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Romance, intrigue, and spectacular scenery: it’s a seductive combination - and particularly when you’re traveling on VIA Rail Canada’s flagship, the Canadian. From Vancouver to Toronto is one of the world’s most legendary long-haul journeys.

The four-day journey from Vancouver to Toronto is one of the world’s most legendary long-haul journeys - and, arguably, the best way to experience the beauty of western Canada and the Canadian Rockies, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

With Lake Ontario as its northern border, the Finger Lakes contains 11 lakes, each with its own identity and personality. Seneca Lake, the largest of the bunch, is dotted with wineries and has only frozen over nine times since such recordkeeping began.

On the south shore of Oahu rises the neighborhood of Waikiki. For years favored by the Hawaiian monarchy, the fabled stretch of beach is famous for its luxury resorts, high-end shopping, and exemplary surfing, all of which make for beautiful photos.

Ever since its admission to the United States in 1959, Hawaii has been synonymous with paradise in the American imagination - and Waikiki the definitive manifestation of a lush and luxurious tropical life.

In spite of all the warnings from friends and family, I went anyway - to Mexico. And I’m glad that I did, learning a few valuable travel (and life) lessons along the way.

This very gay-friendly far-northern Atlantic island nation offers the perfect vacation, with some of the most incredible natural beauty on the planet, a warm populace & a surprisingly active capital city.

Nearly 500 years after wine grapes arrived in the 16th century, Chile has become a wine connoisseur’s destination.

With a backdrop of snow-capped mountains, verdant forests, shimmering lakes, and a dramatic coastline, Chile possesses landscapes of breathtaking beauty, all basking in a climate that’s nearly an amalgam of the wine regions of California and France.