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Located 100 mi/160 km north of Nairobi, scenic Aberdare National Park in Kenya's Aberdare Mountain Range has a diverse topography that includes waterfalls, rain forests and rivers. At the highest elevations, the forests give way to open moors. Althou...
Categories: Aberdare National Park
The Aberdares is the established name of a mountain range which thrusts directly north from Nairobi for more than 100 miles. Part of the range is protected as the Aberdare National Park, awesome in its majesty and beauty with an unimaginable abundanc...
Categories: Aberdares
Categories: Adachi Museum of Art
Though the town dates back to Roman times and was an important settlement in the Byzantine Empire and early Islamic period, very few monuments from those times remain today. There are interesting ruins of a fortified palace and a mosque, both dating ...
Categories: Agedabia
Categories: Aing Ta Lote
Categories: Aingtalok
Categories: Akhmatov Bay
Categories: Akiyoshido Cave
Al Khums is a charming town on the Mediterranean coast of Libya. The town is best know for it's spectacular Roman ruins from what is left of the ancient city of Lectis Magna. The ruins are remarkably in tact and include, a Roman theatre, amphith...
Categories: Al Khums
Categories: Alipura
In 1783, Amarapura, Myanmar, was the capital of Burma, with a population of 200,000. Today, around 35,000 people (mainly cotton and silk weavers) live in the city 7 mi/10 km south of Mandalay. Sights in Amarapura (the "City of Immortality") include t...
Categories: Amarapura
Amboseli National Park, at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, is one of Kenya's most popular parks. The snow capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro rising above a saucer of clouds dominates every aspect of Amboseli. Despite its small size...
Categories: Amboseli
Categories: Anbo
Categories: Andenes
Categories: Andréeneset
As the center of the Essequibo coast, the charming town of Anna Regina is the starting point for a variety of activities within the laid-back region. The scenic boat ride along the Essequibo river alone is worth the journey. Once there, Hot and Cold ...
Categories: Anna Regina
This ancient site (the town is called Susa today) was once the port for Cyrene (modern-day Shahhat). There are many ruins in the area, some of which are now underwater. Worth visiting are the well-preserved amphitheater, three Byzantine basilicas, Ro...
Categories: Apollonia Libya
Categories: Ava (Innwa)
Myanmar's largest river flows north to south. It is a commercial waterway formed by the confluence of the Nmai and Mali rivers that flows through the Irrawaddy Delta into the Andaman Sea. It is referred to the as "The Road to Mandalay."...
Categories: Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy)
Categories: Badanagar
Bagan (Pagan) is a temple town located on the eastern bank of the Ayeyarwady River, in central Myanmar (Burma). Bagan is famous for its Buddhist monuments, which include approximately 2,000 pagodas and temples in varying stages of preservation coveri...
Categories: Bagan
Bago, Myanmar, a city of 135,000, makes an excellent day trip from Yangon, just 50 mi/80 km away. Visit the Shwemawdaw Pagoda and the impressive Shwethalyaung Buddha—at 180 ft/55 m, it's one of the country's largest reclining Buddhas. The city street...
Categories: Bago
Bandhavgarh National Park is located in central India in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. Bandhavgarh has over 22 species of mammals and over 250 species of birds, and an array of flora and fauna. The park is popular for its high density of whi...
Categories: Bandhavgarh National Park
Bartica is a mining town with a reputation for being rough. Located at the conjunction of three rivers—the Essequibo, Cuyuni and Mazaruni—it's the gateway to the interior and to the gold mines where porkknockers (men who search the rivers for gold) m...
Categories: Bartica
Benghazi is one of the oldest cities in the Mediterranean and one of the most attractive in Libya. Her history reaches back to the ancient Greeks who first named the city ‘Barneek’ after a Greek queen. Over the next centuries, the city changed hands...
