Valtice Castle, Czech Rep., 293
Vamizi Island Lodge, Quirimbas, Moz., 411
Van Eyck, Jan, 93
Van Gogh, Vincent, 232–33
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Neth., 227
Vanbrugh, John, 25, 32–33
Vancouver, B.C., Can., 916–18
Vancouver Island, B.C., Can., 918–22
VANCOUVER ISLAND’S GASTRO HAVENS, B.C., Can., 920–21
VANCOUVER’S TOP RESTAURANTS AND GRANVILLE ISLAND PUBLIC MARKET, B.C., Can., 917–18
Vanua Levu, Fiji, 684
VANUATU, 698
VARANASI, THE GHATS OF, India, 553–54
VARDZIA, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Rep.Ga., 296–97
Varenna, Lombardy, It., 191
VASA MUSEUM, Stockholm, Swed., 370
Vasa warship, Swed., 370
Vasarely Museum, Pécs, Hung., 303
Vat Phou (tour boat), Mekong River, Laos, 602
Vatican City, Rome, It., 184–85
Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, 353
Vaud, Switz., 281
Vaux, Calvert, 841
VAVA‘U, Tonga, 697
Vaxholm, Stockholm Archipelago, Swed., 367
Vecchia Taormina (restaurant), Taormina, Sicily, It., 202
VeloCibò, Bologna, It., 180
VENCE, Fr., 132–33
Vendimia (harvest festival), Mendoza, Arg., 989
Venetian Macao, Macau, China, 493
Veneto, It., 217–23
Venezuela, 1050–52
Veni Mange (restaurant), Trin., 1109
Venice, Calif., U.S., 720
VENICE, It., 217–23
Venice Film Festival, Venice, It., 220
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, Venice, It., 222
Ventana Inn & Spa, Calif., U.S., 724
Veranda Natural Resort, Kep, Camb., 590
Veranda Restaurant, Bellagio, It., 191
Veranda Restaurant, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 567
Veranda Restaurant, Mustique, Grenadines, 1105
VERBIER, Valais, Switz., 280–81
Verdura (resort), Selinunte, Sicily, It., 201
Vered HaGalil (restaurant), Galilee, Isr., 448
Vermeer, Jan, 233, 235
Vermeer Center, Delft, Neth., 233
Vermont, U.S., 884–90
Vermont Country Store, Vt., U.S., 889
VERONA, Veneto, It., 222–23
Ver-o-Peso, Belém, Braz., 1009
Versailles, Château de, Fr., 118
Vestibul Palace (hotel), Split, Croat., 284
Vetri, Marc, 863
Vetri Ristorante, Pa., U.S., 863
Vézina, Daniel, 941
Via Chiantigiana, Tuscany, It., 209
Via Condotti, Rome, It., 184
Via ferrata, Trentino-Alto Adige, It., 202
Via Montenapoleone, Milan, It., 194
VIA Rail Canada, Can., 912
Vianden castle, Diekirch, Luxembourg, 224
Vicenza, It., 222
Victoria, Austral., 662
Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C., Can., 921–22
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Eng., 18
Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, S.Afr., 417
Victoria Express, Viet., 642
Victoria Falls Hotel, Zimb., 436
VICTORIA FALLS, Zamb./Zimb., 435–36
Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China, 487, 489
Victoria House (hotel), San Pedro, Belize, 961
Victoria Marine (whale-watching tour operator), 1082
Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, China, 487
Victoria Sapa Resort & Spa, Viet., 642
Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel and Spa, Interlaken, Switz., 276
Victoria’s National Botanical Gardens, Mahé, Seych., 441
