ABERDEEN -- Scotland's third-largest city (pop. 187,000) is characterized by buildings of beautiful white granite. Set beside the North Sea, Aberdeen is both a university town and the capital of the Scottish oil boom. It is also one of Scotland's largest seaside resorts (though its appeal is confined to those who like their water well-chilled).

Montecatini Terme, in Tuscany’s Valdinievole region, is one of Italy’s most renowned spa towns, celebrated for its thermal waters and elegant Belle Époque charm.

Madaba sits on Jordan’s central plateau, known for a long history that stretches from biblical times through the Roman and Byzantine periods.

Plan to spend at least a full day in downtown Gatlinburg exploring the hundreds of gift and craft shops, and dozens of family entertainment attractions such as the "Sweet Fanny Adams" Theater and Elwood Smooch's Hillbilly Hoedown. For a totally different experience, ride the world's larges tramway to Ober Gatlinburg featuring year round skking, ice skating, and ski lift rides...

Portoroz lies on Slovenia’s short Adriatic coast, where its identity has been shaped by the sea and by centuries of salt production in the nearby Sečovlje pans.