and the city center ...
Categories: Dnepropetrovsk
Categories: Dnipro
This village, off the main road through the Fouta Djallon, is perched over what could be described as the Grand Canyon of Guinea. Hasan Bah, a trilingual villager, has built simple huts for tourists, and he offers treks throughout this spectacular re...
Categories: Doucki
Categories: Dregerhafen
Categories: Eastern Egg Rock
Eastport features miles of beautiful cobble beaches, tidal covers, rivers, streams, and inland lakes, and is truly one of the last unspoiled areas on the coast of Maine. Eastport is also know for having the largest Fourth of July celebration in...
Categories: Eastport
The town of Edgartown is located on the delightful island of Martha's Vineyard, tucked against the New England coast. Edgartown was Martha Vineyard's first colonial settlement and the seaport town has been preserved and carefully maintained t...
Categories: Edgartown
Feodosia (other spellings are Feodosiya, Theodosia, Feodosiia) is a sea port and resort city situated in the southern part of Ukraine on the coast of Black Sea. Feodosia city is located in south-eastern part of Crimean peninsula.
Categories: Feodosiya
Categories: Flowerpot Island
Categories: Folk Architecture and Life Museum Pyrohiv
Freeport is a magnificent coatal village in Maine along the upper shores of the Casco Bay, approximately 20 minutes north of Portland. It is best known for its outlet shopping and most notably as the home of L.L. Bean.
Categories: Freeport ME
Garove Island is the largest of the Witu (Vitu) Islands, and contains the Garove volcano, which has a three mile caldera that opens to the sea.
Categories: Garove Island (Witu Islands)
At an elevation of 5,000 ft/1,525 m, this town offers relief from the heat and humidity below. Enjoy scenic drives through the cool mountains, then visit the incredible J. K. McCarthy Museum (one of the country's best). There's a nice crafts market n...
Categories: Goroka
Categories: Greve
Categories: Gulf of Papua
Categories: Healdsburg
Categories: Hebron
Hillsborough is a unique and busy and colorful little Caribbean town during the day. Walking down Main Street visitors will find Shops, markets, and sidewalk vendors all teeming with activity. Gramma's bakery is a recommended for fresh baked goods, a...
Categories: Hillsborough Grenadines
Categories: Hundred Islands
Categories: Hurricane Island
This island group near Conakry includes beautiful Roume (Ile Roume)—rumored to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Roume was once a slave-trade headquarters; later, the British mounted an antislavery campaign against it.O...
Categories: Iles De Los
Categories: Ilocos Norte
Categories: Ilocos Sur
Categories: Iwa Island
Categories: Joao Vieira and Poilao Marine National Park
Categories: Kafure
In Kainantu, on the Highlands Highway east of Goroka, you'll find the Eastern Highlands Cultural Centre (shopping and demonstrations of handicraft-making). Nearby is Ukarumpa, a fairly large missionary community connected to the Summer Institute of L...
Categories: Kainantu
Categories: Kairiru Island
Categories: Kalanggaman Island
Categories: Kamenets Podolsky
A remote village only accessible by boat, Kamiali is an important ecological location in Papua New Guinea. Coral reefs full of bright colors and marine life surround this area, and the lush rainforests and lowlands contain an eclectic population of p...
Categories: Kamiali
Categories: Kanganamun
Unless you're on your way to or from Mali, the regional capital of Upper Guinea is far off the beaten track. The nation's second-largest city, Kankan (pop. 310,000) claims a large university population and is the stronghold of political opposition to...
Categories: Kankan
Categories: Kaqi
Categories: Kar
Categories: Karawari
Categories: Kaviong
Categories: Kawana Strait
Kennebunkport and Lower Village of Kennebunk are nestled between the Kennebunk River and the ocean- "the port" being on the east side of the river and Lower Village on the west. On both sides of the river, waterfront buildings steeped in history are ...
Categories: Kennebunkport
Kerch is a city of eastern part of Crimean peninsula. Kerch has a Hero-city status. It is one of the most ancient cities in the world. There are plenty of various historical and architectural monuments and memorials of different historical periods an...
