Rarotonga, Cook Isl., 678
Somosomo Straits, Fiji, 682–83
Taveuni Island, Fiji, 682–83
Vava’u, Tonga, 697
Yap, Micronesia, 679–80
South America
Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1015
Chile’s Lake District, Pucón, Chile, 1025–26
Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Braz., 1010
Galápagos Islands, Ecua., 1032–33
Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1016
Islas los Roques, Venez., 1051–52
Maracajaú, Rio Grande do Norte, Braz., 1018
United States
Anaeho’omalu Bay, Hawaii, 761
Hanauma Bay, Hawaii, 778
Hapuna Beach, Hawaii, 761
Hulopoe Beach, 769
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Florida, 750
Kahalu’u Beach Park, Hawaii, 761
Kapalua Bay, Hawaii, 771
Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 760
Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 782
Makua Beach, Hawaii, 767
North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, 777–78
Oneloa Beach, Hawaii, 772
Poipu Beach, Hawaii, 766–67
Swimming with the Manatees, Florida, 747
Skiing
Asia, East
Niseko, Hokkaido, Jap., 504
Canada
Charlevoix, Quebec, 935
CMH Heli-Skiing and Summer Adventures, British Columbia, 914
Fairmont Tremblant, Quebec, 939
Gatineau, Quebec, 930
Mont Tremblant Resort and the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec, 938–39
Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort, British Columbia, 922–23
Winterlude, Ontario, 930–31
Europe, Eastern
Tatra Mountains, Zakopane, Pol., 313–14
Transylvania, Rom., 316
Europe, Western
Arlberg, Austria, 80–81
Cortina, Trentino-Alto Adige, It., 202–3
Courmayeur, Valle d’Aosta, It., 216–17
Davos, Graubünden, Switz., 276
Felskinn-Mittelallalin ski area, Saas-Fee, Valais, Switz., 281
French Alps, Chamonix/Megève/Courchevel, Rhône-Alpes, Fr., 135–36
Gstaad, Bernese Oberland, Switz., 274
Klosters, Graubünden, Switz., 276
Mont Blanc, Valle d’Aosta, It., 216–17
Monte Rosa heli-skiing, Valais, Switz., 281
Parsenn-Weissfluh ski area, Graubünden, Switz., 276
Saas-Fee, Valais, Switz., 281
St. Moritz, Graubünden, Switz., 277–78
Verbier, Valais, Switz., 280–81
Zermatt, Valais, Switz., 281
New Zealand
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, South Island, 671–72
Arthur’s Pass National Park, South Island, 672–73
Whakapapa Ski Field, North Island, 668
Scandinavia
Ice Hotel, Jukkasjärvi, Norrland, Swed., 366
South America
Cerro Catedral, Patagonia, Arg., 991
Mendoza, Arg., 988–89
Portillo ski resort, Chile, 1024–25
Valle Nevado ski resort, Chile, 1024–25
United States
The Adirondacks, New York, 835
Aspen, Colorado, 734–35
The Balsams, New Hampshire, 824
Big Sky, Montana, 819–20
Catamount Trail, Vermont, 888
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, 856
Durango Mountain Resort, Colorado, 735
Grand Targhee Ski Resort, Wyoming, 908
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 908–9
Killington and Woodstock, Vermont, 885–86
Mount Ashland, Oregon, 854
Mount Desert Island, Maine, 800
Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Vermont, 885
Nordic Ski Center, Vermont, 887–88
Omni Mount Washington Resort, New Hampshire, 826
Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Idaho, 782
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 738
Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont, 889–90
Sun Valley, Idaho, 784
Telluride, Colorado, 739–40
Triple Creek Ranch, Montana, 820–21
Vail, Colorado, 740
Wasatch Range, Utah, 882
Woodstock Inn & Resort, Vermont, 886
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 909–10
Sleigh and Toboggan Run
Finnish Lapland, Lapland, Fin., 350
Lone Mountain Ranch, Montana, 820
National Elk Refuge, Wyoming, 908
Snowmobiling
Charlevoix, Quebec, Can., 935
