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LISSE, Netherlands — Nothing says springtime like the tulip season in the Netherlands. The vast Dutch sky hangs low against rectangles of colour — majestic purples, regal reds, bright yellows, eye-popping whites.

In anticipation of cycling across Central America, I shelled out $125 for a couple of tubs of elite performance-enhancing powder from the dirty hippies at my local health food store. No, not heroin.

On my last visit to Tallinn, while I was admiring the view from the terrace atop the city walls, a kindly middle-aged man approached.

LAS VEGAS — As Frank Sinatra asks Lady Luck to stick around, the neon red lights of one of Las Vegas’s most famous towering signs appear to dance under the night sky, revealing a beating heart and the rest of the marquee of a famed casino-hotel.

Today is my 51st birthday, and I’m celebrating the occasion on the toilet, shivering in the 35 C heat, feeling like somebody took a ball-peen hammer to every joint in my body.

France and Switzerland are two of Europe’s most appealing destinations, but they’re constantly changing, so I’ve gathered these new items for your 2018 travel planning.

Aurora hunters descending on Yellowknife have plenty of options for searching out the storied northern lights — a major draw to the region known for green and red hued swirls dancing across the night sky.

January in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ always feels to me like a very long Monday morning. After the fun and freedom of the Christmas holidays you have to get up early and go back to school or work.

England, Scotland and Ireland are earnestly improving tourism infrastructure for 2018, adding worthwhile exhibits to well-known sights and investing in new experiences for travellers.

Hyung-Jin Kim GOSEONG, Korea, Republic Of — A former seaside villa for North Korea’s ruling Kim family. A captured North Korean spy submarine.