Categories: Kerch
Categories: Kere
Categories: Kharkiv
Categories: Kherson
Kiev is the capital city of Ukraine, its largest economical, political, educational and cultural center. Kiev offers endless opportunities for tourism. Traveling to this city may be one of the most pleasurable experiences in your life. Ukrainians&rsq...
Categories: Kiev
Kindia makes a nice day trip from the capital. Take in the market and visit the Institut Pasteur, located appropriately in nearby Pastoria. The institute prepares vaccines and antitoxin serums, and houses an impressive number of snakes and chimpanzee...
Categories: Kindia
Near Guinea's border with Sierra Leone, Kissidougou has a small museum and a good daily market. The town is named for the Kissi people, who are traditionally rice farmers and animists. There are several nearby refugee camps and a large population of ...
Categories: Kissidougou
A popular destination 80 mi/130 km southwest of Portland, Kittery is known for shipbuilding at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and a variety of outlet stores. Take a look at the ship models and submarine display at the Kittery Historical and Naval Muse...
Categories: Kittery
Categories: Klukwan
The site of World War II battles, the Kokoda Trail is the name given to what was once a long wartime supply line, beginning near Port Moresby, continuing across the Owen Stanley Ridge to Buna on the northern New Guinea coast, and passing several Kaoi...
Categories: Kokoda Trail
Categories: Kopar
Categories: Kremenchuk
A small island off Papua New Guinea. Kuiawa Island is culturally and geographically diverse, with unique flora and fauna. Enjoy the picturesque views, plentiful hiking opportunities, warm people and unique cultural experiences.
Categories: Kuiawa Island
Set in the beautiful and mountainous Highland Chimbu District between Mt. Hagen and Goroka, Kundiawa is usually seen as an overnight stop. We actually enjoy Kundiawa more than Goroka, as it has a less modern feel.An exciting side trip from Kundiawa i...
Categories: Kundiawa
Categories: Kuri
Categories: Kurpaty
This capital (pop. 273,000) of the Fouta Djallon mountain region was an ancient stronghold of the Fulani. Though Labe (pronounced LAW-bay) itself has little to recommend it, the drive north from Mamouto to Labe is really worth the effort—this is one...
Categories: Labe
Lae, on the Bismarck Sea, is larger and more commercial than the better-known Madang. It merits a one-night stay to see the spectacular botanical gardens—allow several hours to see indigenous Papua New Guinea plants and the adjoining War Memorial Cem...
Categories: Lae
Categories: Laguna Province
Categories: Lake Dickson Camp
Categories: Laughlan Atoll
Categories: Lawi Lawi
Kosrae, an absolutely stunning island, has lush, rain-forested central mountains sloping down to white-sand beaches and mangrove forests. As gorgeous as it is, though, Kosrae is not for everyone. Although there are comfortable accommodations and a wh...
Categories: Lele Kosrae Island
The capital of Leyte Island, Philippines, is Tacloban, which enjoys the distinction of being the birthplace of Imelda Marcos, the wife of president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos. A highlight of Leyte, especially for returning veterans, is Red Beach, ...
Categories: Leyte
Categories: Limasawa
Categories: Linga Linga
Categories: Livadiya
Categories: Loreley
Categories: Los Perros Camp
The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of volcanic islands scattered like turquoise and emeralds across the dark blue waters, and fringed by stunningly beautiful corals. Several of the islands include rain forests and exotic plants and anim...
Categories: Louisiade Archipelago
Categories: Luzon
Founded by the Galician-Volynian Prince Danylo Halytsky in AD 1256 and named after his son Lev ("the lion"), Lviv, Ukraine, has, at different points in time, been part of the Austrian empire, Poland and the U.S.S.R. This multicultural past has added ...
Categories: Lviv
Madang is a port on the northeastern coast of New Guinea lying on Astrolabe Bay near the mouth of the Gogol River. It is the centre for a large timber industry based on the Gogol forest about 25 miles (40 km) inland. Nearby is an island studded lagoo...
