1. Sailing the Grenadines, Lesser, Antilles.
Whether you charter a yacht with a crew or go "bare boating" and do it yourself, you will find the Caribbean's Grenadines are a sailor's paradise: 32 islands (some uninhabited and accessible only by boat) strung out like a necklace across 40 miles of water, between St. Vincent and Grenada.
2. Horseback safari in the Masai Mara, Kenya.
When the rainy season ends in May, the migrating zebra, entelope, gazelle, and wildebeest begin their search for greener pastures. One of the best ways to see them is on horseback-you will feel like part of the herd and also visit the manyattas (villages) of the nomadic and hospitable Masai people.
3. Pedicab ride, New York City.
After enjoying a Broadway show, flag down a pedicab-a bicycle rickshaw powered by an incredibly fit and cheerful young driver-and revel in the sights and sounds of Times Square that whirl around you.
4. Coaching in Bavaria, Germany.
Climb into an authentic 19 th-century horse-drawn carriage and meander along old coach roads that are practically traffic-free. You will pass unspoiled meadows, crystal-blue lakes, and rural villages, ending up at Ludwig II's Neuschwanstein Castle, which inspired the palace in Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
5. Mount Washington Cog Railroad, North Conway, New Hampshire.
The highest mountain in the Northeast, Mount Washington may best be approached by its cog railway. The original "little engine that could" chugs three and a half miles to the mountain's peak, as it's done since 1869, affording dramatic views all along the way.
6. Barging and ballooning, Burgundy, France.
Whether you choose to go by water, drifting along the ancient network of rivers and canals, or by air, floating high above the forest-ringed chateaux, barging and ballooning are both serene ways to savor one of France's most beautiful regions.
7. Cycling the San Juan Islands, Washington.
In the pastoral San Juans, where cows seem to outnumber cars,, you can bike your way back in time to the turn-of-the-century days of farmers and fishermen-or just to the sixties, when handicrafts and pottery were the coin of the realm and to some degree still are.
8. Trekking around Mount Kailas, Tibet.
Pilgrims-and trekking tourists- come from all over the world to perform a kora, a 32-mile walk around the circumference of this most sacred of Asian mountains to pay homage to the deities. One circuit is said to erase the sins of a lifetime; 108 assures Nirvana. |
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