The South Pacific is big place - incredibly vast and blue, covering 11 million square miles stretching from the top of Australia to the Hawaiian Islands. Celebrated by artists and writers, from Paul Gauguin to James Michener, these thousands of tiny coral and volcanic-stone dots are home to fascinating peoples and cultures. Some islands [...]
Holland
2022-06-23T12:16:10-06:00The Netherlands, a country in northwestern Europe, is known for a flat landscape of canals, tulip fields, windmills and cycling routes. Amsterdam, the capital, is home to the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and the house where Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid during WWII. Canalside mansions and a trove of works from artists including [...]
Galapagos
2023-01-03T22:00:15-06:00The Galápagos Islands, part of the Republic of Ecuador, are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, 906 km west of continental Ecuador. The islands are known for their large number of endemic species and were studied [...]
Costa Rica
2024-05-17T12:53:52-06:00Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world; it contains about 5% of the world’s species. The lush wild natural environment can be experienced all throughout the country and is easily accessible to the curious visitor. Costa Rica is a safe paradise. Unlike other countries, Costa Rica enjoys a [...]
Cuba
2023-11-03T08:50:43-06:00If you choose to visit Cuba, you will enjoy the beautiful white sand beaches, colourful reefs with the most friendly locals. The most well-known tourist spot in Cuba is the resort town of Varadero located on a 22 mile long peninsula lined with all-inclusive resorts, nightspots with live music and a gateway to [...]
Poland
2022-06-23T13:02:44-06:00Picturesque cities such as Kraków and Gdańsk vie with energetic Warsaw for your urban attention. Elsewhere, woods, rivers, lakes and hills beckon for some fresh-air fun. Poland’s roots go back to the 10th century, leaving more than a thousand years of twists and turns and kings and castles to explore. WWII history buffs [...]
Central America
2023-11-09T17:37:45-06:00Explore Central America holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. With cerulean seas and verdant forests, magnificent Maya ruins and smoking volcanoes, Central America is like a tropical fairy tale – except all of it is real. Amazing natural beauty. Whether it’s rainforests, tropical beaches, lava-spewing volcanoes or massive [...]
Scotland
2024-02-05T13:28:40-06:00Scotland, the U.K.’s northernmost country, is a land of mountain wildernesses such as the Cairngorms and Northwest Highlands, interspersed with glacial glens (valleys) and lochs (lakes). Its major cities are Edinburgh, the capital, with its iconic hilltop castle, and Glasgow, famed for its vibrant cultural scene. Scotland is also famous for golf, [...]
Mexico
2023-12-12T16:41:21-06:00Mexico's extensive coastlines of more than 10,000 km include the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Mexico has pleasant and warm weather, unique food, art and archaeology, pyramids, museums, haciendas, superb architecture and 21st century cities, weather from snow mountains in [...]