Categories: Madang
Categories: Main River Cruising
Categories: Mamai
Manila is the heartbeat of the Philippines. Multi-faceted, multi-layered, lusty and lively, it is the seat of government and center of arts and education. It is a city of contrasts and contradictions. Here streets pulsate with life at all hours; with...
Categories: Manila
Categories: Maroe Bay Huahine
Categories: Mataranka Thermal Springs
Tossed like a tiny emerald among the Grenadines' 100 islands is Mayreau. In this idyllic spot there are no cars, just one tiny village and one resort, hidden away
in the palms.
Categories: Mayreau Grenadines
Categories: Merchant Row ME
Categories: Millinocket
Milne Bay is the most isolated island community in Papau New Guinea, and visitors to the bay are generally looking to relax and get away from it all. The bay offers visitors some excellent dive sites with many scattered wrecks left from the war....
Categories: Milne Bay
Situated 500 mi/800 km south of Manila, Mindanao Island, Philippines, is not a completely safe destination for travel. Islamic insurgents are active throughout the island, and attacks against tourists have occurred at Samal Island, among other places...
Categories: Mindanao Island
Mindoro Island, Philippines, is located 100 mi/160 km south of Manila and offers jungle, mountains, coral reefs and interesting tribal villages. Just a few hours south of Manila on the island of Mindoro, the coastal town of Puerto Galera draws city r...
Categories: Mindoro
Categories: Monhegan
Categories: Mooloolaba
The Moosehead Lake area, in west-central Maine, offers a chance to experience the state's incredible natural beauty and wilderness with far fewer people than you'll run into along the coast. The lake itself is huge—more than 40 mi/65 km long, with lo...
Categories: Moosehead Lake
Categories: Morehead
Categories: Morobe Bay
This provincial center of Western Highlands Province lies at 6,000 ft/1,830 m. It offers an excellent, cool climate—days average 75 F/24 C—and a wild, primitive feeling. Attractions include tribal villages, beautiful mountains, coffee plantations, ju...
Categories: Mt. Hagen
Categories: Murik Lakes
The quiet, spellbinding Mustique Island, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is quite small, but it looms large on the list of exclusive vacation getaways. Mustique's development began in 1958, when the island was purchased by Colin Tennant. A few yea...
Categories: Mustique Island
Naples is located in the center of the western lakes region 30 mi/48 km west of Portland and is a favorite vacation spot. Check out Songo Locks, stone locks that are still hand operated and connect Songo River to Sebago Lake. Take a cruise on the Son...
Categories: Naples ME
Sugarcane-growing Negros Island, 300 mi/485 km southeast of Manila, is named for the resident Negrito people. Scenic Canlaon Volcano in the center of the island and good diving off Daniugan Island (off the western coast) are the chief attractions. Yo...
Categories: Negros Island
Two volcanoes flanking New Britain's historic town of Rabaul—Vulcan and Tavurvur—erupted simultaneously in late 1994, causing extensive damage to the economic center of the outer islands. Mud flows and blankets of ash left 52,000 villagers homeless. ...
Categories: New Britain
New Ireland, with peaks reaching 4,900 ft/1,500 m, is divine. In the main town, Kavieng, be sure to see the Stone Grain Grinding Wheel (circa 1852) and the Museum of Manggan Carvings (ancient stone tools). Other attractions in the area include the Ut...
Categories: New Ireland
Located 40 mi/65 km west of Portland, charming Newfield, Maine, is nestled among apple orchards and farmland. But the best reason to visit Newfield is to see Willowbrook (open late May to mid-October), a large collection of restored buildings and art...
Categories: Newfield
The Ukrainian town of Nikopol is located on the right bank of Dnieper. Formerly called "Nikitin Rog," it occupies an elongated peninsula between the low and marshy points of Dnieper's two arms.
Nikopol's inhabitants, mostly Little Russians, Jews ...
Categories: Nikopol
Categories: Ninigo Islands
North of Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast is a lively town with diverse atmospheres for every type of traveler. Sitting in the center, Noosa is close to remote national parks, picturesque villages, international resort city-life glamour and relaxing be...
