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The World’s Best Destinations for Sailing

Whether for recreation or for sport, sailing is one of the great joys of traveling. If these two activities also happen to fall at the top of your favorite hobbies, it makes perfect sense to combine them. After all, there are important (and enticing) elements that sailing and traveling share, such as movement, exploration, gorgeous…

6 Awesome Surf Spots in Australia

Surfers Paradise on Australia’s famous Gold Coast is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the continent. The “Paradise” part of the beach town’s name is pretty on the mark (there are almost two miles of golden sand and loads of places to eat, drink, and shop against the glittering Pacific Ocean), but “Surfers…

Jamaica Excursions: 6 Top Things to Do in Jamaica

Covered with lush rainforests, hidden valleys, secret caves, and beautiful waterfalls and rivers, Jamaica offers plenty to do and see beyond its amenity-packed hotels. So, should you leave behind your resort’s buffets, infinity pools, swim-up bars, and dazzling white-sand beaches (and you should), here are six of the best excursions to add to your itinerary.

Your Perfect Maui Vacation: Where to Stay and What to Do

Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii Let’s get real: everyone wants to visit Maui at least once in their lifetime. With its near-perfect year-round weather, calm and swimmable beaches, epic hiking trails, hidden waterfalls, Hawaiian culture programs, and world-class spas, the island lures all sorts of travelers. Deciding to go to Maui is easy. The hardest…

The 10 Best Things to Do in New York City

Every year, New York City plays host to over 50 million visitors. And almost every one of them comes armed with a list of must-see sights and must-do experiences. Given the city’s status as a world capital — and as a hub of entertainment, fashion, art, and culture — it can be a little overwhelming…

Destination Face-Off: California vs. Florida

From a distance, California and Florida can seem fairly similar. They both have great beaches, fresh seafood, tons of theme parks, and lots of outdoor activities and sunshine to go around. While this isn’t an East Coast-West Coast rivalry (yet), we think it’s worth going in for a closer look, so you can find the…

5 Incredible Shipwrecks You Can Dive

After learning how to scuba dive, you might be most excited to see all the reefs, with their brightly colored coral and fish. But the entire ocean is at your fingertips — and that includes shipwrecks. Shipwrecks litter the ocean floor, and many are within reasonable scuba diving depths. When it comes to wreck diving,…

7 besondere Wanderrouten für einen Ausflug in den Frühling

Wenn die Bäume ihren ersten Grünschimmer bekommen und die Tage wieder heller und länger werden, erwachen in uns die Frühlingsgefühle: Mit den ersten Sonnenstrahlen fühlen wir uns wieder aktiver, unternehmungslustiger und auch reisefreudiger. Dann ist der perfekte Zeitpunkt gekommen, um die winterliche Trägheit abzustreifen, die Winterstiefel in den Schrank zu stellen und die Wanderschuhe auszupacken!…

9 Hotels With Private Yachts for Guests

Sure, it might be a little pricey to buy your own yacht, but is there a price too large to pay for freedom at sea? Well, yes, probably. But no matter — you can still hit the high seas at these hotels, all of which have their own private yachts for guests to charter. Whether…

The Most Amazing Cenotes in Mexico

Beaches and pools are undoubtedly refreshing places to cool down, but cenotes, which are commonly found in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, offer a special, secluded spot to beat the heat. In simplest terms, cenotes are sinkholes that form when limestone collapses and leaves a hole (many times with gorgeous turquoise-colored water) in the earth. Plus, their…