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In the September/October 2010 issue
Our cover story gives thoughtful consideration to the merits of painting and sketching while on holiday, regardless of previous artistic skills. The paintings and sketches illustrating this article will surely motivate you! Then it's time to sink below the sea in Thailand's Andaman Sea to experience the colorful, curious marine life, including a close encounter with gigantic yet harmless whale sharks.
Next, we introduce readers to the rich African-American heritage of Paris, France, so as to appreciate the legacy of art, music, dance, and literature that comprise "Black Paris". We transit the Atlantic Ocean and South America to elevate our explorations to Ecuador's high altitude Andes communities, small and large, including the world-class historic capital Quito, before crossing the Pacific for a glimpse into the world of wonderful, rare wildlife in New Zealand. Lastly, there is still time to sign up for a seven-day wellness and spiritual education cruise in the Caribbean early in 2011!
Painting and sketching add rewarding new perspectives to any vacation. Professional artist, Mark Heine, shares his thoughts.
Lisa Leighton
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August and September are none too soon for planning memorable Christmas holidays. Europe lovers will see a whole new side of Britain, Paris, Germany, Austria and Switzerland by land and river cruise routes with four escorted tours that take in all the special festivities and Christmas markets. Check them out.
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perennially-favored 50+ tour itinerary for active seniors to explore Slovenia and Croatia just got better with expansion from 14 to 19 days and the new country additions of southern Bosnia and Montenegro.
What can the airlines charge for next? You will enjoy this review of new fees that have been added in recent years and the humorous feedback from a multi-country survey about what could be coming soon.
Ride into the New Year on three possible humanitarian horseback adventures in India's northwest state of Rajasthan, where life-changing, grassroots volunteering is combined with scenic inspiration.
Subsidized holidays for seniors, disadvantaged youth and the disabled? Read about this enlightened experiment proposed in Europe designed to encourage social and financial well-being among its 27-country European Union citizens.
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Renowned Canadian artist, Mark Heine, shares his insights on the value of painting and sketching when traveling the world. Tap into your right brain's artistic side while more carefully observing the places you go and the things you see; capture big scenes and small details, remembered long after the trip is over. 
Join veteran scuba diver, Doug Olthof, for a whale (shark) of an experience as he discovers the variety and beauty of Thailand's reefs and rocks on a five-day liveaboard dive boat holiday full of delightful surprises. Even if you are not a diver, you won't want to miss these up-close undersea images taken around the Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock.
An amazing century of African-American art, music, and literary genius is alive and well and living in Paris as Julia Browne shares in this fascinating article. Join her at the favorite cafes, residential hotels, jazz clubs, and Paris soirees where history is highlighted and the legacy lives on for new visitors to enjoy.
Internationally-renowned self-help and transformational publisher, Hay House, has chartered a 1,950-passenger cruise ship for its third educational wellness vacation. World-class teachers and best-selling authors will lead five multi-day workshops during the seven-day cruise. Previous charters were sold out, so don't delay in signing up for this popular event.
Move over Africa's "Big Five" for an introduction to New Zealand's own smallest and rarest species of birds, marine mammals and reptiles in the world. Read their unique stories of survival and you will surely want to see these comeback heroes for yourself with a trip to Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, as the indigenous Maori call it.
Fly into Quito with Travel with a Challenge editor, Alison Gardner, for a week of exploration at 10,000 feet along the Andes Mountains and Pan American Highway. You will discover colorful market towns and grassroots cultural experiences, plenty of Spanish colonial and Inca history, and spectacular national parks where volcanoes rule the landscape.
Coming in November/December: A photographic essay spotlights the back streets and people of Jerusalem, and we examine why Mexico's Mayan city of Chichen Itza has been named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
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Month"!
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Theme pages, each colorfully and clearly laid out on a single page that
showcases articles about that theme or destination region.
Except for a few iconic destinations, Latin American countries south of Mexico are unfamiliar to most travelers. That's too bad! Our collection of feature articles takes readers behind the scenes, onto the byways and into the essential grassroots of countries from Cuba and Nicaragua to the Peruvian Amazon and Patagonia.
We are pleased to launch a theme page showcasing our feature article collection
on vacation opportunities across the vast South Pacific region,
from Hawaii to Australia and French Polynesia to Rarotonga in the Cook
Islands. Hop on a plane, a freighter, a ferry or a bicycle .... and be
there!
We have recently introduced this theme page in response to readers' persistant
interest in planning their travel interests around reliable, creative
volunteer opportunities in an ever-widening range of destinations
around the world. Our collection of personal stories and objective reports
will inspire and motivate you!
Definitely our most visited Theme Page any month of the year, the Alternative
Hawaii collection takes readers way beyond Waikiki to explore the finest
treasures and pleasures of six islands. Nature, active adventures suitable
for seniors, unique places to stay on each island, and wellness vacations
with a Hawaiian flavor!
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light that characterizes Italy, Greece and the Greek Islands, France, Spain,
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As people increasingly recognize the need for physical wellness, emotional
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The Bird, Marine Mammal and Wildlife feature articles
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and England. Our authors share their travel stories going by barge, camper
van, on foot, in a wheel chair, even entering a classroom or two.
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