Take the plunge
Want to really explore the Caribbean? Hit the deck on a live-aboard dive boat
by Dr Brad Bowins

Pad around Thailand
Lush Chiang Mai gives travellers a chance to bond with elephants or make the cut in cooking class
by Sarah Musgrave

Polish it off
Krakow isn't the first city that screams hot new destination -- but it should be
by Helena Zukowski

Shanghai boon
China's fastest-growing city parades its amazing antiquities
by Jeremy Ferguson

Water world
Oceanographer Jean-Michel Cousteau takes cruise passengers deep into the Amazon rainforest
by John and Sandra Nowlan

Ocean's 12
Take two weeks off and see Europe on a luxury ship the size of a big town -- at small-town prices
by Toby Saltzman

Swept away
Touring the open seas on a tall ship is nothing like your average cruise
by Katherine Leverette

The fascinating Faroes
These untamed, far-flung Scandinavian islands are a once-upon-a-time place in the modern world
by Cleo Paskal

Lebanese made simple
Three easy and healthy recipes from the Pearl of the Middle East
by Hussien Dekmak

History of Medicine
Why did Vincent van Gogh walk into a field and shoot himself at just 37 years of age?
by Jackie Rosenhek

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