Alaska

70 members Latest Activity: Nov 20, 2021 "Seward's Folly" is today a travel treasure, thanks to some of America's most spectacular scenery. Highlights: Denali/Mt. McKinley, Glacier Bay…

Music & Travel

70 members Latest Activity: Sep 16, 2021 A place to share & learn about world music, concerts across the globe, music-related tours and tourism. All together, now...

Montenegro

27 members Latest Activity: Sep 19, 2021 Emerging but still fairly under-the-radar, this small Slavic country on the Adriatic boasts some of Europe's best undiscovered beaches, ecotourism,…

California

187 members Latest Activity: Nov 1, 2021

America's most populous state is practically a country unto itself, divided between green north and arid south. Highlights: San Francisco, Los…

Accessible Travel

83 members Latest Activity: Nov 1, 2021

Being physically challenged doesn't have to keep you at home! Here are ways to "trot" the globe, so to speak, for less.

Falkland Islands

12 members Latest Activity: Oct 24, 2021 This British island cluster in the South Atlantic, controversially claimed by Argentina & recently back in the news due to oil exploration, attracts…

Theme/Amusement Parks

48 members Latest Activity: Oct 14, 2021

Especially for families, amusement parks the world over are a big part of vacations. Cutting-edge and old-fashioned, corporate behemoths to modest…

Nude Vacations

39 members Latest Activity: Aug 31, 2021

You might say this trend is "barely" growing, but that would be just for the sake of a bad pun. Nude beaches have been a European staple for…

Vacation/Holiday Rentals

126 members Latest Activity: Aug 9, 2021

Snagging an apartment, bungalow, villa, or pretty much any space of your own definitely has its advantages -- financial and otherwise. And…

Iowa

18 members Latest Activity: Nov 23, 2021 This state's moved way beyond cornfields and "American Gothic." Yes, you can visit the Field of Dreams, play golf, ogle foliage and the covered…

Rome, the Eternal City

50 members Latest Activity: Feb 7, 2021

Anything and everything about Rome -- facts, history, stories, legends, curiosities, as well as dining, shopping, lodging & attractions -- for…

Namibia

33 members Latest Activity: Oct 27, 2021 Did you know that Germany had a colony in southern Africa? In neat, tranquil Windhoek you can still find beer halls & German-speakers. That plus…

Spirits of Travel

81 members Latest Activity: Nov 8, 2021

Many are the countries that offer their very own fascinating & tasty distillations -- Scottish single malts, Mexico's tequila, Kentucky…

Oregon

54 members Latest Activity: Sep 8, 2021 A diverse, mostly forested state of rugged coast, spectacular Cascades range, wine country, and kick-butt culture and urban scenes in in places like…

Casino/Gaming Destinations

27 members Latest Activity: Nov 13, 2021

The likes of Las Vegas, Macau & Atlantic City may be the big icons, but one of the world's biggest businesses, gaming, pulls 'em in all over…

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…

Nevada

40 members Latest Activity: Oct 1, 2021 When most people think of the USA's quintessential desert state, Las Vegas springs immediately to mind, but Reno and Laughlin offer great gambling…

Catalonia, Its Culture & Language

32 members Latest Activity: Sep 8, 2021

Benvinguts tots to the forum devoted to the places, culture, and language of the region that bridges Spain and the south…

Russia

63 members Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2021

Culturally and historically rich, this gargantuan country is home to a venerable culture and some of the world's most iconic sights and art…

Jamaica

46 members Latest Activity: Oct 9, 2021

One of the Caribbean's largest islands famously has its problems, but also plenty of rewards, from the cliffs of…