Categories: Benghazi
Bhamo is a ciry in northeastern Myanmar (Burma), on the Irrawaddy River at the head of navigation. It is along the river’s east bank and is comprised of a series of villages approached through a narrow passage; the town proper occupies a high ridge r...
Categories: Bhamo
Bhopal is the capital of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is known as the City of Lakes and is one of the greenest cities in India. Visitors enjoy the many lakes and historic mosques and temples of Bhopal. Many Hindu and Muslim festivals are celebrated in B...
Categories: Bhopal
Categories: Bolshevik Island
Bucerias, Mexico, a tiny fishing village in Nayarit, is a step back in time to Old Mexico. Bucerias still proudly shows off its cobblestoned streets, delightful main plaza, unique shops and umbrella-shaded sidewalk cafes, though encroaching condo dev...
Categories: Bucerias
Categories: Butedale
Categories: Cape Spory Navolok
Categories: Cape St. Elias
Categories: Cape Zhelaniya Severny Island
Categories: Chikatsuyu
Rugged wilderness, volcanic origins, African wildlife and the plains on which these mammals run on, is one of Kenya's most photogenic regions. The rolling grassland that runs 30 miles long is the mountain range of the Chyulu Hills. It is the bord...
Categories: Chyulu Hills
Corriverton is located about 195 mi/313 km from Georgetown on the eastern side of Guyana, in the county of Berbice. It is made up of two towns named Skeldon and Springland, situated at the end of the coastal road from Georgetown (which begins at Guya...
Categories: Corriverton
The Curu Biological Reserve, on the Peninsula de Nicoya, offers diverse wildlife from white faced monkeys to phantom crabs. Though smaller than Ireland, Costa Rica boasts an amazing biodiversity. With more butterfly species than the whole of Africa, ...
Categories: Curu (Reserve)
Categories: Dala
Categories: Dawei
The small, attractive coastal town of Derna is situated around the outlet of an attractive wadi with steep sides covered by lush vegetation. Derna played a prominent role both during the Tripolitanian War (1801–1805) and in World War II. The 19...
Categories: Derna
Categories: Dewa
Diani Beach is located on the shores of the Indian Ocean, south of Mombasa. This popular Kenyan beach resort town provides opportunities for incredible snorkeling and diving, and exclusive restaurants and shopping. Diani Beach is also known for kites...
Categories: Diani Beach
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
Eldoret is located in western Kenya and often serves as a convenient base for touring the North Rift Valley.
Categories: Eldoret
Categories: Essequibo River
This small island near the border with Tunisia has nice sandy beaches, a few dunes and palm groves and, unfortunately, unobstructed views of a petrochemicals plant. At present, there's not much development, but that may change soon. A causeway and an...
Categories: Farwa Island
Categories: Finike
Categories: Fuli
Categories: Fushiki
A tiny, shimmering island rising out of an azure sea, Gaferut is the archetypal South Pacific atoll. Like many atolls, Gaferut is an important and isolated site for bird and turtle nesting. Birders can expect to see three species of boobies, two spec...
Categories: Gaferut Atoll
Georgetown is the beautiful capital city of Guyana. This former Dutch and British colony offers verdant tree-lined streets, Victorian architecture, and landscaped canals criss-crossing through the city. In Georgetown travellers may be interested...
Categories: Georgetown Guyana
This now unpopulated site in the desert is thought to have been Garama, the capital of the Kingdom of Garamantes, mentioned by Herodotus and other ancient writers. The earliest artifacts date back to the first millennium BC. Don't miss the Archaeolog...
Categories: Germa
This traditional oasis village, named a World Heritage Site, was first populated by ancestors of the Tuareg people and later became the southernmost outpost of the Roman Empire. Today, the old town is for the most part no longer inhabited, but its fa...
Categories: Ghadames
Getting to this Tuareg outpost requires a flight or a grueling drive through the desert (we suggest flying one way). The main reason to visit the village is to experience the drive there along an ancient Saharan trade route. Each leg of the journey c...
