Posts tagged landscape.

Crossing the Outback by Train | For more than a hundred years, a top-to-bottom exploration eluded European settlers—until these trails were blazed by John McDouall Stuart and Robert O’Hara Burke. Today’s Ghan train follows Stuart’s lead.

A Photo Tour of San Sebastián

Once a great whaling port, San Sebastián was transformed into a splendid resort town in the mid-1800s, after the newly throned Queen Isabel II made the first of many visits there to plunge into the protected salt waters of the Bay of Biscay as treatment for a skin condition.

Ibiza for Grown-Ups

The 35 Best Island Resorts for Food | Hotel Caesar Augustus, Capri, Italy

Hotel Gyms with Great Views

Vail Cascade Resort & Spa
Vail, CO
The problem with riding a stationary bike is that you don’t actually get to ride anywhere worthwhile. But it’s not a problem at the Aria Spa in Colorado, where the outdoor spinning class is situated right on the edge of the pool—so can gaze out across the forested hills while you get your sweat on.

  June 14, 2013 at 11:13am

Landmarks and Local Culture in Cuba

Morro Castle—seen at sunset from across the Malecón, in Havana— guards the entrance to Havana Bay.