Victory Hotel, Stockholm, Swed., 368
Vidawa Rainforest Hike, Taveuni, Fiji, 682–83
Vidzeme, Latv., 305–6
VIENNA, Austria, 85–89
Vienna Boys’ Choir at the Hofburgkapelle, Vienna, Austria, 86
Viennese ball season, Vienna, Austria, 87
VIENTIANE, Laos, 602–3
VIEQUES AND CULEBRA, P.R., 1095–96
Vietnam, 632–42
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., U.S., 895
Vieux Grand Port, Maur., 440
VIEUX NICE, Fr., 133
VIEUX-MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Can., 937–38
VIEUX-QUÉBEC, Quebec, Can., 940–41
View at the Spanish Steps (hotel), Rome, It., 186–7
View Hotel, Ariz., U.S., 709
Viidumäe Nature Reserve Saaremaa Island, Est., 295
Viking Emerald (cruise ship), China, 493–94
Viking River Cruises, China, 493–94
VIKING SHIP MUSEUM, Oslo, Nor., 361
Vikingeskibsmuseet Roskilde (Viking Ship Museum), Den., 342
Vikingskiphuset (Viking Ship Museum), Oslo, Nor., 361
Viktualienmarkt, Munich, Ger., 142
Vila Drago (hotel), Sveti Stefan, Monten., 309
Vila Primavesi (restaurant), Olomouc, Czech Rep., 294
Villa Aşina (hotel), Eski Datça, Turkey, 576
Villa Barbaro, Maser, It., 222
Villa Beccaris, Alba, It., 196
Villa Carmel, Acre, Isr., 445
Villa Cimbrone, Ravello, It., 175–76
Villa Cortine Palace Hotel, Sirmione, It., 191
Villa Cristal, Viñales, Cuba, 1077
Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii, It., 179
Villa dei Papiri, Herculaneum, It., 179
Villa D’Este (hotel), Bellagio, It., 191
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Fr., 129
Villa Florentine (hotel), Lyon, Fr., 137
Villa Hanis, Yogyakarta, Indon., 596
Villa Huinid, Patagonia, Arg., 991
Villa Igiea (hotel), Palermo, Sicily, It., 200
Villa Koliba, Zakopane, Pol., 313
Villa La Angostura, Patagonia, Arg., 991
Villa La Massa (hotel), Florence, It., 208
Villa La Tour (hotel), Nice, Fr., 133
Villa Las Tronas, Alghero, Sardinia, It., 198
Villa Le Barone (hotel), Tuscany, It., 209
Villa Mahal (hotel), Kalkan, Turkey, 584
Villa María Cristina (hotel), Guanajuato, Mex., 949
Villa María (hotel), Buenos Aires Province, Arg., 985
Villa Maroc, Essaouria, Mor., 384
Villa Miločer, Sveti Stefan, Monten., 309
Villa Montaña, Morelia, Mex., 957
Villa Principe Leopoldo, Collina d’Oro, Switz., 279
Villa Rosa (restaurant), Cuenca, Ecua., 1032
Villa Rufolo, Ravello, It., 175–76
Villa San Michele, Anacapri, It., 177
Villa San Michele (hotel), Florence, It., 207–8
Villa Sant’Andrea, Taormina, Sicily, It., 202
Villa Steno, Monterosso, It., 188
Villa Tokur (hotel), Eski Datça, Turkey, 576
Village de Bories, Fr., 130
Villány, Hung., 303–4
Villas Eva Luna, Dom.Rep., 1082
Vilnius, Lith., 307
Vilnius Cathedral, Lith., 307
VIÑA DEL MAR AND VALPARAÍSO, Chile, 1027–28
Viña Indomita (restaurant), Casablanca Valley, Chile, 1028
VIÑALES VALLEY, Pinar del Rio, Cuba, 1076–77
Viñas de Cafayate (inn), Salta, Arg., 992
Vincents (restaurant), Riga, Latv., 304
Vines of Mendoza, Godoy Cruz, Arg., 989
Vineyard Terrace Restaurant, B.C., Can., 916
Vinifera Wine Cellars, N.Y., U.S., 838
