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Tour includes sites named for a mythical giant in Ireland, ‘the greatest castle never built’ in Wales and one of the finest gardens in Ireland.

It’s a land of intense beauty, with famously steep mountains and deep fjords carved out and shaped by an ancient ice age.

Sampling Norwegian cinnamon buns in Bergen, petting ponies in the Shetlands, climbing a spiral staircase to history in Edinburgh

The upper part of the Adriatic’s eastern shores features succulent seafood, sunny beaches and a carefree attitude.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro — already notorious for street muggings, corrupt politicians, ruthless militias and Kalashnikov-toting drug traffickers — has a new public enemy: plushies.

The airline says progress has been made in its negotiations and it hopes to reach a deal, but it still faces the possibility of a strike by its 5,400 pilots as early as Sept. 17.

Whether it's to travel the world or just take a breather before moving on to the next chapter, students sometimes pause their educational pursuits for a so-called gap year.

Since its horrific firebombing in the Second World War, the city has transitioned to a thriving cultural centre.

Thankful for everything that went right on a father and son cycling adventure gone wrong: One moment, David Sovka and his son James were laughing and zooming down a lovely grass-covered hillside. Then James went down.

The Caddy Lake tunnels were created more than a century ago as part of railway construction. In the ensuing decades, people have been able to travel by canoe, kayak or small motorboat under and through the jagged rock.