June 2002

A RAFT THROUGH THE WILDERNESS
It's been 40 years since Long before Huck Finn rafted the Mississippi, mighty rivers attracted adventurous travelers. River rafting has become a popular option for those looking to escape hum- drum vacations.
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KUTZTOWN ON THE CALENDAR
This time of year, the green hills and valleys of Berks County resound with country festivals, but if you're interested in the Pennsylvania Dutch mark June 29 in red letters.
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ON A JAUNT THROUGH JUTLAND
The only part of Denmark actually attached to Europe, Jutland is a swath of golden grain fields and cow-dappled moors dotted with villages of thatched cottages and moated manor homes. 
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GETTING INSIDE DC
The capital of the United States is much more than a monument to freedom or symbolic seat of power. It's also a fitting Main Street for the rest of a restless country. [Read More]

EXPLORING THE ITALIAN MARCHES
The Marches occupy a 100-mile strip along the Adriatic Sea, sharing the calf of Italy's boot with Tuscany and Umbria. Fashionable resorts line the coast, but inland, a more traditional Italy survives. [Read More]

BUYING A CAR ABROAD
Once Americans traveling in Europe could pick up a new car at the factory, drive it on foreign roads and bring it back to the US, saving enough on the car to pay for the trip. That's still possible but more complicated.
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SALT SPRING ISLAND
This 75-square mile island is nestled between Vancouver and Vancouver Island in the Georgian Straits off British Columbia's mainland. Some claim the island has a magical ability to inspire beginnings. [Read More]

THE CAVES OF CAPPADOCIA
Ancient Hittites were the first to carve caves into the hills in south central Turkey and call them home. Later, entire towns were excavated out of the soft tufa rock.
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SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON
Sharing a common boundary and administration, Kings Canyon and Sequoia are rightly known for their big trees, but they have much more to offer.
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A HOME AWAY FROM HOME
Dreaming of a vacation chalet someplace exotic? Planning a temporary business relocation? One way to avoid a huge hotel bill is to trade homes with someone who lives where you're going. [Read More]

BRITAIN'S AMAZING MAZES
Britain is well endowed with venerable garden mazes, including unusual ones made of turf, water, brick, tile even glass. Checking our a few selections can be an "amazing" way to explore.
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RACING TO THE FINNISH LINE
It's no surprise that water is a persistent recreational theme in Finland. In a country surrounded by the sea and covered by lakes, a large percentage of Finns own a holiday cottage by the water. [Read More]

PARAGLIDING IN THE ROCKIES
Do you ever have dreams of flying? Not with motors or whirlybird propellers, but the kind where you lope down a slope and float off into the sky? Paragliding is that dream come true. [Read More]

CAMPING AT COASTANOA
This pastoral enclave set in the fog shrouded Pacific hills is what a camp might be like if it were designed by Martha Stewart, which for the record, it wasn't. [Read More]

POWER POINTS ON PLUGS AND JUICE
Experienced travelers know that electrical currents, voltage levels and wall plugs vary around the world. For the unprepared, this can be frustrating, even dangerous. [Read More]

COUNTRY INNS OF BELGIUM
Belgium is amply-endowed with small, superb country inns. Often situated on centuries-old estates, they're characterized by fine furnishings, meticulous grounds and proprietors who enjoy fine food.
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THE CLOUT OF TRAVELERS
A recent study finds that if we make thoughtful choices about where we go and what we do, we do wield significant economic clout. And sometimes, that can make all the difference. [Read More]

THE VIKINGS OF NEWFOUNDLAND
The western coast of Newfoundland is a hard but beautiful place. The tablelands of Gros Morne National Park are the broadest, most accessible portion of the earth's mantle anywhere. [Read More]

THE CALGARY STAMPEDE
Although it's a modern metropolis, a western boomtown built on oil and cattle, with glittering downtown towers and rampant suburban sprawl, Calgary, Canada is widely characterized by a single event.
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ON THE NEZ PERCE TRAIL
In 1877, war clouds were billowing over the Wallowa valley, along what is now the Oregon/Idaho border, a high, fertile prairie was home to a tribe of Native Americans whom French trappers called Nez Perce. [Read More]

 

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