I hiked this remote mountain pass in Albania and found unspoilt landscapes and soulful hospitality

There’s a lot of attractions competing for the attention of little ones in Orlando—from Walt Disney World to Universal Orlando—but Villatel Orlando Resort has created something that will make kids and adults alike want to spend all their time in the hotel room.

With its glittering seas, colorful harbors and beaches filled with primary bright umbrellas, the French Riviera is a visual treat most everywhere you look. For an even more vivid mise en scène, head to the Côte d’Azur in spring, when this ribbon of revered coastline hosts numerous spring festivals, and towns pull out the stops to celebrate a cherished local bloom or fruit.

Two passengers on a cruise from Miami to the UK were found to be carrying over 100 bags of marijuana, a Department of Homeland Security affidavit says.

As a dynamic coastal city in the San Francisco Bay Area, Oakland has a wonderful, diverse arts scene, and its delectable cuisine inspires people from all over the country to visit the city that’s called the “bright side of the bay” for its fantastic weather. What you may not know is that this diverse, progressive city also has one of the best vegan food scenes in the country. Here are just some of the restaurants of Oakland’s vegan food trail you should try.

The lure of island life is hard to resist…

It happened the day before I left for my trip. And, quite predictably, because I was rushing.

Cabo San Lucas is experiencing massive growth as historic tourism numbers climb. Never before has this resort city on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula seen so much development, and with the arrival of more top-name resorts, the area has quickly become one of the most popular luxury destinations in the world.

Looking for an easy and affordable way to tour Australia, New Zealand and a large number of Pacific islands in a single trip?

A Victorian favourite once billed as the ‘Queen of Welsh resorts’, Llandudno has kept much of the charm that made it so popular. The curving promenade framing Llandudno Bay, the aroma of fish and chips wafting in the air, pastel-coloured art deco houses lining the seafront and old-fashioned amusements on Llandudno Pier all combine to deliver a quintessential British seaside break. The town also serves as gateway to a wealth of natural attractions in Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park and water-based adventures in Colwyn Bay.  And a stay in Llandudno can be combined with a trip to Conwy, across the river of the same name, which has a mighty castle and Britain’s smallest house.

When winter arrives in western Austria and the sun disappears all too quickly behind the snow-capped Alps, you can stand in bare orchards and still taste the sun-ripened fruit that the trees once bore — just sip a glass of schnapps.

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