#955 Galway, Ireland

When I rented a car in Ireland, I drove coast to coast, and the first place in the west that I aimed for was Galway. A beautiful port town, ... Read more »

#956 The Blue Hole, Belize

I have never really been a destination diver, but more of an opportunistic one: When there's a dive shop and good diving and I have time... Read more »

#957 Niagara Falls, USA/Canada

Forming part of the border between these two enormous countries, Niagara Falls on the Niagara River is the collective name for the three set... Read more »

#958 Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

An other-worldly place with plugs of limestone rock shooting up from a peaceful, picturesque bay as if someone decided to create a maze of r... Read more »

#959 Svaneti, Georgia

Hidden high in the western Caucasus mountains of Georgia, well above the snow line in winter, is the Svaneti valley. It's picturesque st... Read more »

#960 Bran Castle, Romania

Dracula's Castle in Romania is a happening   tourist   spot these days, despite the fact that neither Dracula nor Bram Stoker who wrote ... Read more »

#961 Esfahan, Iran

Beautiful, romantic, historic Esfahan: even the name sounds beautiful and evokes emotion! If ever there was a city to evoke the essence of I... Read more »

#962 Ngapali Beach, Myanmar (Burma)

If I had to pick my favorite beach in the world, I think it would have to be Ngapali Beach in Myanmar. I should say right at the start that ... Read more »

#963 Mekong Delta, Vietnam

The Mekong River is one of the most impressive in South East Asia, flowing through several countries: China to Myanmar, Laos to Thailand, th... Read more »