sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

CLAYDON, Sask. — The tiny community of Claydon, Sask., isn’t exactly a tourism mecca.

I don’t give much thought to petty crime when I travel abroad. I’m well aware that it happens: I’ve been preaching about the importance of wearing a moneybelt for decades.

BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL FOREST, Uganda — The gorillas ignore us so completely that if one hadn’t brushed against my leg on her way to a new perch, we might have been invisible.

If you find conceptual art mystifying, you aren’t alone. The trends that have dominated art for the better part of a century are often so complicated — sometimes obtuse — that they require decoding.

Tucked into a far corner of Europe, just two hours north of Lisbon, is one of my favourite beach towns: Nazaré, an Atlantic Coast fishing town turned tourist retreat.

France is a cultural bouillabaisse that surprises travellers with its varied, complex flavours. To experience the tasty and fragrant wonders of its edible diversity, head to a street market.

STRASBOURG, France — Strasbourg is the capital of France’s Alsace region and just a two-hour train ride from Paris. But it’s also just three kilometres from the border with Germany, and a popular port call for cruises down the Rhine River.

OYSTERVILLE, Washington — Usually, razor clams get all the publicity.

HANA, Hawaii Hana, on the east side of the island of Maui, might not be literally a one-horse town, but it is tiny, with a population of 1,258. We saw only one horse, looking over the fence at us next to the Hasegawa General Store.

Like hordes before us, we entered Rome through its northern gate. We had rented a terrace apartment in an old marble-filled building in the Flaminio neighbourhood, just outside the ancient city walls.