Categories: Ghat
Categories: Ginzan Onsen
Categories: Great Ocean Road
Categories: Great Rift Valley
Categories: Greve
Gurgaon (Gurugram) is located in the state of Haryana, near New Delhi. Gurgaon is a prestigious suburb with exceptional shopping, restaurants, corporate offices and parks.
Categories: Gurgaon
Categories: Gwalior
Categories: Gway Chaung Village
Hagi is a former castle town, off the major transport ways, along the tranquil Sea of Japan coast in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Hagi is best known for its nicely preserved former castle town and local pottery, which ranks among Japan's finest.
Hagi us...
Categories: Hagi
Categories: Hatoma
Located south of Lake Naivasha and 50 mi/80 km northwest of Nairobi, Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya, is excellent for hiking, especially through scenic Njorowa Gorge. There are clearly marked trails throughout the park. The wildlife viewing is not ...
Categories: Hell's Gate National Park
Categories: Herwighamna
Categories: Hinthada
Categories: Hirara
Categories: Hofu
Categories: Hongu
Categories: Hoshangabad
Categories: Hrisey
Hsipaw (pronounced see-paw), Myanmar, was once a Shan royal city, at least until its last prince, Sao Kya Seng, was kidnapped in 1962. (The saga has been chronicled by the prince's Austrian wife, Inge Sargent, in her memoir Twilight Over Burma: My Li...
Categories: Hsipaw
The inhabitants of remote Ifaluk have long avoided outside influences, and their efforts have resulted in an island that remains powerfully traditional. Westerners are a very rare sight, so this visit will be a unique cultural experience for all invo...
Categories: Ifaluk
Categories: Indein
In the heart of the Shan Plateau lies a beautiful highland freshwater lake. The Intha or Lake Dwellers inhabit the Inle Lake who have a unique way of rowing their traditional boats with their leg.
Categories: Inle Lake
Categories: Inostrantseva Bay
Dense mangroves and jungles cover more than half of the island, and is home to rare and exotic wildlife. Outdoor enthusiasts will certainly enjoy trekking the rugged cross-island trails, river boating or kayaking the down the rivers, and diving off t...
Categories: Iriomote Jima
Categories: Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park
Ishigaki Island is the main island of the Yaeyama Islands. The island offers visitors calm beaches, snorkeling, and diving in the surrounding coral reefs. Visitors can also explore the jungle like scenery around the rivers by taking a river kay...
Categories: Ishigaki
Categories: Ishinomaki
Categories: Iten
Categories: Iwakuni
Categories: Iwokrama Forest
This ridge of foothills south of Tripoli has some interesting Berber villages and a slightly cooler climate compared to the coastal plain. Gharyan is a good base for exploring the area. It also boasts a traditional craft school where pottery is made ...
Categories: Jefren
Categories: Kadonbaw
Categories: Kakku
Categories: Kaladan River
Enjoy trekking in the hills of Kalaw, a colonial Burmese village where the air is cool and the panoramic views abound.
Categories: Kalaw
Categories: Kalpetta
Categories: Kalvag
Categories: Kanha National Park
Categories: Kapp Lee
Categories: Karanambu
Categories: Kawthaung
Categories: Kengtung
One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu temples, famous for their erotic sculpture. The name Khajuraho is derived from the Hindi word khajur meaning date palm.
Categories: Khajuraho
Categories: Kin Pun Sakhan
Categories: Kings Pool Camp
Categories: Kisii
A pleasantly run-down town on the shore of Lake Victoria, 270 mi/430 km northwest of Nairobi, Kisumu, Kenya's main draws are its museum (displays of animals and musical instruments, ethnographic exhibits and a traditional Luo homestead) and daily mar...
Categories: Kisumu
Categories: Ko Lanta National Park
Black-tip sharks patrol the reef shallows, along with hawksbill turtles on this uninhabited island with some of the prettiest beaches in Thailand.
