Val d’Aran (Pyrenees), Spain (April 17, 2006)- Pick wild berries, mushrooms and Catalan escargots, bring the bounty to the hotel’s Executive Chef for dinner that evening, or to the spa for a fresh berry spa treatment. Guests at La Pleta Hotel & Spa are guided by a local expert on three, half-day tours through the Val d’Aran forest in the

Central Spain and Portugal- Mountains, Valleys and the Atlantic Coast of Portugal! Date: Sep 29-Oct 14, 2006 Duration : 13 riding days Rest Days : 3 (Guimaraes-Obidos, Lisboa, Toledo) Start Finish : Madrid/Madrid Accomodations : Primarily Paradors(castles, palaces etc) and other high quality 4 star hotels. Highlights:Ride in Castle-topped mountains, winding

New York, NY, March 2006 — M/S Juno, M/S Wilhelm Tham and M/S Diana, vintage ships built in 1874, 1912 and 1931 and lovingly maintained to preserve their classic interiors, ply the historic Gota Canal between Stockholm, the Swedish capital, and Gothenburg, the largest port, on journeys back in time — through lush countryside to medieval

Bern is Switzerland’s picturesque capital. A fascinating town, with a perfectly intact Old Town, Bern was designated a UNESCO landmark in 1983. But far from resting on its laurels, this city has become an insider tip for the hip: interesting bars, cutting-edge boutiques and a myriad of independent performance spaces are just as much part of the picture as are

I arrived in Florence a full day ahead of my “schedule” and upon stepping off the train realized that my room reservation at the Hotel Boccaccio didn’t start until the next day. I figured I’d still have a good chance at getting a room for the night, so I exercised my handy Florence street map and rolled my increasingly large suitcase over to Hotel