VIETNAM: The new Thailand?
Tropical beauty and booming cities. Mountains and beaches. Great food. A young country with an ancient culture. All in one of the world’s cheaper travel destinations.
Japan by rail — fast and slow
Japan is home to the “bullet train,” but some of its most delightful rail travel — and the country itself — are best enjoyed when you slow down.
The Seychelles — a distant jewel
This archipelago of tiny, almost unbearably beautiful islands welcomes visitors as if their nation’s future depends on it. In fact, it does.
You have to look
Lands of the Maroons
Wherever Africans were enslaved, you could find Africans who formed their own societies and stubbornly clung to the cultural heritage of their ancestors. Some of their communities still exist
AFRICA — In small bites
Planning your first visit to Africa can be daunting. It doesn’t have to be.
There may be no friendlier, more welcoming land on Earth than Africa.