Categories: Ko Rok Nok
Koya San or Mount Koya is the center of an important Buddhist sect. Secluded, the tiny village is surrounded by mountains where a 1,200 year long history of temples was established. Local and foreign visitors make their pilgrimage to Koya San and sta...
Categories: Koyasan (Mt. Koya)
Categories: Kraemerpynten
Kurashiki means the “warehouse village.” During the feudal era, the warehouses were used to store rice from the surrounding area. Many of the warehouses have now been converted into museums. Explore the traditional architecture and beautiful canal...
Categories: Kurashiki
Categories: Kyaikkhami
Categories: Kyaiktiyo
Categories: Kyan Hnyat
Overlooking the sparkling Banderas Bay, La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Mexico, a modest fishing village, has undergone a transformation while maintaining its traditions. The Marina Riviera Nayarit at La Cruz—with a capacity for 400 yachts up to 400 ft/125 m...
Categories: La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
Laikipia lies on the threshold of Kenya’s Northern Frontier Province, stretching from the slopes of Mt. Kenya to the rim of the Great Rift Valley. The Laikipia Plateau is divided into a patchwork of ranches - each an enormous size - many of which in...
Categories: Laikipia Plateau
Categories: Lake Elmenteita
Lake Naivasha, Kenya, located 50 mi/80 km northwest of Nairobi, is most commonly visited as an overnight stop by tours going from Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru. It's a shame, because there's a lot to see around the lake itself. The waters are loaded with...
Categories: Lake Naivasha
Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya's Rift Valley, located 100 mi/160 km northwest of Nairobi, is known for its flamingos, as well as its other birds (some 400 species have been documented). Hundreds of thousands of flamingos migrate among a handful o...
Categories: Lake Nakuru National Park Rift Valley
Lake Turkana, also referred to as the Jade Sea, lies in the very remote north of Kenya on the border with Ethiopia and 530 mi/849 km northwest of Nairobi. Only adventurous travelers get this far, as the terrain is inhospitable and hot with temperatur...
Categories: Lake Turkana
Located 200 mi/320 km west of Nairobi, Lake Victoria is the world's second-largest lake and the main source of the Nile River. Perhaps because Kenya has such an abundance of natural beauty, it ranks fairly low as a tourist destination—the smaller lak...
Categories: Lake Victoria Kenya
Categories: Lamortrek
Located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Kenya, the island town of Lamu retains a distinctive tradition over a thousand years old. The Swahili culture and style of Lamu are a mix of East African, Omani, Yemeni, Indian, and some Portuguese and Vic...
Categories: Lamu Island
Even those who have no interest in ruins will be impressed by Leptis Magna, arguably the most impressive Roman site in North Africa. Overlooking the Mediterranean, Leptis Magna contains some of the best-preserved Roman ruins in the world (it has been...
Categories: Leptis Magna
Categories: Let Pan
Lewa Downs Wildlife Conservancy is located in the northern foothills of Mount Kenya in an area known as Laikipia. Lewa Downs is a private game sanctuary that is world famous for their black rhino conservation work. The vast rolling hills and riverine...
Categories: Lewa Downs
The way to Guyana's second-largest city of Linden includes a trip up the East Bank main road past small villages—Eccles, Republic Park, Grove (a large sugar estate), Friendship, Supply, Pearl—and then on to the Soesdyke/Linden Highway (arguably the b...
Categories: Linden
Categories: Ma Lae
The Maasai Mara National Reserve (Masai Mara) is Kenya's finest and most outstanding wildlife sanctuary where gentle rolling grassland ensures animals are never out of sight. The climate is gentle, rarely too hot and well spread rainfall year rou...
Categories: Maasai Mara
Categories: Magway
Categories: Maheshwar
Kenya is fortunate to have an abundance of protected coral reefs and beaches (250 mi/420 km worth). Malindi, 75 mi/120 km north of Mombasa on what's called the Coral Coast, provides a very nice introduction to the area. You can enjoy surfing, snorkel...
