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Indonesia: Bali After the Bombings

Bali After the Bombings: If travelers decide to stay away – the terrorists will win By Jason Gaskell After a while, you just learn to block it out. “Hello! Looking? Yes?” Walking along any tourist region on the Indonesian island of Bali, you are likely to be touted and hustled….

A rusty American artillery gun on Bora Bora.

Bora Bora: Off the Beaten Path

Destination Mini-Guide to Bora Bora By Nancy Smay Bora Bora. Just the name evokes images of sparkling waters, shimmering beaches and a certain Polynesian mystique. Like most honeymooners anticipating a tropical escape from reality, we expected to find all of these things. And they were there in abundance. I might…

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Helsingor, Denmark: Hamlet’s Home Town

By Jennifer Wattam Klit WHERE Copenhagen to Helsingor, also known as “Elsinore” is about 45 kilometers (28 miles) to the north. It has 60,000 inhabitants and is surrounded by The Sound (Oresund) — the stretch of water between Denmark and Sweden. Helsingor is the closest Danish city to Sweden. The…

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Cartagena and Medellin, Colombia: No Fears!

“You’re going to Colombia?” By William Karz In spite of warnings and kidnappings, the author finds one of South America’s undiscovered treasures in this beautiful, misunderstood country. This past June, I was assigned to evaluate Colombia’s tourist potential. Knowing only of the country as a land soiled by conflict, travel…

A Tunisian market in Soliman, a city in Tunisia.

Tunisia and Its Breathtaking Scenery

Witness the Jaw-Dropping Scenery Tunisia Has to Off, First Hand. By David Rich Parts of Tunisia out-Greeks Greece and out-Romes Italy, white-washed houses trimmed in blue, cascading down to the translucent Mediterranean at Sidi Bou, practically a suburb of Tunis. Meanwhile the world’s best-preserved Roman ruins and mosaics pepper the…

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Hokkaido: Crystal Clear Lakes and Smoldering Volcanoes

By Sam Baldwin In my current homeland of Fukui in central west Japan, summers are unpleasantly hot and humid. Wandering out of air-conditioned zones is ill-advised, and even a slow stroll to the local conbini (convenience store) results in an uncomfortable ‘shirt stuck to your back’ feeling. Having already experienced…

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Qatar: Capturing the Magic of Arabia

By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey Where? Protruding from the Saudi Arabian peninsula like a thumb, the emirate of Qatar is small — 4,416 square miles (11,437 sq. km) — and nearly totally surrounded by the turquoise waters of the Arabian Gulf. The country is flat with some rocky outcrops up to 130…

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