Categories: Noosa
Categories: North Haven Island
Categories: Nurutu Island
Nzerekore (pop. 291,000) is the capital of the forested Guinea region near the Nimba mountains where Guinea, Liberia and the Ivory Coast meet. Take a domestic flight there unless you have two days to spend going overland. The city has a surprising nu...
Categories: Nzerekore
Categories: Oak Bluffs
Cosmopolitan Odessa is an area thriving with beaches, special saline baths and mild climate. This city continues as a major cultural center, and Odessa’s citizens are proud of their heritage and culture stemming from a multiethnic mix including Ottom...
Categories: Odessa
About as picturesque as they come, Ogunquit has a slightly more frivolous spirit than its Kennebunk neighbors, and it is a very popular gay resort spot 60 mi/95 km southwest of Portland. Once a fishing village, the town is now something of an art cen...
Categories: Ogunquit
Categories: Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary
Categories: Paine Grande Refuge
Palawan Island was voted the number one island in the world. This beautiful island is a tropical paradise on earth, with undeveloped white sandy beaches and abundant wildlife. Visitors enjoy spectacular diving, beaches and hiking, with views of jungl...
Categories: Palawan
Also known as Prune Island, Palm Island, The Grenadines, was once deserted except for the mosquitoes in its swamps. It's now invitingly landscaped and just slightly more populated. One resort lays claim to the island, and its guests soak up the scene...
Categories: Palm Island
Pamilacan (Pamalican) Island or "peaceful island" is a private island resort surrounded by coral reefs, warm blue waters, stretches of white sand beaches shaded by a tropical forest. This Philippine island houses uplifted bamboo-made casita...
Categories: Pamilacan Island
Categories: Panay
Categories: Panglao
A quiet respite 56 mi/90 km northwest of Portland, Paris, Maine, is home to one of the largest lilac collections in New England. The breathtaking flowers grow in McLaughlin Gardens (http://www.mclaughlingarden.org). Just down Highway 26 is West Paris...
Categories: Paris ME
Categories: Penobscot Bay
Petit St. Vincent, The Grenadines, is a private, informal island and a place for self-indulgent whims. But if you start feeling a little uneasy when you're away from a phone, television or Wi-Fi, then Petit St. Vincent is not the place for your St. V...
Categories: Petit St. Vincent Island
Categories: Petrykivka
Categories: Pintuyan
Poland Spring, Maine, 25 mi/40 km north of Portland, was once the home of the famous Poland Spring Resort and is one of the oldest vacation destinations in the Northeast. It's also known for its fabled mineral water that is sold as Poland Spring bott...
Categories: Poland Spring
Poltava, Ukraine, is probably best known as the site of a 1709 battle between the Russians, led by Peter the Great, and the Swedes and Cossacks, which established Russia's position in Europe (and Ukraine's decline). The city is worth a stopover of a ...
Categories: Poltava
Categories: Port Elizabeth (Bequia)
Port Moresby, capital city of Papua New Guinea, is located on Paga Point on the south coast of New Guinea island. It is the site of government offices, the territorial museum, an art gallery, the University of Papua New Guinea, and the Institute of N...
Categories: Port Moresby
Maine's largest city, Portland is known for its stately elms, historic homes and restored waterfront area. Considered the gateway to "Down East" Maine, this coastal city is a great spot to enjoy Maine lobster fresh from the sea. Visit Longfellow's bo...
Categories: Portland ME
For those who venture 240 mi/385 km northeast of Portland to far northern Maine, Presque Isle, located just west of the Maine-New Brunswick border, is an ideal base from which to tour Aroostook County, a major potato-growing region. Driving through t...
Categories: Presque Isle
Categories: Puerto Bories
Categories: Punawan Island
Categories: Ramu River
With 110 lakes and ponds, Rangeley, Maine, offers all sorts of water activities 115 mi/265 km northwest of Portland. The 690-acre/280-hectare Rangeley Lake State Park is great for swimming, camping, boating and fishing. Scenic flights over the forest...
Categories: Rangeley
Categories: Rhine & Main River Cruising
Rio Muni, the mainland portion of Equatorial Guinea, isn't high on many people's must-see lists, and even if it were, it can be devilishly difficult to reach—you'll likely need lots of time just to make the arrangements. Bata, the main city, offers n...
