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With 1,200 islands in Croatia, which will you choose?

“Eagle,” my husband called out to the other avid birder on our small ship cruise in the Inner Hebrides. “Come quick.” Out raced Penny, binoculars slung over her neck, desperate to add the white-tailed eagle to her life list. This eagle is so massive it’s often described as a “flying door” with outstretched wings as broad as planks.

Look, another rainbow,” I say, pointing out one of the side portholes of our small ship to a perfect striped arc crossing water and sky. My husband responds with a mock snore. Rainbows are common in the Hebrides, where weather shifts dramatically – rain and sun appear and disappear in quick succession, making for moody skies accentuated by often dark clouds. The captain once saw 18 rainbows in a single afternoon.

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Set in the northeastern corner of Europe, Tallinn and Vilnius are two capital cities with rich medieval history, old towns that boast UNESCO World Heritage status, and proximity to forest and wildlife that make visits there as charmingly urban as they are bucolic and green.

Todos Santos Eco Adventures makes it easy to experience the best of Baja California Sur in a way that puts the area’s stunning landscapes front and centre.

The only time I went to summer camp as a kid I cried for 28 out of 30 days. So it was with a bit of trepidation that I enrolled in a program in Mexico’s Baja California Sur where organized activities, communal meals and guides (“counsellors”) would translate into something akin to adult summer camp.