The Kabalebo Nature Resort (Paramaribo office, phone +597 426 532, http://kabalebo.com), located in the Amazon rainforest and accessible only by air, is where I spent three days and two nights as a member of the tour “Guyana, Suriname & Trinidad” in March 2015. For the 13-day tour, sponsored by Adventures Abroad (Blaine, WA; 800/665-3998, www.adventures-abroad.com), I paid $4,290.
There is sorrow in my heart for Nice, France. On July 14, 2016, the actions of one man brought terror and tragedy to this carefree Riviera resort.
My grandson visited Nice nine years ago in July, when he was 16 and on a school trip. He remembered the blue water, the seaside restaurants and the topless swimmers.
The fortress church pictured in our August 2016 mystery photo — the Church of St. Mary of Mercy (Sveta Marija) — is located in the town of Vrboska on the island of Hvar in Croatia. The original church was built over 550 years ago, but more than a century later, during the 1570s, eight years after a Turkish attack, it was rebuilt as a fortress.
10 days, 9 nights. Highlights: From San José, travel to San Isidro de Heredia for chocolate tasting/in Tortuguero Village, Green Turtle Research Station/in Sarapiquí, sample heart of palm at palm plantation, take bird-watching hike/see Arenal Volcano/Sky Walk in Monteverde Cloud Forest/Tamarindo Beach. $2,020-$2,300 (per dates) ppdo. Single supp., $495. Trafalgar (79 York Rd., London, England, SE1 7NJ, U.K.; phone +44 207 620 8900, www.trafalgar.com).
A series of coordinated bomb attacks was made against tourist destinations in southern Thailand on Aug. 12.
In the city of Hua Hin, popular with expatriates, four bombs were set off in the space of 24 hours, killing two people. In the city of Surat Thani, two bombs exploded at separate police stations, killing one person. A bomb in the city of Trang killed one person.
Bombs were also detonated at beach resorts in Patong, on Phuket Island, and in Phang Nga. No one was killed in either attack.
In many coastal cities in Italy, it is now illegal to reserve a spot on a beach with a beach chair, towel, umbrella or any other object before the beach opens.
The Italian Coast Guard has been tasked with collecting any objects left to reserve spots on a beach before it officially opens. Owners claiming their confiscated items can each face a fine of up to €200 (near $224).
“Careful! Don’t step on the sea lion.”
With those words, our guide Joed introduced us to the unique experience of observing wildlife in the Galápagos Islands.
Regarding the Philippines, the US Department of State recommends avoiding all nonessential travel to the Sulu Archipelago and the southern Sulu Sea and exercising extreme caution at the island of Mindanao. This is due to separatist and terrorist groups carrying out attacks and kidnappings against civilians and foreigners.