Vinkeles (restaurant), Amsterdam, Neth., 229
Vintimilla, Berta, 1032
Viradas do Largo, Tiradentes, Braz., 1008
Virgen de la Candelaria (festival), Puno, Peru, 1047
Virgin Gorda, B.V.I., 1070–71
Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, St. John, U.S.V.I., 1113
VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, St. John, U.S.V.I., 1113–14
Virginia, U.S., 890–94
Virginia Hotel, N.J., U.S., 827
Vis, Croat., 285
Visayas, Phil., 616–17
Visby, Gotland, Swed., 365
Viscri, Transylvania, Rom., 317
Visegrád, Danube Bend, Hung., 301
Vista, Calif., U.S., 716
Vivaldi, Antonio, 219
Vivenda dos Palhacos (hotel), Goa, India, 535
Vivoli (gelaterie), Florence, It., 208–9
Vltava River, Czech Rep., 287, 291
A Voce (restaurant), N.Y., U.S., 849
Voga Lunga (boat race), Venice, It., 220
Volcán Baru, Chiriqui, Pan., 977
Volcanic Activity Center, N.Z., 668
Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, Ore., U.S., 856
Volcano Inn, Hawaii, U.S., 759
Volga Dream (luxury liner), Russia, 322
Volga River, Russia, 321–22
Volgograd, Russia, 322
Volksfest, Munich, Ger., 141
Volubilis (ruins), Fès, Mor., 385
Vongerichten, Jean-Georges, 768, 848
Vonnas (restaurant), Vonnas, Fr., 134
VOODOO NIGHTS AT THE HOTEL OLOFFSON, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1087
Voronet monastery, Moldavia, Rom., 315–16
Voyager Estate (restaurant), Western Australia, Austral., 664
Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp, Belg., 91
Vucciria, Palermo, Sicily, It., 199–200
Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, It., 198
Vumbura Plains Camps, Botswana, 401
Vy, Trinh Diem, 637
W
W hotel, Seoul, S.Kor., 529
W. W. Chan, Hong Kong, China, 490
THE WACHAU VALLEY, Austria, 90
Wadi Hadhramawt, Yem., 474–75
WADI RUM, Jor., 456
Wadsworth Atheneum, Conn., U.S., 742
Wagner, Richard, 143
Wagner Festival, Beyreuth, Ger., 143
Wai‘anapanapa State Park, Hawaii, U.S., 771
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, U.S., 777
Waikoloa Beach Resort, Hawaii, U.S., 764
Wailea Courses, Hawaii, U.S., 772
Waimea, Hawaii, U.S., 766
Waimea Canyon, Hawaii, U.S., 766
Waimea Plantation Cottages, Hawaii, U.S., 768
Waimea Town Celebration, Hawaii, U.S., 768
Wai-O-Tapu, Rotorua, N.Z., 671
Waipi‘o Valley, Hawaii, U.S., 760
Waipi‘o Wayside Inn, Hawaii, U.S., 760
Waka di Ume (hotel), Ubud, Bali, Indon., 593
Waldhotel Fletschhorn, Saas-Fee, Switz., 281
Waldhotel Sonnora (restaurant), Mülheim, Ger., 152
Wales, 46–53
Walhalla, Regensburg, Ger., 145
Walk Japan (travel operator), 516–17
Walking Street markets, Chiang Mai, Thai., 624–25
WALKING THE NAKASENDO, Narai, Tsumago, and Magome, Jap., 516–17
Wall Drug Store, S.D., U.S., 871
Wallace, Idaho, U.S., 782
Wallace Collection, London, Eng., 20
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Calif., U.S., 717–18
Walt Disney Family Museum, Calif., U.S., 727–28
WALT DISNEY WORLD, Fla., U.S., 753
Wamena, Papua, Indon., 599
Wanderers Rest (inn), South Australia, Austral., 659
Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Can., 923
Warner Brothers Studios, Calif., U.S., 720
Warren, Vt., U.S., 889
Warsaw, Pol., 312–13
Warwick, Eng., 29
WARWICK CASTLE, Warwick, Eng., 29
Warwick Long Bay, Berm., 1067
Warwickshire, Eng., 28–29
WASATCH RANGE, SKIING THE, Utah, U.S., 882
Washington, Conn., U.S., 743
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S., 894–99
Washington State, U.S., 899–901
Washington, Va., U.S., 892–93
Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., U.S., 895
Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, 1069
WAT PHO, Bangkok, Thai., 622–23
Wat Phou, Laos, 602
Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok, Thai., 622
Wat Phra That, Mae Hong Son, Thai., 630
Wat Sisaket, Vientiane, Laos, 602
WATERFORD CRYSTAL AND WATERFORD CASTLE, Ire., 73–74
Waters, Alice, 732
Waterside Theatre, N.C., U.S., 851
Waterville Links, County Kerry, Ire., 55
WATERWAYS OF THE CZARS, Moscow, Russia, 321–22
Wauwinet, Mass., U.S., 813
Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Pol., 311–12
WAWEL HILL, Kraków, Pol., 311–12
Waxholms Hotell, Vaxholm, Swed., 367
WEIMAR, Thuringia, Ger., 156
Weinromantik Hotel Richtershof, Mülheim, Ger., 152
Weirs Beach, N.H., U.S., 825
Weiskopf, Tom, 709, 764
Wells, Somerset, Eng., 27–28
WELLS CATHEDRAL, Wells, Eng., 27–28
Wenge (patisserie), Luxembourg City, Lux., 224
Wentworth Mansion (inn), S.C., U.S., 867
WEST BANK, Palestin. Auth., 451–52
West Bengal, India, 554–56
WEST JERUSSALEM, Isr., 450–51
WEST LAKE, Hangzhou, China, 502–3
West Restaurant, B.C., Can., 918
West Street Grill, Conn., U.S., 742
West Virginia, U.S., 901–3
WEST VIRGINIA’S WHITEWATER RAFTING, W.Va., U.S., 901–2
West Wales, Wales, 53
Western Australia, Austral., 663–66
Western Cape, S.Afr., 423–25
Western Desert, Egypt, 382–83
Westminster Abbey, London, Eng., 18
Weston, Vt., U.S., 889
Wexford, Ire., 74–75
WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA, Ire., 74–75
Whakapapa Ski Field, N.Z., 668
Whale Shark & Oceanic Research Center, Utila, Hond., 972
Whale Watch Vava’u, Tonga, 697
Whaling Museum, Mass., U.S., 813
WHAREKAUHAU COUNTRY ESTATE, Palliser Bay, N.Z., 670
Wheatleigh, Mass., U.S., 812
THE WHIRLING DERVISHES OF KONYA, Turkey, 583–84
WHISTLER BLACKCOMB SKI RESORT, B.C., Can., 922–23
Whistling Straits (golf course), Wisc., U.S., 905
White, Stanford, 865
White Barn Inn, Maine, U.S., 801
White Bay, B.V.I., 1070
White Bay Villas and Seaside Cottages, B.V.I., 1070
THE WHITE CITY OF TEL AVIV, Isr., 454
THE WHITE CONTINENT, Antarctica, 1053
White Horse Tavern, R.I., U.S., 865
White House, Washington, D.C., U.S., 896
White Memorial Foundation, Conn., U.S., 742
White Mountain National Forest, N.H., U.S., 826
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, N.H., U.S., 756, 826
THE WHITE NIGHTS FESTIVAL, St. Petersburg, Russia, 323–24
White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad, Alaska, U.S., 703
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., U.S., 902–3
