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On my most recent visit to Paris, I kept running into a delightful woman from Indiana on her first visit there.

NEW YORK 鈥� Andy Steves grew up travelling with his dad, Rick Steves, the guidebook writer, tour operator and PBS show host. But Andy Steves is now offering his own brand of travel advice and recommendations for a new generation.

Located where the Germanic, Mediterranean and Slavic worlds come together, Slovenia enjoys a happy hodgepodge of cultures, while also presenting plenty of its own unique character.

Would you take a trip if you couldn鈥檛 use your cellphone? A new tour company called Off the Grid is asking travellers to put their cellphones away and not even use them for photos.

HILO, Hawaii 鈥� The first time you fly into the Kona Coast on Hawaii鈥檚 Big Island, you鈥檒l be struck by two things: the nearly relentless sunshine (moderated by volcanic smoke that locals call 鈥渧og鈥�) and the vast, barren fields of black lava rock stret

WESTLAKE, Louisiana 鈥� After more than a day of train travel across the desert Southwest, the green woods in Louisiana outside our sleeping compartment鈥檚 windows were a pleasant change. But we weren鈥檛 moving. For hours.

With relatively small countries and delightful public transportation, it鈥檚 easy to throw a change of scenery and culture into your European itinerary.

In Germany鈥檚 southwest corner, the Black Forest (鈥淪chwarzwald鈥�) is a range of hills stretching east of the Rhine River. Ancient Romans found the thick forest here inaccessible and mysterious, so they called it 鈥渂lack.

David Sovka is a Victoria-based writer who loves to explore the forgotten corners of the map, and to be left the hell alone.

A small lizard is doing a slow-motion dance just off my starboard bow.