Finnish Lapland, Lapland, Fin., 350
Ice Hotel, Jukkasjärvi, Norrland, Swed., 366
Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort, British Columbia, Can., 922
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S., 909–10
Surfing and Windsurfing
Africa
Essaouira, Mor., 383–84
Asia, South and Central
Alaçati, Turkey, 577
Asia, Southeast
Amanpulo, Pamalican Island, Palawan Province, Phil., 615
Boracay, Visayas, Phil., 616–17
Medana Beach, Lombok, Indon., 598
Australia
Bell’s Beach, Victoria, 662
The Great Ocean Road, Victoria, 662
Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda
Hull Bay Beach, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., 1114
Lac Bay, Bonaire, 1069
Platinum Coast, Barb., 1066
Rincón, P.R., 1093
Central America
Bocas del Toro, Pan., 976
San Juan del Sur (resort), Nicaragua, 975
Europe, Eastern
Brač, Croat., 284
Europe, Western
Biarritz, Aquitaine, Fr., 100
Lac d’Annecy, Rhône-Alpes, Fr., 136
Great Britain and Ireland
Donegal, Ire., 58
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, Wales, 53
St. Ives, Cornwall, Eng., 5
Mexico
Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, 945
Pacific Islands
Beqa Lagoon, Beqa Island, Fiji, 680–81
Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Island Resort, Vanua Levu, Fiji, 684
South America
Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1015
Cacimba do Padre, Pernambuco, Braz., 1010
EasyDrop Surf School, Bahia, Braz., 1002
Itacaré, Bahia, Braz., 1001–2
José Ignacio, Uru., 1048–49
United States
Anaeho’omalu Bay, Hawaii, 761
Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, 855
Hamoa Beach, Hawaii, 772
Hanalei Bay, Hawaii, 767
Hapuna Beach, Hawaii, 761
Hookipa Beach, Hawaii, 772
Hotel Travaasa Hana-Maui, Hawaii, 773–74
Kalihi Wai Beach, Hawaii, 767
Makalawena Beach, Hawaii, 761
Makua Beach, Hawaii, 767
Montauk, New York, 840
North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, 777–78
The Outer Banks, North Carolina, 851
Poipu Beach, Hawaii, 766–67
Sandy Beach, Hawaii, 778
Tennis
Africa
Gazelle d’Or, Taroudannt, Mor., 390
Canada
Manoir Hovey, Quebec, 936
Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda
Antigua Tennis Week, Antigua, 1058
Half-Moon resort, Montego Bay, Jam., 1089
Great Britain and Ireland
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, London, Eng., 20
United States
Greenbrier, West Virginia, 902–3
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 866
Kiawah Island, South Carolina, 866
Omni Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, Florida,
746
Whale-Watching
Africa
The Garden Route, Western Cape, S.Afr., 424–25
Mozambique, Moz., 411–12
Tampolo Marine Park, Zimb., 437–38
Asia, East
Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Jap., 506
Asia, South and Central
Mirissa beach, Galle, Sri Lanka, 568
Australia
Fraser Island, Queensland, 653
Heron Island, Queensland, 654–55
Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 659
Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, 665
Canada
Churchill, Manitoba, 923–24
Stubbs Island, British Columbia, 919–20
Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda
Samaná Peninsula, Dom.Rep., 1082
Europe, Eastern
Kamchatka Peninsula, Kamchatka Krai, Russia, 317
Mexico
Sea of Cortez/San Ignacia Lagoon, Baja California Sur, 946
Middle East
Musandam Peninsula, Oman, 462–63
New Zealand
Marlborough Sounds, South Island, 675–76
R. Tucker Thompson, North Island, 667
Pacific Islands
Moorea Island, Fr.Poly., 689–90
Vava’u, Tonga, 697
Scandinavia
Disko Bay, Ilulissat, Greenland, 346
South America
Península Valdés, Chubut, Arg., 986
United States
Acadia National Park, Maine, 800
Cape Ann, Mass., 810
Cape Cod, Mass., 811
Hawai’i Island, Hawaii, 761
Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Hawaii, 771
Inside Passage and Glacier Bay, Alaska, 703
Kenai Fjords National Park, 704
Oregon coast, Oregon, 857
San Juan Islands, Washington, 900
Ancient Worlds: Pyramids, Ruins, and Lost Cities
Africa
Abu Simbel, Lake Nasser, Upper Egypt, 380–81
Alexandria, Egypt, 375–76
Carthage, Tun., 392
Islamic Cairo, Egypt, 376–77
Lalibela, Amhara Region, Eth., 402–3
Luxor, Upper Egypt, Egypt, 381–82
Matobo National Park cave paintings, Zimb., 436
Pyramids of Egypt, Giza, Egypt, 378–79
Siwa Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt, 383
Tangier’s Medina, Tangier, Mor., 388–89
Vieux Grand Port, Maur., 440
Volubilis, Fès, Mor., 385
Asia, East
Terra-Cotta Warriors of Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, 495–96
Asia, South and Central
Ajanta, Maharashtra, India, 541–42
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, 568–69
Aphrodisias, Anatolia, Turkey, 574
Artemis, Ephesus, Turkey, 576–77
Bodrum/Antalya, Turkey, 575
Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 587
Celsus Library, Ephesus, Turkey, 576
Cnidus, Turkey, 576
Ellora, Maharashtra, India, 541–42
Ephesus, Turkey, 576–77
Göreme Open-Air Museum, Anatolia, Turkey, 573
Hierapolis, Anatolia, Turkey, 574
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Kaymakli, Anatolia, Turkey, 573
Konya, Turkey, 584
Persepolis, Iran, 558–59
Petronium, Bodrum, Turkey, 575
Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, 568–69, 569
Temples of Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, 540–41
Asia, Southeast
Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Camb., 592–93
Ayuthaya, Thai., 620–21
Borobudur, Java, Indon., 595–96
Imperial City of Hue, Viet., 638
Lang Prabang, Laos, 600–601
My Son, Viet., 637
Prambanan, Java, Indon., 596
Wat Phou, Laos, 602
Central America
Antigua, Guat., 968–69
Cayo, Belize, 962–63
Ometepe, Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua, 975
Tikal, El Petén, Guat., 970–71
Europe, Eastern
Krimulda Castle, Gauja Valley, Vidzeme, Latv., 305
Sõrve Peninsula, Saaremaa Island, Est., 295
Europe, Western
Abbaye d’Orval, Ardennes, Belg., 92
Acropolis, Athens, Gr., 156–57
Akrotiri, Santorini, Cyclades, Gr., 163
Almendres Cromlech, Évora, Alentejo, Port., 238
Cáceres, Extremadura, Sp., 264–65
Capri, Campania, It., 177
Casa dei Vettii, Pompeii, Campania, It., 179
Casa del Fauno, Pompeii, Campania, It., 179
Castelo dos Mouros, Lisbon, Port., 242
Caves of Altamira, Cantabria, Sp., 254–55
Coliseum, Rome, Lazio, It., 183
Cologne, Rhineland, Ger., 150–51
Delphi, Central Greece, 159–60
Dürnstein, Austria, 90
Font-de-Gaume cave, Dordogne, Aquitaine, Fr., 103
Greek temple, Paestum, Naples, Campania, It., 179
Heidelberg’s Castle, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Ger., 139
Herculaneum, Campania, It., 179
Hydra and Spetses, Saronic Gulf Islands, Attica, Gr., 158–59
Kastro, Sifnos, Cyclades, Gr., 164
La Grand Place, Brussels, Belg., 95–96
Lascaux, Dordogne, Fr., 102–3
Les Arènes, Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 125
Lindos, Rhodes, Dodecanese, Gr., 167
Maremma, Tuscany, It., 211–12
Monemvassia, Peloponnese, Gr., 170
Nuraghe Palmavera, Sardinia, It., 198
Oppède-le-Vieux, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 129–30
Ostia Antica, Rome, Lazio, It., 186
Palace of Knossos, Crete, Gr., 160
The Pantheon, Rome, Lazio, It., 183–84
Páros, Cyclades, Gr., 163
Perugia, Umbria, It., 215–16
Pompeii, Campania, It., 179
Pont du Gard, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 126
Pont St-Bénézet, Avignon, Provence-Alps-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 126
Portara, Naxos, Cyclades, Gr., 162
Rhodes, Dodecanese, Gr., 166
