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GREENWICH, P.E.I. Even regular visitors to Prince Edward Island might not know about one of its hidden treasures. A visit to the Greenwich section of the P.E.I. National Park offers a chance to explore boardwalks, beaches and spectacular scenery.

MENORCA, Spain Locals say Menorca can be reduced to three words: water, fire and stone. The Spanish island鈥檚 three essential elements are embodied in Cova d鈥檈n Xoroi, a natural cave that houses a sophisticated lounge halfway down a cliff.

Walking along with my guide, Gundela, through what was undoubtedly one of the most spectacular wine trails I have ever experienced, I had to wonder how, nearly a thousand years ago, the Lavaux terraced vineyards were planted on these dizzyingly steep

Shane was a strong, sure-footed horse, about 20 years old, raised in Texas. He had plenty of ideas about how an excursion into the Eastern Sierra should go, especially the grazing and drinking between meals. I had different ideas, and the reins.

PERC脡, Quebec This was going to be a story about lighthouses ... until I met a peony named Elsie. And the world鈥檚 ugliest fish. And winkles in garlic-butter sauce. And a dented Second World War German torpedo. And galleries. And whales.

I am standing outside the entrance to the Seebad Utoquai, a Zurich heritage bathhouse. The wooden pavilion for sunning and swimming rests on stilts over Lake Zurich and is almost in the heart of the city.

GLASGOW, Scotland Scotland has more than two dozen official long-distance trails through moors, peat bogs and forests. We chose one of the most popular, the West Highland Way.

YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. If for some unlikely reason you lose your way in the Northwest Territories and happen to stumble upon Blachford Lake Lodge, a 30-minute flight southeast of Yellowknife, 鈥渇ive-star luxury鈥� won鈥檛 be your first reaction.

GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK, N.L.

Who flies to Reno on a spring evening, rents a car and heads into the mountains with no skis, no mountain bike and a backpack full of books? Me.