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The article discusses the history and popularity of mazes and labyrinths in many cultures and ages, it describes how people use them for different purposes. Topics include the spiritual use of labyrinths, the hedonistic appeal of mazes, and the author's personal experience of being lost and finding joy in getting lost on purpose.

Several photographs from the tourism in summer season near Black Sea are presented.

The article focuses on Cuba, particularly on its capital city Havana. Topics discussed by the author include the country's architecture, the effect of the executive order of the U.S. President Barack Obama to the diplomatic relationship of the two countries, and the impact of the spending of American tourists to the improvisation of Cuban talent.

Reports on efforts by the people of Kabul, Afghanistan, to build a tourist industry. Author's experience traveling in Afghanistan; Impressions of Kabul; Living conditions in the city; Reference to the deaths of two post-Taliban tourism ministers; Risks for visitors; Historical sites and attractions; Outlook for tourism in Afghanistan; Promising projects, including construction of a five-star hotel; Highlights of the Pak-Asia Circus; Safety issues.

Focuses on Patagonia as a travel destination. Scope of its climate and topography; Emergence of Patagonia as Argentina has reinvented itself as a tourist destination; How many abandoned sheep ranches have been transformed into small hotels; Author's experience visiting three such retreats, all in Parque Nacional los Glaciares area; Descriptions of the Alta Vista Inn, an English country house, El Pilar Inn and Helsingfors Lodge; When to go; How to get there.

Presents a list of places children can go to in London, England including: author A.A. Milne's house, Sir John Jone's Museum, and the Natural History Museum.

Discusses the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Changes in the area since the Big Dig was completed; Number of tourists who walk the area's Freedom Trail each year; Times of year to visit in order to see different events; Historical locations in Boston.

Focuses on Ireland and its tourist attractions. Travel in the country; Impact the increased numbers of houses being built have had on the landscape; Importance of tourism in Ireland.

Describes a road trip the author took from Las Vegas, Nevada to the Grand Canyon and back. Sites in Las Vegas; Museums in Las Vegas including the Liberace Museum; Sites seen in the Grand Canyon.

Lists restaurants, tourist attractions, shops, and places to stay in Key West, Florida.

Presents observations from a traveller who explored parts of Wyoming on the back of a llama. Consideration of how llamas can be skittish and sometimes spit when they are agitated with their passengers; Splendor of Gannett Peak, one of the state's 26 peaks over 13,000 feet; Reference to the South Pass, an area of the Rockies where the mountains vanish into the sagelands; History of using llamas as porters in the South American altiplano; Ability of llamas to carry up to 100 pounds of gear for hikers who have physical ailments and families with young children; Storms which rage across the desert in Wyoming during the winter season.

Presents observations from a traveler who explored various regions of Tasmania. Reference to travel in Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, and Australia's second-oldest city; Destruction of the trees and rain forests in many areas of Tasmania due to paper factories; Beauty of the lakes and trout fishing in the highlands near Mount Field National Park, which is a World Heritage Area wilderness; How the countryside boasts many farm cottages and colonial houses which have been transformed into inns and hotels for travelers; Changes to the land due to the selective firing of the county over millenniums by the Aborigines; How the Tasmanian devil has been decimated by a mysterious cancer which has spread northeast up the island.

Discusses the renovations completed at the mosques and mansions in the neighborhood of Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah in Cairo, Egypt. How supplicants seeking relief from sickness or evil would visit the Zuweila Gate in order to petition the ghost there; Consideration of the traces of medieval culture in the monuments of the poorest parts of Cairo; How Bab Zuweila was a center for commerce, religion, and pageantry from its inception in 1092; Efforts of the Ministry of Culture to restore 150 historic structures since 1999; Popularity of the shopping bazaars at Khan al-Khalili, the main tourist area; Tomb complexes which were once inhabited by Mameluke sultans.

Presents the observations of one traveler in Orvieto, Umbria in Italy. How Orvieto has preserved its architectural and historical integrity due to its mountaintop location; Combination of the charms of Romanesque and Gothic architecture; Focus on the Duomo cathedral which began as a church in 1290 and is found at the highest point of the town; Restoration of the sculptures and carvings on the church's facade of stories from the Old and New Testaments; Reference to the horrific depictions of the Last Judgement; Decoration of the San Brizio chapel with Signorelli's frescoes showing the end of the world.

