Westgate River Ranch Resort & Rodeo The Westgate River Ranch Resort & Rodeo, in Central Florida, offers the chance to camp-out in a tepee. The glamping experience offers American-themed decor complete with a double-sided stone rock hearth fireplace, cowhide furnishings, a porcelain cast iron claw bathtub and access to the resort's 1,700-acr...

The Turkish city of Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Its Old City reflects cultural influences of empires that once ruled here. In the Sultanahmet district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was the site of chariot races, and Egyptian obelisks also remain. The Byzantine Hagia Sophia features a 6th-century dome. İstan...

The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean nation sharing the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Its terrain comprises rainforest, savannah and highlands, including Pico Duarte, the Caribbean's tallest mountain. Capital city Santo Domingo has Spanish landmarks like the Gothic Catedral Primada de America dating back fivecenturies in its Zona Colonial distr...

Formentera, the smallest of the Balearic Islands, offers Caribbean-style white sandy beaches and quiet villages with white-washed houses, all surrounded by turquoise waters. Visitors to Formentera can challenge themselves to explore the entire length of 12 miles by foot or bicycle. The Ses Salines Natural Park, which is home to over 200 different s...

Make Music is a free celebration of music around the world held every 21 June. Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries. Make Music is open to anyone who wants to take part. Musicians, young and old, amateur and professional and of every musical persuasion perform on...

Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal, is an archipelago comprising islands off the northwest coast of Africa. The main island of Madeira itself is volcanic, green and rugged, with high cliffs, pebbly beaches and settlements on deltas of the Fajã River. Its capital is Funchal. Madeira has opened to international visitors with a range of safety ...