[ad_1] The two-lane logging road snakes through the forest — on one side, glimpses of silver river through the willow branches, skeletal maples draped in velvety green moss and a forest of naked poplars. On the other, dripping rock covered with shiny wet ferns, the occasional forked cataract of frothy …

[ad_1] CARCASSONNE, France Somewhere at the intersection of fantasy and history stands the medieval city of Carcassonne, a castle-on-the-hill getaway in the south of France. La Cité, as the walled-off hilltop section of Carcassonne is known, has been a strategically important hub for millenniums. It was the stomping ground of …

[ad_1] Though tucked in the hinterlands of Bavaria’s far south, the turreted fantasy castle of Neuschwanstein is hardly a secret. But the relatively unknown Ehrenberg ruins, perched on a hill just over the border in Austria, are equally fascinating: While postcard-worthy Neuschwanstein represents the medieval-castle dream, Ehrenberg is the real …

[ad_1] Early on a mild September morning, an elderly man on a black bicycle meanders along the paths of Tompkins Square Park, in New York’s East Village. A cassette tape player balanced on the bicycle’s crossbar plays tinny Asian music that grows louder as he approaches and then fainter as …

[ad_1] More than one million hectares have now been scorched by B.C.’s wildfires, but there are some promising developments in the works as well. A full back-country use ban for the Cariboo, the first in B.C. since 2003, is set to be lifted this afternoon. “Lake access, forest service road …

[ad_1] Stunning vistas, mouth-watering cuisine, world-famous attractions…Seattle has it all! Now that you’ve checked off the Space Needle, Monorail, Experience Music Project, Pike Place Market, Seattle Aquarium and maybe a Mariner’s game from your list, there’s even more to explore if you know where to look. A quick ride aboard …

[ad_1] The summer tourism season is crucial for many businesses in the Shuswap region. But this year, the hot, dry and smoky season has given them mixed results. The province’s record fire year has kept some visitors away. But other factors have actually helped to boost business. This may be …

[ad_1] AVARUA, Rarotonga, Cook Islands It was a quiet afternoon on Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands, when Lydia Nga got the news. Overnight her homeland, 15 Polynesian islands west of Tahiti, a paradise smaller than Detroit, had grown exponentially, reborn as a 1.8-million-square-kilometre nation. But it wasn’t the islands that …

[ad_1] Peggy’s Cove is home to one of the most photographed lighthouses in the country and it is a popular destination for visitors to Nova Scotia. So far this year, tourism across the province is up, including at the iconic Peggy’s Cove. “Our B&B here, Breakwater Inn, is up: we’re …

[ad_1] RED LODGE, Montana Crawl from your warm sleeping bag out the tent door, into the darkness and pre-dawn wind whipping across the plateau. Look up at the cathedral of the sky. Watch the whirlpool of constellations spin overhead. Hold your breath. It’s hard not to feel vertigo in the …