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Video: What Happens on a Visit to the Juno Beach Centre?

The Juno Beach Centre is Canada's WW2 DDay Landing Beach war memorial and museum, right on the site where Canadians joined British, American, French and Allied Forces on a fateful day in 1944 that was the beginning of the end...

Fact or Fiction? 3 Things You Need to Know About 'Dracula's Castle'

Before every travel destination had a ghost tour and haunted hotels, there was Dracula's Castle.Irish author Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel 'Dracula' popularized the vampire genre of fantasy fiction that today is more popular than ever.And although the character...

Top 10 Souvenirs from a Trip to Hawaii

You'll come home with a million sun-drenched memories of a holiday in Hawaii. Here are 10 mementos you can take with you. ANYTHING PINEAPPLEThey may be the most common symbol of Hawaii, and you'll find pineapples, pineapple products, and pineapple motifs everywhere. Pineapples...

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New Wellness Cultural Journeys from Abercrombie & Kent Enrich Mind, Body, Spirit

Run and train like a warrior with the Maasai or hike to a vantage point high above Machu Picchu. Feed your spirit with inspiration at a home for underprivileged girls in India, or a silent alms ceremony in Luang Prabang,...

7 Tips for Touring Tuscany

If you close your eyes and picture 'Italy', chances are, it's the rows of vineyards and cypress trees, villas and farmhouses, fabled towns and household-name works of art of Tuscany that come to mind.There are a million reasons why Tuscany...

Video: Top 5 Things You'll Do Like a VIP on a Monograms' Tour of Rio

We can't get enough of the Monograms way of travel. Have someone else do the legwork while you get to have all the fun? Count us in.All Monograms tours give guests the VIP treatment: a Monograms Local Host and driver...

5 Little-Known Facts about Africa's 'Big Five' Animals

'Safari'. It's a Swahili word simply meaning 'journey'. But for travel lovers, the word 'safari' ignites our imaginations of exploring vast Sub-Saharan landscapes and encountering majestic creatures in their natural environment .Africa's 'Big Five' list dates from a time when human/animal encounters...

Top 3 Souvenirs from Venice

Venice is not just the 'City of Canals'.  It's also always been a city of merchants, and modern Venice is a showcase for iconic Italian craftsmanship and uniquely Venetian works.  You'll find the cheap and touristy items right alongside more expensive...

Video: Germany's Most Romantic Christmas Market

A night time market in the grounds of a castle. Fires and torches and twinkling lights, the smell of evergreen boughs, the best German Christmas culinary treats and artisans selling authentic German arts and crafts, Christmas decorations and cozy winter...

Explore the Albaicin Neighborhood on a Granada & Albaicin Walking Tour

Looking to see the sites in Granada? Then check out the Granada & Albaicin Walking Tour in Spain. On this tour visitors will visit Bib Rambla Square, Granada Cathedral, the Moorish landmark Alcaicería and Granada’s old silk market. Looking to see the sites in Granada? Then check out the Granada & Albaicin Walking Tour in Spain. On this tour visitors will visit Bib Rambla Square, Granada Cathedral, the Moorish landmark Alcaicería and Granada’s old silk market.

See the Royal Arcade on a Melbourne Lanes & Arcades Walking Tour

Want to explore hidden lanes and arcades? Then check out the Melbourne Lanes & Arcades Walking Tour in Australia. On this tour visitors will see local designers and specialty retailers, wander through the Royal Arcade & Hosier Lane and sample some local food and wine. Want to explore hidden lanes and arcades? Then check out the Melbourne Lanes & Arcades Walking Tour in Australia. On this tour visitors will see local designers and specialty retailers, wander through the Royal Arcade & Hosier Lane and sample some local food and wine.

Discover the World of Italian Wines at an Italian Wine & Cheese Tasting

Want to learn more about Italian wine? Then check out an Italian Wine & Cheese Tasting in Rome, Italy. On this tour visitors will sample a variety of white and red wines, regional artisan cheese & delicious cured meats at the popular L’Angolo Divino wine bar. Want to learn more about Italian wine? Then check out an Italian Wine & Cheese Tasting in Rome, Italy. On this tour visitors will sample a variety of white and red wines, regional artisan cheese & delicious cured meats at the popular L’Angolo Divino wine bar.