Travel

Thin metal rods are poking out a giant tree, spiraling up and up (and up) towards a wooden platform, 75 metres in the Western Australia sky.

While on a Norway Coastal Voyage, I fell in love with Scandinavian countries' gorgeous scenery. After reviewing Holland America Line's (HAL) six-country Baltic Gems cruise itinerary, I was hooked.

Luminous orange overalls flap in the strong wind as the egg-yolk sun approaches the horizon. It's been a physically tough hike, stumbling over loose rocks, my face caked in black volcanic dust.

Where culture, history and sophistication meet

Memories for a lifetime

Captured creatures eventually return to natural habit

Even accessed by tour bus during the crush of high-tourist season, the Amalfi coast charms.

See the Great Land from a cruise ship

In ways a different world entirely

Historical wonders and adventures abound – once the fog clears