Categories: Malindi
Categories: Manda Island
The second largest city in Burma evokes the grandeur of the past with the Royal Palace of the Konbaung Dynasty glistening high on Mandalay Hill. What was once the former capital of Myanmar, is now a home to Buddhist monaseries and Myanmar masonry.&nb...
Categories: Mandalay
Categories: Marat Fjord
This oasis in the northern Kenya desert, 250 mi/400 km northeast of Nairobi, is shaded by a forested mountain and offers a view of crater lakes, including the appropriately named Lake Paradise. You'll see herds of elephants and greater kudu, lots of ...
Categories: Marsabit National Reserve
Categories: Maubin
Categories: Maw Leik
Categories: Mawlamyine
Categories: Maymyo (Pyin Oo Lwin)
Categories: Mergui Archipelago
If you remember Elsa, the lion of Born Free fame, you'll want to visit Kenya's Meru National Park: It was Elsa's home. Located 135 mi/215 km northeast of Nairobi, the park isn't on many itineraries, so you're not likely to encounter swarms of safari ...
Categories: Meru National Park
Cancun, Riviera Maya and Cozumel are three of the best tourist destinations across the country of Mexico. The region’s riviera is known worldwide for its idyllic landscapes, activities of all kinds, cuisine of great proportions and its incomparable b...
Categories: Mexico
Located in the Okayama Prefecture and surrounded by mountains is the village of present-day Mimasaka. Three legendary hot springs located in Mimasaka are said to soothe its visitor’s souls: Yubara, Okutsu, and Yunogo-Onsen. Together they are kn...
Categories: Mimasaka
Categories: Min Kun
Categories: Minamitsuru
Categories: Minhla
Categories: Moe Dar
Mombasa, also called Gateway to Kenya, is the country’s most historic city and largest port on Africa’s Coral Coast. Today impressive Fort Jesus still dominates the entrance to the old harbor and serves as a museum about Mombasa’s colorful past. The ...
Categories: Mombasa
Montezuma, a lazy seaside village on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, attracts an offbeat clientele but has become increasingly popular with the local elite. A one-hour water-taxi service from Playa Herradura, near Jaco, has increased traffi...
Categories: Montezuma
Towering over the surrounding landscape, Myanmar's solitary Mount Popa can be seen from quite a distance. The remains of an ancient volcano, the mountain is an important Burmese pilgrimage site, located 30 mi/50 km southeast of Bagan. A museum there ...
Categories: Mount Popa
Mrauk-U, Myanmar, 180 mi/290 km southwest of Mandalay, was the capital of the Arakan empire in what's more recently known as Rakhine state during the 15th-18th centuries. Today, the empire is gone, but its ruins remain—go to Mrauk-U (pronounced mraw-...
Categories: Mrauk Oo (Mrauk U)
Kenya's very isolated Mount Elgon, 250 mi/400 km northwest of Nairobi, is seldom visited. A dormant volcano covered with equatorial vegetation, it rises to 14,170 ft/4,320 m (the summit is actually across the border in Uganda). Hikers can trek to the...
Categories: Mt. Elgon National Park
An extinct volcano, Mount Kenya, is Africa's second highest mountain. These peaks are permanently iced with snow and glaciers, while on the upper slopes the combination of altitude and position astride the equator results in forms of vegetation that ...
Categories: Mt. Kenya
Categories: Mud Volcano Minbu
Categories: Mumias
Visit the market town of Myin Mu, located along Myanmar's exotic Ayeyarwady River, 30 miles south of Mandalay.
Categories: Myint Mu
Categories: Nagato
Categories: Nagoya Bullet Train Station
Nairobi is Kenya's capital and one of Africa's most modern and fastest growing major cities. The original center retains Asian influence in its older buildings with glassy modern buildings. Visit City Market with local produce and handicrafts. Other ...
