Francophone Culture/French Language - Langue & Culture Francophones

55 members Latest Activity: Sep 15, 2021

On veut parler ou pratiquer le français? Here's a forum for asking, for answering, and just hanging out and chatting in or about French and the…

Hong Kong

45 members Latest Activity: Aug 29, 2021

Part of China but more freewheeling (though less so every year, since the mainland régime's anti-democracy crackdown), HK is at once hyper-urban…

Caribbean Forum

192 members Latest Activity: Nov 14, 2021

This fabled sea, covering more than a million square miles and 7,000 islands with diverse languages, cultures, and ecosystems, has become probably…

Dominican Republic

45 members Latest Activity: Oct 16, 2021 Stupendous beaches, rum, cigars, soft adventure, baseball, sensuous merengue music, and some of the oldest historic sites in the Americas.

South Africa

116 members Latest Activity: Oct 17, 2021 Here's one sub-Saharan African country that truly has it all: sophisticated urban culture and nightlife, safaris and nature, wine country, soft…

Qatar

21 members Latest Activity: Aug 2, 2021 Rich & thanks largely to its current sultan the Arab world's most progressive land, these 4,400 miles (11,000+ sq. km) on the Persian Gulf have not…

Videographers of Travel

29 members Latest Activity: Aug 15, 2021

A forum for travel video/film producers, their issues, and their work.

Philippines

56 members Latest Activity: Oct 23, 2021

Not a conventional travel destination for most, this 7,000-island Pacific archipelago offers a mix of cultures, eco-tourism, beaches &…

Kentucky

23 members Latest Activity: Sep 21, 2021 A great destination for lovers of Americana (particularly Appalachian), nature (especially caves galore), horses (in Lexington and Lousiville, home…

Myanmar/Burma

28 members Latest Activity: Sep 6, 2021

In this fabled country, still mostly unknown by outsiders, foreigners aren't allowed everywhere, but there's still extraordinary history &…

Apps 4 Travel

88 members Latest Activity: Oct 22, 2021

With phones and tablets these days, it's all about the apps, and travel is a hot category! Let us count the ways...

Saudi Arabia

19 members Latest Activity: Oct 24, 2021

Home to holy cities Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia has had religious tourism for centuries, and…

Tour Operators

873 members Latest Activity: Aug 2, 2022 A place to discuss common issues and let colleagues, media, and the public know what you're up to and what deals you're offering!

Wines/Wine Travel

218 members Latest Activity: Nov 18, 2021

Winos -- er, oenophiles -- unite! Here we go galavanting after the grape, and there are of course scores of fetching -- and sometimes surprising…

Chile

53 members Latest Activity: Oct 15, 2021 It's long, narrow, & pulchritudinous, from the wilds of Tierra del Fuego in the south up to the Atacama desert in the north. Other highlights:…

Family Travel

257 members Latest Activity: Oct 29, 2021

Hitting the road with the brood can strain anyone's wallet. Here are the whats, hows, and wheres that can stretch your family's travel budget.

Arizona

72 members Latest Activity: Sep 24, 2021 The Grand Canyon, certainly. But also: sophisticated Phoenix, Tucson, Scottsdale, and Tempe; fascinating Native American culture and ruins; golf;…

Kansas

28 members Latest Activity: Aug 15, 2021 What's the matter with Kansas? For travelers, darn little! It mixes grasslands with rolling hills, farm country with cities like Wichita, Topeka, and…

Colorado

64 members Latest Activity: Oct 9, 2021 That Rocky Mountain high is still going strong in places like Denver, Aspen, Vail, Telluride, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. But there's also…

UNESCO World Heritage

46 members Latest Activity: Aug 18, 2021

The world's most wondrous sights and sites, manmade and natural, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe! In other words, to paraphrase thebestseller, more…