White Swan Inn, Llanfrynach, Wales, 46
Whitefield, N.H., U.S., 824–25
Whitehaven Beach, Austral., 655
WHITSUNDAYS, SAILING THE, Austral., 655–6
Wickaninnish Inn, B.C., Can., 919
WICKLOW, GARDENS OF, Ire., 75–76
Wicklow Mountains, Ire., 75–76
Wicklow Mountains National Park, Ire., 76
Wierzynek (restaurant), Rynek Główny, Kraków, Pol., 311
Wigmore Hall, London, Eng., 19
Wigwam, Ariz., U.S., 710
Wild Bill’s, Tenn., U.S., 874
WILD DONEGAL, Ire., 58
Wild Geese, Adare, Ire., 70
Wildflower Hall (hotel), Himachal Pradesh, India, 536
Wildhorse Saloon, Tenn., U.S., 875
Wildlife Loop
Road, S.D., U.S., 870
Willard Intercontinental (hotel), Washington, D.C., U.S., 898
Willemstad, Curaçao, 1079
WILLIAMETTE VALLEY, Ore., U.S., 858–59
Williams-Ellis, Bertram Clough, 49
Williams House, Fla., U.S., 746
Williamsburg, Va., U.S., 893–94
Williamsburg Inn, Va., U.S., 893
Williamsburg Winery, Va., U.S., 893
Williamstown, Mass., U.S., 815
Williamstown Theatre Festival, Mass., U.S., 815
Willow Stream Spa, Alta., Can., 911
Willow Tearoom, Glasgow, Scot., 36
Willy T (bar/restaurant), Norman Island, B.V.I., 1072
Wilpena Pound, South Australia, Austral., 658
Wilpena Pound Resort, South Australia, Austral., 658
Wiltshire, Eng., 30–32
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, London, Eng., 20
Winchester, Hampshire, Eng., 11–12
WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL, Eng., 11–12
Winchester Inn, Ore., U.S., 854
Windamere (hotel), Darjeeling, India, 555
Windermere (lake), Eng., 16
The Windigo (restaurant), Quebec, Can., 939
Winding Stair (restaurant), Dublin, Ire., 59
Windmill (pub), Stratford-upon-Avon, Eng., 28
Windsor Castle, Eng., 22–23
Windsor Court, La., U.S., 796
Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa, Jap., 504
Windsor Palace Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt, 375
Wine bars, Venice, It., 221
Wine Country Farm B&B and Cellars, Ore., U.S., 859
WINE ROADS OF CHILE, Chile, 1020–21
Wine Vault Restaurant, Istria, Croat., 285
Winkler, Heinz, 143
Winspear Opera House, Tex., U.S., 877
Winter Alpine Balloon Festival, Château d’Oex, Switz., 274
Winter Haven Hotel, Fla., U.S., 752
THE WINTER PALACE AND THE HERMITAGE, St. Petersburg, Russia, 324–25
Wintergreen Lodge, Minn., U.S., 817
Winterlake Lodge, Alaska, U.S., 701
WINTERLUDE AND THE RIDEAU CANAL, Ont., Can., 930–31
Winterthur, Del., U.S., 744
Winvian resort, Conn., U.S., 742
Wisconsin, U.S., 903–5
Wisdom, Mont., U.S., 822–23
Wise River, Mont., U.S., 822–23
WITCHCRAFT MARKET, La Paz, Bol., 997
Witkiewicz, Stanislaw, 313
Wittamer, Brussels, Belg., 94
Wohlfahrt, Harald, 138
Wolfeboro, N.H., U.S., 825
Wolwedans Lodges, Namibia, 414
WOMADelaide, Adelaide, Austral., 656
Wong, Alan, 780
Wong, Javier, 1044
Wong Ah Wah (restaurant), Kuala Lumpur, Malay., 606
Wood, John the Elder, 27
Wood, John the Younger, 27
Woodbury, Conn., U.S., 743
Woodman’s Restaurant, Mass., U.S., 810
Woodstock, Eng., 25
Woodstock, N.Y., U.S., 836
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