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A magical way to get on the Med, swim and catch the sunset From the top deck, I grab the swing rope, push off and accelerate in an elegant upward arc over the cerulean-blue Mediterranean Sea. At the peak of the pendulum, I'm silhouetted in the sunset's glow for a split second before letting go and splashing into the water It's a rinse-and-repeat ty...

Hectic traffic, quiet streets and a big lunch. Controlled chaos is the name of the game on Shanghai bike tour My wife, Kerry, and I probably hold the world record for being honked at the most times by moped drivers in Shanghai. You see, we're on a China Cycle Tours' half-day Classic Bike Tour of this megatropolis and controlled chaos is the name of...

It's nice to be revered, honoured, respected and acclaimed. To be regarded as the best. Even to be envied. That's what Japan, Germany, Canada, Italy and Switzerland are feeling as the latest Anholt Nation Brands Index ranks them as the five most admired countries on the planet. (Petra Hedorfer) Canada soars Right off the bat, the 30th annual index ...

The famous mural on a leftover part of the Berlin Wall. What a lip lock it was. A smooch that inspired a famous mural and is replicated on every souvenir possible from posters, postcards and mugs to keychains, tea towels and t-shirts. It's a reminder of communism, but also a symbol of freedom and even LGBTQ inclusivity. It's the 'My God, Help Me to...

Wendy screams 'DRINKO!' And Laurie, aka The Tequila Fairy, comes a-running, a 40-pounder of El Destilador Reposado held triumphantly over her head. Wendy knows the drill. She laughs, tips her head back, opens wide and The Tequila Fairy -- with an exaggerated look of shock -- pours a shot of Mexico's amber-hued national liquor directly down Wendy's ...

Burgundy is the home of classy Chardonnay and delicate Pinot Noir. Wine just happens to be grown in the most beautiful places in the world. "I have noticed that," said Margaux Laroche with a laugh. She should know. She is the seventh-generation owner and winemaker at Le Domaine D'Henri in Chablis, an appellation in France's stunning and renowned Bu...