Discusses the popularity of Cornwall, England as a tourist destination for travelers who wish to see the lighthouse referenced in Virginia Woolf's novel 'To the Lighthouse.' How the Godrevy lighthouse is located on an island at the head of St. Ives Bay at the southwestern tip of England; Museums at St. Ives which include work by contemporary artists and painters such as Walter Sickert from the 1880's; How visitors enjoy paying homage to the well-preserved cemeteries and sculptures in Cornwall; Infusion of income to the residents of Cornwall due to visitors who frequent the are from Easter through November; Galleries and inns at St. Mawes.

Profiles Stephen LaBerge, a dream scientist who conducted research in the psychology department at Stanford for more that 20 years, who offers a dream vacation in which customers are taught to control what unfolds in the mind while they are asleep. Description of this tourist retreat for those who wish to connect more deeply with their nocturnal visions; Highlights of a "lucid dream," a rare sort of dream in which one is aware of dreaming and can guide or manipulate the events that occur; Benefits of lucid dreaming; Methods used in bringing about lucid dreaming; Arrangement of the vacations by the Lucidity Institute of which Stephan LaBerge is founder; History of lucid dreaming.

Offers a look at author Rick Steves, who wrote the Lonely Planet travel guides. Report that Steves has written 27 guidebooks to Europe, stars in a public television travelogue series called "Rick Steves' Europe," and runs the tour business Europe Through the Back Door; Statement that Steves is anti-war and does not approve of the U.S. President George W. Bush administration; Discussion of the foreign opinion of the United States.

Focuses on Madrid, Spain, as a tourist destination. Cafes, bars and restaurants; Shops and flea markets; Nightlife; Hotels; Suggestions for visiting Chinchón, a nearby town.

Reports on a a quick trip through Costa Rica. Land which is know for great beauty; Brief history of the country; Famous for having the most species of plants and animals of anywhere in the world; National park system; Centro Neotrópico, an eco-tourism complex; Everglade features of the Cañ Negro swamp; Home to the native caiman; Monte Arenal which is one of the nine active volcanoes in the country; Introduction to the savannah and the sabanero, the horsemen of the area; Canopy tour recommendation.

Profiles Bangkok as a dynamic business hub tempered by the Theravada Buddhism practiced by almost the entire population. Mood of the city as it regains financial footing lost in 1977; Residents who are seemingly unurban in their pace of life and outgoing nature; The influence of Buddhism which profoundly affects the culture; Food and restaurants in Bangkok; A city style which is more market than mall.

Reports on a trip around northern Wales in the United Kingdom. Llangollen to Betws-y-Coed in Snowdonia then on to Conway and Llandudno; Appeal of an ancient sadness in a land that retains its own language and customs in a modern world; Welsh people who are skilled in the telling of stories, Lush greenery of the countryside viewed during a car tour of the area.

Reports on Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, three Baltic states formerly a part of the U.S.S.R. which are coming into their own as tourist sites. Finding that the Baltic countries are as safe, stable and traveler-friendly as any destination in "old" Europe; Tour of the three countries with most sites bearing witness to the long histories of each land; Emergence from under the rule of the U.S.S.R., resulting in the development of tourism.

Shares a houseboat vacation taken around the Florida Keys. Description of the life of ease including the blurring of time and day; Big fish stories, Kayaking trips to bird watch on Bottle Key; Devastating effect that man has had on many species of the Keys; Butternut Key exploration; Description of mangroves and seagrasses; Tour of Lignumvitae Key, a botanical state park; Map of the Keys.

Profiles Catalona, Spain during the off-season. An area reminiscent of another time; Home of Salvador Dali; Description of a meal at Casa Anita and the art of drinking from a porrón; Recommendation of a drive through the Cap de Creus National Park; Description of the landscape and villages; Details on the charm of Cadaqués; Tour of the Casa-Museu Dali at Port Lligat and several other towns on or near the Costa Brava.