Categories: Nairobi
Categories: Nakuru
Categories: Namunyak Wildlife Conservation
Just before Nanyuki, approaching from the south, the road crosses the Equator and arrival in the northern hemisphere is marked by a large sign and scattering of curio shops. Founded in 1907, Nanyuki still has something of a frontier feel. This is en...
Categories: Nanyuki
Translating literally to mean "Royal City of the Sun," Myanmar's slightly extravagant capital city of Nay Pyi Taw is one of the more recent chapters in Myanmar history. Ground was broken on the city in 2002 when the generals decided the current capit...
Categories: Nay Pyi Taw
Located 4 mi/6 km from the village of Thandwe (Sandoway) in Rakhine state, Myanmar's most famous beach has become a tourist hot spot as the palm-thatched bungalows make way for high-end resorts. Lined by palm trees and deep blue waters, the 1.8-mi/3-...
Categories: Ngapali Beach
Categories: Nglanggeran
Categories: Ngulu Atoll
Categories: Nichinan
Categories: Nosara
Categories: Nuevo Vallarta
Categories: Nyaung Oo Phee
Categories: Nyeri
Categories: Oak Bluffs
Categories: Ohn Ne Choung
Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 90,000 acre wildlife reserve situated between the foot hills of the Aberdares and the magnificent snowcapped Mount Kenya.
Ol Pejeta Conservancy boasts an astounding variety of animals including the non-indigenous chi...
Categories: Ol Pejeta
Categories: Oranskiye Islands
Categories: Orinduik
Categories: Pa An
Categories: Pakokku
Categories: Pan Tan Naw
Categories: Panna National Park
One of Thailand's biggest tourism hotspots, beautiful Pattaya is situated on a coastal area of stunning natural beauty. Go diving or snorkeling and explore offshore reefs, try a variety of water sports or enjoy a round of golf on a world-class c...
Categories: Asia Pacific > South East Asia > Thailand
Categories: Pila Kyun Island
Categories: Pindaya
Categories: Playacar
Categories: Prome
Sponsored by the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board and Riviera Nayarit Visitors and Conventions Bureau
Two destinations united geographically that live as one. This region is one of the Mexico's most popular tourism corridors because of its great...
Categories: Mexico
For a taste of rustic Mexico, Punta de Mita has much to offer. Wander the village's shops and art galleries, snorkel at the Mariitas Islands, swim at the variety of hidden and popular beaches, surf, or for land adventures, hop on a mountain bike and ...
Categories: Punta de Mita
Categories: Pyay
Categories: Red Army Strait
Categories: Risoyhamn
Stretching down the Yucatán Peninsula's Caribbean coast lies the Riviera Maya, also known as the Mayan Riviera. The Riviera Maya coastline stretches from the southern end of bustling Cancun to the north, down south to the Mayan Ruins in Tulum, a...
Categories: Mexico
Two hundred miles of exquisite coastline distinguish Mexico's Riviera Nayarit. Mountains, beach towns, myriad shopping and dining experiences, leisurely spas and fun opportunities for golf - there is never an excuse not to explore, have fun and immer...
Categories: Riviera Nayarit
Categories: Royal Botanical Gardens
In stark contrast to the damp swamps and jungles, Guyana's savanna region is covered with dry, tree-scattered plains and large termite mounds. Lethem is the capital of the district of Rupununi and the entry point for visits to the Rupununi area. You ...
Categories: Rupununi Savanna
Categories: Russian Harbour
This ancient city was once ruled by Carthaginian and Numidian kings before falling under Greek and then Roman rule. Although not quite as impressive as Leptis Magna, it offers unique houses (some two-stories tall) with colorful mosaic floors and pain...
Categories: Sabratha
Sagaing lies on the western bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River and is an important religious center. The picturesque area around Sagaing is home to many Buddhist nunneries and monasteries, a major monastic hospital, numerous temples, pagodas and stupas. T...
