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Croatia's
Dalmatian Coast and Islands
Once
a colony of Italy and later incorporated into the former Yugoslavia, the Dalmatian
coast of now-independent Croatia is a sunny mix intensely blue sky and water,
ancient stone architecture and a delightfully laid-back atmosphere.
Germany’s
North Sea Island of Helgoland
At
various times in history, Helgoland was a possession of Britain and Denmark respectively.
Today this unusual island is part of Germany. Not unlike the Baltic
island of Ruegen, Helgoland has an especially sunny climate in comparison
to the mainland.
Cruising
Germany’s Middle Rhine Wine Country
Known for its steeply terraced vineyards
and one castle after the other, the gorgeous Rhine Gorge offers many opportunities
for low-cost river cruising, making it
a perfect destination for people who love to travel by water but don't want to
spend a fortune.
The
Baltic Island of Ruegen
Boasting
more days of sunshine than anywhere else
in Germany — admittedly not the toughest competition — it also has
historical, geological, architectural
and other features which make it a popular
destination for Germans and other Europeans.
Grand
Marais & the Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Blessed
with an excellent natural harbor and scenic location on the shore of Lake Superior,
Grand Marais is a popular
starting and outfitting point for canoe trips into the Boundary
Waters Canoe Area.
The
Normandy Coast and D-Day Beaches Today
The Normandy Coast has long been a favorite travel destination of the British.
We visit the famous D-Day beaches of World War II as they are today: splendid
seaside towns and villages with a wide selection of seafront hotels amid ancient
stone architecture.
By
the Banks of the Lower Rhine
This
is where Europe’s longest river fans out into a broad delta of sloughs and
backwaters at or near sea level. Some
cities, such as Xanten and Nijmegen,
date back two millenia to the Roman colonial period. Others, such as Kleve
and Kranenburg, are "only" in the
800-year-old range.
Kerala
— India’s "Land of Green Magic"
In this section we travel by kettuvallam
and motor launch, visit backwater villages,
have a fish dinner cooked over an open fire,
witness a village procession, take a look
at coir and copra
processing as well as traditional Chinese dipnet fishing,
watch Kathak and Kathakali dance performances,
visit a street market, look at Keralan
society, stroll around Kochi (formerly
known as Cochin), and see other sights of the fabled Malabar Coast. Finally, we
relax at Kovalam Beach.
China’s
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
For
centuries the subject of many Chinese paintings, its steep karst mounds rise from
the valley floor and the famous Li River. We
visit the Yao and Zhuang
minority nationalities to enjoy their lion dances
on the terrace of a hillside home. We also travel on the Zuo
River to Mount Huashan, near the border with Vietnam, where Zhuang rock
paintings are found.
Langeoog
in the East Friesland Islands
Along
the coast of the North Sea, the German islands of East Friesland are separated
from the mainland by an expanse of — depending on the tide — shallow
sea or mudflats. Channels are dredged from the mainland and among the islands
to allow the passage of ferries and other ships. We took one such ferry
to the East Frisian island of Langeoog.
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