The World's Greatest Vacations

New River Cruise Line Emerald Waterways To Launch

2013-08-22

New river cruise line Emerald Waterways is set to launch on Saturday 17 August. The 4-star river cruise line, a more affordable version of Scenic Tours’ existing luxury cruise line, will launch its first ship Emerald Sky in April 2014, followed by a sister ship Emerald Star, in June. The 182-passenger ships will include some […]

Europe’s Greatest Museum Treasures

2013-08-21

Stakes have been raised in the museum world with the reopening after 10 years of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. Enough old masters were dusted down and rehung during the renovation to get a room of Russian oligarchs panting. The chance to see Rembrandt’s huge and glorious “The Night Watch” painting once more — it has a whole […]

Best Trips 2013

2013-08-20

Crimea.Playground of the tsars. “Russia needs its paradise,” Prince Grigory Potemkin, Catherine the Great’s general, wrote in 1782 urging the annexation of Crimea, and no wonder. The Crimean Peninsula, with its voluptuously curved Black Sea coast of sparkling cliffs, is paradise—with Riviera-grade vistas but without Riviera prices. Balmy with 300 days of sun a year […]

The Friendliest and Unfriendliest Cities in the World

2013-08-19

While you could argue that our readers’ list of the friendliest (and unfriendliest) cities in the U.S. hewed pretty closely to expectations, the list got a bit more surprising when we widened it to include the whole world. 20. Cork, Ireland. Cork, a “beautiful seaside city” in southern Ireland, is a “very accommodating” place where […]

10 Best Places to See Dinosaurs

2013-08-15

From science museums to excavation sites to animatronic displays, would-be paleontologists can satisfy their curiosity at these sites across North America. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Located on the grounds of Drexel University in Philadelphia, the Academy of Natural Sciences is another of the world’s best natural history collection. Most of the dinosaur action takes […]

Suite Dreams In The British Virgin Islands

2013-08-15

New in the BVI’s luxury land of private island escapes, Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina is making guests feel especially welcome with Suite Dreams — a complimentary upgrade to an ocean view one-bedroom suite for guests who have booked an ocean-view guestroom. Rooms, starting at $375 a night, must be booked by Aug. 31, […]

Adventure Cruises: South America

2013-08-14

For glaciers and ice fields you can explore the fjords along Chile’s coastline, or a cruise to the Galapagos Islands offers the chance to see the world as nature intended it. But it’s the Amazon River that really appeals to the inner adventurer, with its magnificently fading colonial cities thousands of miles from civilisation and a […]

Explore the Canadian Rockies by Train with Collette Vacations

2013-08-13

Leading U.S. tour operator Collette Vacations offers a nine-day journey through Alpine vistas, stunning landscapes, charming towns and striking lakes on its Canadian Rockies by Train tour. Travelers will experience why this is one of Collette’s most popular tours while exploring the beauty in British Columbia and Alberta. Enjoy an overnight journey aboard VIA Rail’s “The […]

Best Places in U.S. to Buy a Vacation Home

2013-08-13

For one, it’s still possible to purchase homes in popular vacation spots at decent prices, and mortgage rates are still relatively low. Plus, the homes can be income generators, if their owners rent them out when they’re not using them. Twenty-three percent of vacation-home buyers who participated in the Realtors’ annual survey on the topic […]

12 Superb Sunset Spots Around The World

2013-08-12

Dusk is that magical, ethereal time of day, favored by painters, photographers and postcard manufacturers. But where are the best sunsets in the world? We’ve picked a few that we think stand up to that claim. We’d love to hear about your own favorite sunset spots. Tell us about them in the comments section below. […]