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Today is my 51st birthday, and I鈥檓 celebrating the occasion on the toilet, shivering in the 35 C heat, feeling like somebody took a ball-peen hammer to every joint in my body.

France and Switzerland are two of Europe鈥檚 most appealing destinations, but they鈥檙e constantly changing, so I鈥檝e gathered these new items for your 2018 travel planning.

Aurora hunters descending on Yellowknife have plenty of options for searching out the storied northern lights 鈥� a major draw to the region known for green and red hued swirls dancing across the night sky.

January in Canada always feels to me like a very long Monday morning. After the fun and freedom of the Christmas holidays you have to get up early and go back to school or work.

England, Scotland and Ireland are earnestly improving tourism infrastructure for 2018, adding worthwhile exhibits to well-known sights and investing in new experiences for travellers.

Hyung-Jin Kim GOSEONG, Korea, Republic Of 鈥� A former seaside villa for North Korea鈥檚 ruling Kim family. A captured North Korean spy submarine.

Anyone traveling in Scandinavia this year will find a region that鈥檚 investing in itself. Numerous urban, cultural and transit projects are underway, continuing the Scandinavian devotion to quality of life for residents and visitors alike.

Oh sleep! It is a gentle thing, beloved from pole to pole! Samuel Taylor Coleridge may have been a bipolar drug addict, but he knew what he was talking about when he wrote that line about sleep in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

Italy bubbles with emotion, corruption, traffic jams, strikes, rallies, religious holidays and crowds. Irate ranters will be shaking their fists at each other one minute and walking arm-in-arm the next.

鈥楢fter the triumph of the Cuban Revolution鈥︹�� says Rainer, with his usual reflexive patriotism, or, more likely, the fruit of years of state-sponsored indoctrination.