Categories: Rio Muni
Rolling hills and a deep blue marina paint Rockland as a picturesque harbor town. Known for its lobster and as a foodie haven, Rockland hosts the Maine Lobster Festival every August. Visit art galleries and shop at quaint antique shops and boutiques,...
Categories: Rockland
Categories: Rockport
Amid beautiful landscapes and seascapes, Romblon offers beaches, snorkeling and hiking. It is often called Marble Island; the marble deposits form the basis of Romblon’s local industry. The port town, a quaint mixture of colonial-style architecture a...
Categories: Romblon
Many visitors make a stop in this town 75 mi/125 km northwest of Portland to see the 180-ft/55-m Rumford Falls (formerly known as Penacook Falls) along the Androscoggin River. One of Maine's first pulp and paper mills is located there as well. The dr...
Categories: Rumford
Categories: Sabtang
Categories: Salamo
Categories: Saline Bay
Categories: Salomague Port
Categories: Saltwhistle Bay
Samar, the third-largest island in the Philippines, has caves, Sohoton National Park and the Blanca Aurora Waterfall, near Gandara. Samar also has good beaches and hot springs. It is situated 290 mi/465 km southeast of Manila.
Categories: Samar Island
Samarai Island is located in the China Strait located in Milne Bay, the easternmost inlet on the coast of Papua New Guinea, and gives good access to coral reefs and diving. The Bay has plantations on its south and west shores while the north shore is...
Categories: Samarai Island
Categories: San Miguel Island
Santa Rosa is located in California's Sonoma County, and serves as the northwestern gateway to the famous Napa Valley and Sonoma Wine Country. Santa Rosa is home to several vineyards, and is also frequently visited for the famous redwood trees of...
Categories: Santa Rosa
Categories: Schoodic Peninsula
Categories: Schweich
Categories: Seine Estuary
The Sepik River is located in the beautiful Southeastern Asian island of New Guinea. This river is one of the largest rivers in the island at 1,126 kilometers in length. Along the Sepik River you will find an abundance of wild life and cultural landm...
Categories: Sepik River
Categories: Serrano Glacier
Nestled between the sea and beautiful green valleys, Sevastopol, meaning “majestic city” in Greek, sits on hills forming a natural amphitheater overlooking magnificent Bakhtiarsky Bay. This city is laden with bays of astonishing beauty, impressive a...
Categories: Sevastopol
Categories: Sibuyan Island
Siquijor is a mysterious island province off the shores of Cebu in Central Visayas, Philippines. The legend behind Siquijor or Isla del Fuego given by the Spaniards deems, that the island rose from the sea during a thunderstorm conserving natural wor...
Categories: Siquijor
Categories: Sohoton Bay
Sonoma County is perfect for a great vacation getaway, with beaches and surf, mountains and redwoods, the lush beauty of vineyards, upscale specialty shops, rich cultural arts, outdoor sports, and a dazzling selection of award-winning wineries, resta...
Categories: Sonoma
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St.Georges is located in the southern region of Saint Vincent. This destination offers its visitors some of the most beautiful Caribbean white sand beaches. There is so much to be explored in the island, including botanical gardens, exotic marine lif...
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St. Helena is a vibrant town in the middle of one of the most charming spots in the world, Napa Valley. The town offers visitors the best of everything: world-famous wineries, world-class restaurants and an incredibly diverse selection of lodging, f...
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The name of the nation, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is a good clue that the largest island of St. Vincent is the country's political and economic center. Home to slaveholding plantations in the early colonial era, today St. Vincent's agricultural...
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The rich architectural heritage of Strasbourg makes it an excellent tourist city. It has always been a town of passage, and has all architectural styles. The past is written in its walls, and its streets have a timeless quality. Few people can resist...
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Known locally as "the Loaf," this ski area 110 mi/175 km north of Portland has the third-tallest peak (4,237 ft/1,291 m) in New England. It lies in the Carrabassett Valley of the Longfellow Mountains. Every level of skier, from beginner to expert, wi...