Roman amphitheater, Gubbio, Umbria, It., 214
Roman Aqueduct, Segovia, Sp., 270
Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne, Aquitaine, Fr., 103
Sassi of Matera, Basilicata, It., 174–75
Selinunte, Sicily, It., 201
Sicily’s Greek Temples, Sicily, It., 200–201
Temple of Apollo, Corinth, Peloponnese, Gr., 171
Thera, Santorini, Cyclades, Gr., 163
Trier, Rhineland, Ger., 152
Turckheim, Alsace, Fr., 99
Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii, Campania, It., 179
Great Britain and Ireland
Adare, County Limerick, Ire., 69–70
Aran Islands, County Galway, Ire., 63–64
Avebury Stone Circles, Wiltshire, Eng., 31
Bath, Somerset, Eng., 26–27
Bishop’s Palace, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, Wales, 53
Brú na Búinne, County Meath, Ire., 71–72
Ceide Fields, County Mayo, Ire., 71
Grampian Mountains, Scot., 37–38
Grianan Ailligh, County Donegal, Ire., 58
Hadrian’s Wall, Hexham, Northumberland, Eng., 23–24
Harlech Castle, North Wales, Wales, 47
Orkney Islands, Scot., 44–45
Skellig Islands, County Kerry, Ire., 67
Spanish Arch, Galway, County Galway, Ire., 65
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, Eng., 31
Tintern Abbey, Southeast Wales, Wales, 52
Mexico
Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, 960
Palenque, Chiapas, 946–47
Pirámide de Adivino, Mérida, Yucatán, 960
Teoti
huacán, Mexico, 956
Tulum, Quintana Roo, 959
Uxmal, Mérida, Yucatán, 960
The Zúcalo, Mexico City, 951
Middle East
Baalbek, Leb., 460–62
Caesarea, Isr., 446–47
Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jor., 458
Gamla, Golan Heights, Isr., 448
Great Mosque of Aleppo, Syr., 468
Jarash, Jor., 457
Mada‘in Saleh, S.Arab., 466
Masada, Isr., 452–53
Palmyra, Syr., 470–71
Petra, Jor., 459–60
Shibam, Yem., 474–75
West Bank, Palestine, 451–52
Pacific Islands
Aitutaki, Cook Isl., 677–78
Huahine, Society Islands, Fr.Poly., 688
Palau, 692
Pulemelei Mound, Savai’i, Samoa, 695
Scandinavia
Åland Archipelago, Fin., 347
Visby, Gotland, Swed., 365
South America
Choquequirao, Quechua, Peru, 1043
Cuzco, Peru, 1040–41
Easter Island, Chile, 1021–22
Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1016
Inca Trails, Peru, 1043–44
Ingapirca, Ecua., 1032
Isla de la Luna, Lake Titicaca, Bol., 997
Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca, Bol., 997
Machu Picchu, Urubamba Valley Cuzco Region, Peru, 1042–43
Sacsayhuamán, Cuzco, Peru, 1041
Salta, Arg., 993
Tiwanaku, Bol., 997
Tulipe, Ecua., 1034
Urubamba Valley, Peru, 1041
United States
Anasazi dwellings, Arizona, 705
Mesa Verde, Colorado, 736–37
Culinary Experiences
Africa
Al Fassia, Marrakech, Mor., 386
Aubergine, Cape Town, S.Afr., 418
Azura Restaurant, Cape Town, S.Afr., 417
Café des Nattes, Sidi Bou Said, Tun., 392
Café Glaciers, Marrakech, Mor., 386
Café Hafa, Tangier, Mor., 389
Casa Hassan, Chefchaouen, Mor., 389
Caveau, Cape Town, S.Afr., 418
Cellars-Hohenort, Western Cape, S.Afr., 423–24
Dias Tavern, Cape Town, S.Afr., 419
Gold Restaurant, Cape Town, S.Afr., 416
Hotel Nord-Pinus Tanger, Tangier, Mor., 389
La Colombe, Cape Town, S.Afr., 419
La Maison Arabe, Marrakech, Mor., 386
La Maison Bleue, Fès, Mor., 385
La Residence, Western Cape, S.Afr., 423
Le Foundouk, Marrakech, Mor., 386
Le Quartier Français, Western Cape, S.Afr., 423
Le Tobsil, Marrakech, Mor., 386
Marrakech, Mor., 385–86
Naguib Mahfouz Café, Cairo, Egypt, 376
Nobu, Cape Town, S.Afr., 418
Noon Gun Tea Room, Cape Town, S.Afr., 415
Rasoi by Vineet, Maur., 440
Restaurant Ferdaous, Essaouria, Mor., 384
Reuben’s, Cape Town, S.Afr., 418
River Café, Cape Town, S.Afr., 419
Royal Malewane, Mpumalanga, S.Afr., 421
Spoon des Îles, Maur., 440
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