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Read MoreLanzarote has a certain visual and geological appeal that is rare in the rest of the country. UNESCO has declared the whole island a Biosphere Reserve, within which is the fantastically captivating Parque Nacional de Timanfaya.
Read MoreIt is said that Fuerteventura, just south of Lanzarote in the southwestern wash of the archipelago, has the best of the Canary beaches. Most of these long, amber stretches remain pristine, free of people and their developments, with a vibrant ring of emerald...
Read MoreTo sample a little that each of the Canary Islands has to offer in the way of climate, landscape and culture, Gran Canaria is perhaps the best choice. It is the southernmost and most populous of the islands, and it’s entertainment circuit is only rivaled by...
Read MoreThe overwhelming popularity of Tenerife among European travelers is due to a number of factors. Geographically, it is situated roughly at the center of the archipelago, facilitating ferry travel to each of the surrounding islands. Though it is the largest in...
Read MoreFor five months each year, Ibiza is the undisputed king of Europe’s party scene, wilder on a slow night than Mardí Gras at its wildest, as unrelenting and extravagant as Rio’s Carnival festival, but for months on end rather than just days. Ibiza is nothing...
Read MoreMenorca, an island of sand and stone, is the easternmost of the Balearic archipelago and the only one that is not a Mediterranean extension of the mainland’s Cordillera Penibética Mountains. Scenery here, as a result, is markedly different from neighboring...
Read MoreMallorca is Western Europe’s great vacation getaway, where in the last 40 years the tourism industry has all but replaced traditional livelihoods to account for some 80% of the island’s economy. The largest and most populous of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca...
Read MoreMonteverde (meaning "Green Mountain") is a small town in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, nestled in the steep Tilarán mountain range... Read More
Nice is irresistably frivolous, like a dotty and unexpectedly girlish old lady. From the crisp meringue of the Belle Époque hotels on the... Read More
Berlin is both a populous city and a cultural hub. With around 3.4 million inhabitants, it is twice the size of Hamburg, Germany’s... Read More
Bordeaux is an absolute paradise for shopaholics and wine aficionados. Easily one of France’s most beautiful and interesting cities,... Read More