Categories: Sagaing
With distances so long and public transportation a bit slow, it's a good idea to book a tour with a travel agency or hire a local guide if driving your own four-wheel-drive vehicle. Ghadames is the nearest desert spot to Tripoli. But the most impress...
Categories: Sahara Desert Libya
The smallest of Kenya's national parks, Saiwa Swamp is less than 1 sq mi/2 sq km. Located 225 mi/360 km northwest of Nairobi, this park was created specifically to protect the rare sitatunga antelope, a shy and unusual animal that lives in swamps and...
Categories: Saiwa Swamp National Park
Categories: Sakata
Salay is located on the eastern bank of the beautiful Irrawaddy River. It is a meaningful center for Buddhism in the country with many active monasteries. Salay is a very small and colorful city with many sites to be discovered, such as the “Yo...
Categories: Salay
Best known for it's pristine beaches and calm waters, Samara, is popular with locals and tourists alike.
Categories: Samara (C.R.)
Samburu National Reserve is not very well-known, but definitely worth a visit. It is situated on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro river in Kenya. This means plenty of water, trees and shade to attract wildlife like elephant, lion, giraffe and zebra from ...
Categories: Samburu National Reserve
Founded by the Spanish in the 16th century, the small Pacific-coast town of San Blas, Mexico, lies between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta about 140 mi/225 km northwest of Guadalajara.Located on the northern tip of Nayarit, San Blas is a low-key port to...
Categories: San Blas Nayarit
Categories: San Fernando
San Francisco, Mexico, is a small, quiet village in Nayarit where locals ride horses beside the crashing waves of the beach. Enormous banyan trees, situated around the village, provide shade to San Francisco's environmentally conscious population.Exa...
Categories: San Francisco Nayarit
Categories: Sangliat Dol
Be greeted with welcome dances as you go ashore on Yap's easternmost island. Satawal is home to some of the most skilled traditional navigators in the world. Without charts or compasses, these mariners rely on their knowledge of star positions, ocean...
Categories: Satawal Island
Categories: Saumlaki
With its bohemian charisma, Sayulita, a fishing village turned tourist hub, offers a jumble of handicrafts shops, small bakeries, chic boutiques and stores with talavera tiles piled in the front yards. Posters cram shop windows offering flamenco, psy...
Categories: Sayulita
Seikhata is located within Myanmar, a beautiful Southeast Asian destination with so much culture and natural beauty to offer its visitors.
Categories: Seikhatha
Sendai is known nationwide as a modern city that has developed a beautiful landscape in harmony with nature. The Hirose-gawa River runs through its center and lush zelkova trees line its streets. The center of the city, especially, is so full of gree...
Categories: Sendai
Categories: Seoni
Categories: Shaba Game Reserve
Located on the coast, Shahhat doesn't offer much for today's visitors, but it was once the ancient city of Cyrene, built as a Greek settlement in 631 BC. A replica of Delphi, Cyrene contains temples, mosaics underfoot, and a museum housing a good col...
Categories: Shahhat
Categories: Shanlay
Less than an hour south of Mombasa (just 20 mi/30 km), Shimba Hills is not visited by many tourists but is well worth a stop. It is an unspoiled tract of lush rain forest that leads down to green rolling hills. Thanks to the cooling sea breeze, the c...
Categories: Shimba Hills National Game Reserve
The city of Shimonoseki lies at the southern tip of Yamaguchi Province on Honshu Island on the strait separating Honshu from Kyushu Island. Attractions in the city include the Shimonoseki Aquarium, the largest in Japan and the Akama Shrine commemorat...
Categories: Shimonoseki
Categories: Shimotsu
Categories: Shingu
Categories: Shirahama
Categories: Shwe Paw Island
Simikone is a region located in the country of Myanmar. This country is beaming with culture, history and beautiful green terrain to be explored.
Categories: Simikone
Categories: Singuang Village
Categories: Sistranda
Categories: Sittwe
Skarsvag is situated in the northern point in Norway, and belongs to the municipality of Nordkapp. Skarsvag is inhabited by a population of 60 friendly locals. It is a charming little village that is said to be the northernmost fishing village in the...
