Heading into Barkley Sound Ucluelet is a small community of about 1,500 people, located on the central-western coast of Vancouver Island at the northern edge of Barkley Sound. Ucluelet is not that far from Tofino and lies between Long Beach and the Broken Group Island – two sections of the Pacific Rim National Park. In […]
Dresden to go Togo is a small country occupying a long and narrow strip. It is sandwiched between Ghana and Benin, with Burkina Faso looming from the north. This sliver of a country, however, is surprisingly packed with sandy beaches, dense forests, swampy plains, coastal lagoons, and bushy savannahs. Togo has national parks that are […]
Todos Santos Cuchumatán is a traditional mountain village situated 9,000 feet above sea level in the Cuchumatán Mountains of Guatemala. The majority of Todos Santos Cuchumatán’s villagers are indigenous Mayan. Today, the village is the most visited of the mountain villages. It is known for being a great place to learn about the Todos Santos […]
Santa Catarina Palopó is a small town located on the shores of Lake Atitlán, southeast of Panajachel by about three miles. The village is also close to neighboring San Antonio Palopó. These three villages are all connected by one road. Less than 1,500 people live in Santa Catarina Palopó. The majority of its residents are […]
Pont de la ConfГ©dГ©ration/Confederation Bridge Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) is variously and affectionately referred to as Canada’s “million-acre farm”, “the Garden of the Gulf”, and “Spud Island”. Its small area of 1.4 million acres (225 kilometers long and 65 kilometers wide) encompasses a colorful world of green hills, rolling farmland, multi-hued sandy beaches, red sandstone […]
Wine Country Niagara-on-the-Lake is one of the most well-preserved 19th century cities in North America. Visitors delight in meandering through the maze of Georgian and neoclassical homes and stores along the town’s main street. The development craze of the early 20th century largely bypassed this shipbuilding and port town when it was busy constructing the […]
A Portrait in Darkness New Brunswick is known as the “forgotten province” of the Maritimes, despite being the gateway to it. Most tourists bypass New Brunswick in their visit of the region, preferring to use the province merely as a thoroughfare to reach the more popular Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. This suits residents […]
komondor and boats Miskolc is a growing industrial town and the center of northern mining activity.
The village of Labuhan Pandan in northeast Lombok is the point of departure for the three Gili offshore islands in that region: Gili Lawang, Gili Sulat, and Gili Pentangan. In Labuhan Pandan, the black sands scorched by the sun are covered by layers of green leaves on top of which rest a tidy row of […]
South Korea’s tourism industry is on the rise, thanks in part to its successful co-hosting of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. And visitors who have come in recent years have generally liked what they have found: futuristic skyscrapers, lively cities, ancient palaces, temples, and fortresses, large-scale amusement parks, miles of coastline beaches, and a beautiful […]
