If sandy beaches, not betting, and quiet, not nightlife, are your vacation ideals, but you want your hideaway to offer creature comforts as well as beauty, the Out Bahamas are the islands of your dreams. Story [Photo: Jim Kerr]

The Riviera revels in spring
Halfway between the Riviera and the Middle Ages lies Vence, France, where the quaint and the colorful impressionistically embroider a broad, historical canvas.

Touring runners hoof it through Egypt
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of reports of what is expected to be a one-year, backpacking journey around the world by a Clearwater couple. Their goal is to raise $5,000 in support of World Runners International, a U.S.-based, non-profit organization providing health-care assistance to African countries.