Categories: Skarsvag
Categories: Sorhamna
Sorol is situated in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the Federated States of Micronesia. The atoll consists of nine islands centrally located in the Caroline Islands. Sorol has an abundance of wildlife. Many visitors enjoy birdwatching as well as divi...
Categories: Sorol
Categories: Soysambu Conservancy
Categories: Sri Ksetra
Categories: Surama
Thanks to thousands of prehistoric rock paintings and carvings, this national park in the remote corner of southwestern Libya is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. A four-wheel-drive vehicle and local guide are required for the rough terrain...
Categories: Tadrart Akakus
Categories: Takayama Bullet Train Station
Categories: Taketomi Island
Categories: Tala
Categories: Tamano
Categories: Tanabe
Categories: Tanintharyi
Categories: Tant Kyi Taung
Categories: Taunnggyi
Thahtay Kyun Island is located in the Andaman Sea, off the coast of Myanmar. While the beaches on the island may be too rocky for swimming, the surrounding waters are alive with a number of exquisite coral gardens, perfect for diving or ...
Categories: Thahtay Kyun Island
Categories: Thandwe
Categories: Thanlyin (Syriam)
Categories: Tharay-khit-taya (Sri Ksetra)
Thlawa, also known as Yangon, is the charming, tree-filled capital city located in southern Myanmar on the Yangon River. Up on a hilltop is the gold-plated and bejeweled Shwedagon Pagoda, the holiest Buddhist site in the country, with smaller pagodas...
Categories: Thilawa Myanmar
The Three Gorges is a place of stunning beauty and impressive geological formations along the Yangtze River in China. This scenic and historically important area can be enjoyed while cruising down the Yangtze, with panoramic views of the surrounding ...
Categories: Three Gorges
Categories: Tikamgarh
Located 250 miles east of Benghazi. Forever linked with the name of the great German commander, Marshall Rommel, who laid siege to and captured the city during World War II. Here you may visit his underground headquarters, also used by Montgomery du...
Categories: Tobruk
Categories: Tomonoura
Tripoli is capital of Libya and has old world charm combined with modern conveniences. Olive trees, palms and orange groves surround ancient and modern structures which beckon the Mediterranean traveler. The city houses many museums which contain ...
Categories: Tripoli
One of East Africa’s main wildlife strongholds, the Tsavo National Park is Kenya’s largest national park, covering an area of 8,034 square miles; an area slightly bigger than Wales!
This vast arid region lies approximately half-way between Nairobi...
Categories: Tsavo National Park
Categories: Ube
Uno Ko features Koraku-en, one of Japan's finest gardens. The gardens have beautifully landscaped lawns, attractive ponds, and rice paddies. The Hayashibara Museum is a place of interest with a collection of oriental furniture, swords, and costum...
Categories: Uno Ko (Okayama)
Categories: Virgohamna
Home to a tribe of Arawak Indians, this remote Amerindian river community is an ideal setting for those desiring to experience typical indigenous village life in the Amazon basin. Though it is quite a journey to reach—six hours from Georgetown via ca...
Categories: Wakapoa
On the Indian Ocean just south of Malindi and 70 mi/115 km north of Mombasa, Watamu, Kenya, is somewhat less touristy than other beach areas. It's a good place to relax and snorkel. Watamu Marine National Park has coral reefs and underwater caves, so...
Categories: Watamu
Categories: Woleai
Categories: Yanayacu
Categories: Yandabo
Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the dazzling capital of ancient Burma, now known as Myanmar. The city of Yangon today occupies the site of a 2,500-year-old Burmese settlement known as Okkala. The city's history revolves around the ancient Shwedagon Pago...
Categories: Yangon Myanmar
Categories: Yangtze Estuary
Categories: Yasawa-I-Rara
Categories: Yonaguni
Categories: Yupakari