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A rainforest hike outside Auckland, New Zealand reveals waterfalls, towering ferns, palm trees and a black-sand beach.

Gorges du Verdon - Lower Section 2. Photo by Tim Morch It's not the destination , it's the journey," or so goes the adage, and there is a kernel of truth in that declaration. Samson's Corridor - Gorges du Verdon.

photo by Suzanne Morphet If there's one animal the Japanese love—other than cuddly dogs—it's the Red-crowned crane.

In most Christian countries , Christmas is the most special time of the year.

July 4, 2012: Sensational headlines were everywhere—and they had nothing to do with America's Independence Day. CERN was at the heart of them.

Photo by Suzanne Morphet The young man from the U.K. is most apologetic. "I wish you were able to see the resort at its best—it's a very special place," he says wistfully.

Shutterstock.com Lexicographer Samuel Johnson famously mused: "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.

Morning bread and wine are the preferred refreshment on this Italian Riviera excursion

Thailand's isolated coast

PHOTO BY GAIL JOHNSON If life is short, vacations are even shorter. Travelling to the Yukon might seem like one of those trips you need a week or two to even consider, but it's possible to make an epic long weekend of it.