The towns and hills around Salt Lake City are full of trails that offer beautiful views and challenging terrain for hikers, mountain bikers, and runners of all skill levels. One of the most accessible and pleasant walks available in the region is the Provo Canyon Parkway which runs along the Provo River.
Read MoreConsidered by many to be one of the most beautiful hikes in the world, the Lycian Way is a marked route consisting of footpaths, mule trails and remnants of Roman roads.
Read MoreThe hike starts in the Mangatepopo Valley of the National Park. It crosses the slopes of Mt. Ngauruhoe, which was used as Mt. Doom in the "Lord of the Rings" movies, and then passes by Mt. Tongariro, before finishing far below at Lake Rotorua.
Read MoreLocated high on a cliff, the town of Sorrento provides an excellent base to visit the ruins of Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius, the Isle of Capri and the entire Amalfi Coast either by using the local ferries or driving along the narrow roads that cling to the hillside.
Read MoreAny traveler who enjoys hikes or history should spend half a day at the Via Appian Way located just outside of Rome’s center city.
Read MoreThe South African city of Durban is located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal roughly one thousand miles from Cape Town on the east coast of the country along the Indian Ocean.
Read MoreCape Town has emerged over the past decade as one of the leading tourist destinations in the world. It serves as an attractive gateway for visitors seeking to experience South Africa’s extraordinary landscapes, animal preserves, picturesque wine country, historic struggles for equality and prosperity, and other attributes.
Read MoreA pictorial and musical tribute to the people Morocco featuring Marrakech, the High Atlas, Casablanca, Rabat and Essaouira.
Read MoreOne part of the mystique of Morocco is the country’s diverse geography. Its land includes a long coastline that stretches for almost 1500 miles along the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean, a portion of the Sahara Desert, and the high mountains and beautiful valleys of the Atlas Mountains.
Read MoreMarrakech was an important city in Morocco for trade and relaxation under different rulers for centuries.
Read MoreFor centuries dating back to the time of the Egyptian pharaohs, the land around the Sea of Galilee was a crossroads between empires.
Read MoreRuins and tombs are never far away in modern Egypt and they still reach across the centuries to astound visitors and draw attention from around the world.
Read MoreIstanbul is one of the world's great destinations with history, culture, and enough unique and sites and activities to keep busy for a three to five-day visit.
Read MoreFlying into Dubai on Emirates Airlines or arriving by cruise ship is an unusual experience.
Read MoreFor centuries, traders from the Sultanate of Oman have looked across the Persian Gulf and to the Indian Ocean for commerce and cultural interaction to supplement the limited resources and barren landscape of their homeland.
Read MoreFull of ornate temples, a formidable fleet of trading barges, and royal gold, Ayutthaya was known as the “Venice of the East”.
Read MoreSingapore has rapidly developed since World War II into a prosperous, independent and orderly nation of 5.4 million multi-cultural citizens.
Read MoreThe Taj Mahal, Delhi, Mumbai, Goa. These are some of the places people think of visiting when contemplating a trip to India. Even the most experienced travelers, however, sometimes find that the sights, sounds, crowds and pace of life in India can take some getting used to.
Read MoreThe Indian city of Jaipur is known as the Pink City since many of the buildings there are colored pink or made of local red sandstone.
Read MoreFor two thousand years, the archipelego now known as Indonesia has blended the cultures and religions of people from Asia, Melanesia and trading nations from around the world into a unique society.
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