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Side Trips in Munich
Mountains, lakes, spas, and medieval towns lie within an hour of Munich, and the landscape is dotted with castles, villas, and Alpine resorts. A short drive from Munich delivers…
Side Trips in Virginia's Northern Neck
A Cruise to Tangier IslandOut in the Chesapeake Bay lies one of my favorite places to get away from it all: the quaint and remote Tangier Island.Barely above sea level and short on…
Active Pursuits in Virginia's Northern Neck
Country roads winding through gently rolling hills and crossing picturesque creeks make the Northern Neck a great place to ride your bicycle. One excellent route makes a loop from…
Active Pursuits in Shenandoah National Park
HikingThe number-one outdoor activity here is hiking. The park's 112 trails total more than 500 miles, varying in length from short walks to a 101-mile segment of the Appalachian…
Active Pursuits in Patagonia and Sonoita
Patagonia, 18 miles northwest of Nogales on Ariz. 82, is a historic mining and ranching town that is surrounded by the Patagonia Mountains. If the scenery here leaves you with a sense…
Active Pursuits in Lake Powell and Page
While simply exploring the lake's maze of canyons on a narrated tour is satisfying enough for many visitors, the most popular activities are still houseboating, water-skiing, riding…
Active Pursuits in Santa Fe
Set between the granite peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the subtler volcanic Jemez Mountains, and with the Rio Grande flowing through, the Santa Fe area offers outdoor…
Organized Tours in Santa Fe
Indoor/Outdoor Adventuring -- If you're one of those people who wants it all, hook up with Santa Fe Mountain Adventures (tel. 800/965-4010 or 505/988-4000;…
Side Trips in Santa Fe
Native American pueblos and ruins, a national monument and national park, Los Alamos (the A-bomb capital of the U.S.), and the scenic and fascinating High Road to Taos are all easy day…
Side Trips in Savannah
Savannah makes an excellent base for journeys further along the Georgia and South Carolina coasts, returning to your lodging after local excursions, or transferring from the city to…
Active Pursuits in Savannah
Biking -- Savannah doesn’t usually have a lot of heavy traffic except during rush hours, so you can bicycle up and down the streets of the Historic District, visiting as many of the…
Active Pursuits in Toronto
Toronto residents love the great outdoors, whatever the time of year. In summer, you’ll see people cycling, boating, and hiking; in winter, they are skating or skiing and snowboarding…
Active Pursuits in San Francisco
San Francisco is surprisingly nature-filled for a city, and thanks to the year-round mild weather, residents are all about soaking up the great outdoors. So don some layers, grab your…
Organized Tours in San Francisco
The 49-Mile Scene Drive This self-guided drive is an easy way to orient yourself and to grasp the beauty of San Francisco and its extraordinary location. Beginning in the city, it…
Active Pursuits in Acapulco
Acapulco is known for its great beaches and watersports, and few visitors bother to explore its traditional downtown area. But the shaded zócalo (also called Plaza Alvarez) is worth a…
Active Pursuits in Cancun
The Beaches Cancún recently added significant stretches of sand to its beaches as part of a $71-million beach recovery project to counter the amount of sand eroded by various storms in…
Active Pursuits in Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo
Watersports & Boat Trips Probably the most popular boat trip is to Isla Ixtapa for snorkeling and lunch at the El Marlin restaurant, one of several on the island. You can book this…
Side Trips in Merida, Mexico
Hacienda Sotuta de Peón What started out as one man's hobby has grown into one of the best living museums you'll ever see. The owner didn't just restore the buildings, he put the…
Active Pursuits in Playa Herradura
Because they’re so close, many folks staying in Playa Herradura take advantage of the tours and activities offered out of Jacó and even those offered out of Quepos and Manuel Antonio.…
Active Pursuits in Playas Tamarindo and Langosta
You have to be careful when and where you swim on Tamarindo’s long white-sand beach. The calmest water and best swimming are at the southern end of the beach, toward the Hotel Capitán…
Side Trips in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the brightest star in a galaxy of cities and towns that together form what the Dutch call the Randstad (Rim City), a budding megalopolis that stretches from Amsterdam to…
Side Trips in Barcelona
About six million people live in Catalonia, and twice that many visit every year, flocking to the beaches along the Catalan costas (coasts), the area of Spain that practically invented…
Regions in Brief in The Hunt Country
Leesburg Founded in 1758, Leesburg is the largest town in the Hunt Country and a good base for exploring the region. Although not as picturesque as Middleburg, it has considerable…
Active Pursuits in Joseph and Enterprise
Down at the south end of Wallowa Lake, you'll find Wallowa Lake State Park (tel. 541/432-4185; www.oregon.gov/oprd/parks), where there is a swimming beach, picnic area, and campground.…
Active Pursuits in Dublin
Beaches -- Plenty of fine beaches are accessible by city bus or DART, which follows the coast from Howth, north of the city, to Bray, south of the city in County Wicklow. Some popular…