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Tiny Slovenia, nestled where the Alps meet the Adriatic Sea, is one of Europe’s most unexpectedly charming destinations, with spectacular natural beauty and a fascinating recent history — yet much of it is still far off many tourists’ path.

When the 965-foot-long Queen Elizabeth cruise ship pulled into Ogden Point on Thursday morning for a day-long visit, it brought echoes of the early days of elegant ocean-crossing liners.

Whenever I think of Belgium, I recall digging into a dish of mussels while seated on a sunny square in Brussels, in the shadow of a lacy medieval spire. My waiter bragged: “In Belgium, we eat as hearty as the Germans and as fine as the French.

MONTREAL — In Montreal each spring, an epic bicycle festival demonstrates how 25,000 people can let the good times roll without bumping into each other too much.

A new 91Ô­´´ tourism strategy is designed to boost international visits to Canada during non-peak seasons by more than a million people and get visitors to see the country beyond Canada’s biggest cities.

The measles cases on 91Ô­´´ Island are partially the result of unvaccinated 91Ô­´´s bringing the illness back from recent trips abroad.

While much of Italy’s appeal is rooted in its relaxed pace and old-world feel, Milan — the nation’s second city and financial capital — offers just the opposite.

As with so many travellers, my images of Germany — cute villages, dirndls and lederhosen and fairy-tale castles — are from southern Bavaria, in the foothills of the Alps.

Along the western Mediterranean coast, two easygoing — and easy-to-enjoy — beach towns stand like sister cities on each side of the Franco-Spanish border.

Last summer, I was at a family wedding where a guest told a story that caught my attention. It was about a trip to Disneyland his family and the groom’s had taken when the groom was about eight.