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Norwegian and Royal Caribbean cruises this week announced that they have received permission from the Cuban government to sail from the U.S. to Cuba.

Every summer, Europe greets a stampede of sightseers. Instead of jumping into the peak-season pig pile, consider planning a trip for the off-season — generally, that means November through March.

One of the founding fathers of Portuguese modern architecture, Alvaro Siza Vieira, once said that tradition is a challenge to innovation.

CEDAR MESA, Utah Hiking Owl Canyon in southeastern Utah, I reach a dry waterfall too steep to descend, forcing me to explore both sides of the canyon in search of a path down.

Lighter in our wallets, we six friends leave the glitz and glamour of Vegas with the goal of reaching Reno using only back roads.

I think I love Évian. That thought came to me during a morning walk of the sun-dappled cobblestoned streets in this charming town located on the south side of Western Europe’s largest lake, Lake Geneva, or Lac Léman to the French.

Saturday dawns frosty and foggy. Initially, my daughter, Grace, and I fear our 8 a.m. horseback ride in Alberta’s Badlands will be cancelled. But no, Rocking R Guest Ranch co-owner Marvin Kinsman assures us the conditions are perfect.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Bison surrounded our minivan. Big ones and little ones. Some weighing about a ton, strolling a metre outside my window. This was so Yellowstone.

REGINA Standing on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River, near the Whitecap Dakota First Nation, presents a view of an endless river and a valley on either side.

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY Here’s how not to start a road trip. First, at the Alamo rental car counter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport just over the line from Washington, D.C., discover that your driver’s licence is missing.