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The hostess of our château pensione near Naucelle, France, was speaking about her visit to the United States.

“In Boston, the tour guide showed us a church and said proudly, ‘It is over 250 years old.’ We waited for the punch line, but there was none. That was it.”

She wasn’t sharpshooting. It was simply the honest reaction of one who lives in the department of Aveyron. Within 40 miles of her front door are more than 30 French bastides, unique medieval settlements built by kings, lords and churchmen nearly 800 years ago.

“The United States has so many wonderful...

Having completed a cruise on the Caledonian Canal, the Betty and Dick Wood's Scottish journey continues with an Orkney Islands extension.

Following a tour of the lovely city of Inverness, a group of 10 of us boarded a 37-passenger turboprop plane for a flight to Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands.

This group of 70 islands, rising out of the North Sea in the face of furious tides and bitter winds, lies just north of the Scottish mainland. With the exception of Hoy, which is high and rugged, these islands are low-lying, gently sloping and fertile and for centuries have provided a...

by Misty Patton, Thornton, CO

You could imagine my delight when my fiancé and I decided a honeymoon in Africa was in order. After all, what better way to begin our new life together than by celebrating with an exotic destination?

Looking for luxury

However, we didn’t want a walk down the Frommer’s budget-minded path for our honeymoon; we wanted something truly special. Searching the Internet provided the names of a number of companies specializing in safaris. But after contacting these companies we began to feel defeated, as each one sent identical brochures and...