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Suggested Itineraries in Panama
Panama is home to a staggering array of natural landscapes, each beautiful in its own way, and each offering attractions and excursions that appeal to different kinds of people.…
Driving Tours in Chama
Distinctive yellow earth provided a name for the town of Tierra Amarilla, 14 miles south of Chama at the junction of US 84 and US 64. Throughout New Mexico, this name is synonymous…
Active Pursuits in Raton
Sugarite Canyon State Park (tel. 575/445-5607), 10 miles northeast of Raton via NM 72 and NM 526, offers historic exhibits, camping, boating, and excellent fishing at two trout-stocked…
Active Pursuits in Cimarron
Cimarron Canyon State ParkUS 64 from Cimarron leads west 24 miles to Eagle Nest, passing en route the popular and often crowded Cimarron Canyon State Park (tel. 575/377-6271). A…
Active Pursuits in Dutch Harbor and Unalaska
Bird-Watching -- Flip through the crisp, unused pages of your bird book to find out what you may see in the Aleutians. Several rare bird species nest in the area, and Asian birds…
Active Pursuits in Valdez
The best things to do in Valdez relate to Prince William Sound, so I've put those options first, in order of their interest to most readers. Sightseeing & Wildlife Tours For most…
Active Pursuits in Ocean City, MD
Biking An early-morning ride down the boardwalk is traditional for lots of families. Boardwalk biking is allowed between 2 and 10am in summer, and anytime in the off-season. Cyclists…
Active Pursuits in Maryland's Atlantic Coast
Ocean City has the most public beaches -- and some of the most crowded. If you want to make friends, come here. The beach near the southern tip of O.C. is the widest and usually least…
Suggested Itineraries Along the Oregon Coast
The Oregon Coast in 1 Week The Oregon coast stretches from Astoria in the north to Brookings in the south, a distance of about 364 miles. U.S. 101, the main artery, winds, climbs,…
Side Trips in Seattle
After you've explored Seattle for a few days, you'll want to head out of town on a day trip or two. Within a few hours of the city, you can find yourself hiking in a national park,…
Side Trips in Halifax
About 42km (26 miles) southwest of Halifax is the fishing village of Peggy's Cove (pop. 120), which offers postcard-perfect tableaus: an octagonal lighthouse (surely one of the most…
Active Pursuits in Scheveningen
The North Sea's fair-to-middling waves make surfing fun for both the initiated and the uninitiated, who might prefer boogie boards. A wet suit is not an option but a necessity, unless…
Active Pursuits in St. John's
There's plenty to do outside here, and a trip to Quidi Vidi should be high on your list. Pronounced "kitty vitty" but known locally as "the Guy," it's a tiny fishing village outside…
Regions in Brief in Baccalieu Trail
Dildo The fishing town of Dildo is saddled with what must be history's most unfortunate name. Yet the village -- located about 11 or 12km (7 or 8 miles) north of the Trans-Canada…
Active Pursuits in Terra Nova National Park
Hiking & Boating The park has more than 97km (60 miles) of hiking trails; the booklet you receive when you pay your entrance fee offers descriptions of them. Some are fairly easy…
Side Trips in Terra Nova National Park
Route 310 runs along the northern edge of Terra Nova National Park and winds along inlets and hillsides to the Eastport Peninsula. In and around the town of Eastport are a number of…
Regions in Brief in Central Newfoundland
Grand Falls-Windsor Roughly halfway between St. John's and Port aux Basques, the settlement of Grand Falls is actually quite young. It dates only from 1903, when two British tycoons…
Regions in Brief in Gros Morne National Park
Gros Morne's Southern Section The road through the southern section of Gros Morne dead-ends at Trout River. This southern section contains some of eastern Canada's most dramatic…
Active Pursuits in Newfoundland and Labrador
Biking Reality check: Bike touring in Newfoundland isn't for the faint of heart. It's not that the hills here are necessarily brutally steep or long (though some are). It's the…
Regions in Brief in The IJsselmeer
Volendam, Marken & Monnickendam Volendam 18km (11 miles), Marken 16km (10 miles), Monnickendam 14km (9 miles) NE of Amsterdam Volendam and Marken are in the area north of Amsterdam…
Regions in Brief in Kings County
Murray River & Murray Harbour It's not too hard to guess the name of the family that originally settled this area -- it seems that "Murray" is appended to practically every…
Side Trips in Kings County
The Magdalen Islands (Les Îsles de la Madeleine), a 5-hour ferry ride north of PEI, are half a dozen low-lying islands linked to each other by sand spits. Around 13,000 people live…
Active Pursuits in Queen's County
Deep Sea Fishing PEI's north shore is home to the island's greatest concentration of deep-sea fishing boats. For something like C$25 to C$35 per person (check on the latest rates, but…
Regions in Brief in Queen's County
Cavendish Cavendish is the home of the fictional red-headed Anne of Green Gables, a somewhat heroic figure in Canadian children's literature (and, in fact, Anne is well known around…
Active Pursuits in Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island doesn't have any wilderness, nor even much wildness, to speak of. It's all about cultivated landscapes that have long ago been tamed by farmers. That doesn't mean…