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Located off of the southeast coast of Papua New Guinea’s Huon Peninsula, the Tami Islands consist of a group of four coral atolls. The indigenous inhabitants of the islands are famous for their bowls, figurines and ceremonial masks...
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The Highlands Highway, which turns to gravel beyond Mt. Hagen, has been extended over a 9,000-ft/2,700-m mountain pass into the Tari Basin. The Tari, home of the Huli tribes (famous for their Wigmen), provides a glimpse of less-Westernized cultures t...
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The main attraction of this remote highland town is a 15th-century Fulani fortress, now in ruins. The scenic road leading to the town from Pita is ideal for mountain biking. 100 mi/160 km northeast of Conakry.
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Categories: The Grenadines
First a trading post, then a famous port and shipbuilding center, Thomaston, Maine, has always had a strong presence in Maine commerce. In the mid-1800s, only seven millionaires existed in the U.S., and two of them lived in Thomaston. The town is als...
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Made up of five small, uninhabited islands, Tobago Cays is a popular destination for anchoring cruise ships and yachts. Located in the Southern Grenadines, the archipelago is also the site of the Tobago Cays Marine Park, consisting of a large sand-b...
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This largely unexplored tropical reef near the coast of Papua New Guinea boasts a fantastic array of soft corals as well as an extremely diverse fish population. Triton Bay is a favorite of adventurous divers with a love for the exotic.&...
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Tuam Island is an islet located off the south coast of the larger volcanic Umboi Island in Papua New Guinea.
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Categories: Tubbataha Reef
Located on a tropical fjord of Cape Nelson, Papua New Guinea. With around 30 different dive sites, teeming with coral and schools of fish, Tufi is an extremely popular destination for divers and snorkelers alike. Not only will dive...
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Union Island is approximately 3 miles long and 1 mile wide but vast in beauty and water activities with its white sand beaches and warm turquoise waters the opportunities for snorkeling, scuba diving swimming and sailing are endless. The Grenadi...
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Categories: Watam
The Wau Ecology Institute is the local headquarters for birders and naturalists, who come to see the rain-forest flora and fauna. An interesting hike up Mt. Kaindi passes through several different types of vegetation. The institute offers hostel-type...
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In the southwest portion of the country (near the border with Irian Jaya), this distinctive town is close to the Bensbach Wildlife Lodge (the lodge is 62 mi/100 km inland, among swamps and grassland along the Bensbach River). It's best to visit durin...
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Wewak is the capital town of the East Sepik Province. The Sepik River snakes through vast rain forests and mountains, and along the way you might catch a wave from local fishermen, see wild birds and other rain forest inhabitants. Wewak is known for ...
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In western Maine, near the state's border with New Hampshire, the White Mountain National Forest covers 41,943 acres/16,980 hectares. The forest, about 60 mi/95 km northwest of Portland, is famous for cascading streams and mountain panoramas (you can...
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Sweeping landscapes of granite mountains, forested hills, and turquoise seas greet you as you enter Wineglass Bay, a sheltered jewel along the otherworldly Freycinet Peninsula coastline.
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Along Highway 1 is Wiscasset, which bills itself as "the prettiest village in Maine." Beautifully maintained antique homes surround this Sheepscot River town 45 mi/75 km northeast of Portland. Several of these architectural gems are maintained by His...
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Ukraine’s most important resort is Yalta, which has catered to pleasure lovers and health seekers for more than a century. Here at the Golden Riviera Russian aristocracy built elegant summer palaces and palatial villas rivaling those of Nice and Cann...
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Categories: York Harbor
One of Maine's oldest settlements, York, which is about 45 mi/75 km southwest of Portland, was called Agamenticus when it was established in 1624. Visitors can learn about the town's past at the Old Gaol Museum and at many historic buildings: the Eli...
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Categories: Yountville
Zamboanga is "Asia's Latin City" and a key port city within the Philippines. Visit Fort Pilar (1635) to learn about the city's Spanish history, or stroll Pasonanca Park's streams, wildlife and hundreds of orchid varieties. Of cultural signi...
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