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Alcatraz Island in San Francisco

Alcatraz: More Than a Prison Tour

Urquhart Castle overlooking Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.

Lost in Scotland: Castles, Whisky, and the Art of the Roundabout

Renowned travel writer and guidebook publisher Rick Steves packed the house at Dominican University in San Rafael, CA, US, with his two-hour talk on On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer.

Rick Steves On the Hippie Trail

View of Prague Castle overlooking Mala Strana and the Vltava River.

Czech, Please! 6 Fun Days in Prague

Top sites in the Old City of Dubrovnik, Croatia, on the Adriatic Coast. Croatia. Credit: iStock.com/Dreamer4787

Dubrovnik’s Timeless Beauty

Historic Perast, a beautiful resort town in the Adriatic Sea's Kotor Bay in Montenegro.

Perast and Kotor: Exploring Montenegro In One Day

Rediscovering Saudi Arabia: A Journey Through Time

Ston, Croatia is a hidden gem. A massive wall nicknamed "Europe's Great Wall of China," snakes up the hill behind the towns of Ston and Mali Ston. The reason for the wall, built in medieval times, was to protect the salt pans. Today people come to climb the wall, see Europe's oldest salt production facility and eat oysters.

Ston, Croatia: Medieval Walls, Salt Pans and Oysters

Mostar in Bosnia & Herzegovina as seen from the iconic Stari Most ("Old Bridge") that dates back to the Ottoman Empire.

A Bridge Between Worlds: Unveiling Bosnia’s Allure in One Day

Wander Split, Croatia’s cobbled streets where history hums from beneath your feet, from the whispers of Diocletian's mausoleum to the clinking of spoons in centuries-old taverns.

Game of Thrones in Real Life? Split’s Secrets Revealed

A view of idyllic Hvar town on an island off the coast of Split, Croatia.

Croatia’s Hvar Island: A James Bond Vibe

Zadar, Croatia: A Dance of Time and Tide

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