After enjoying the jazz festival in Montreau, American singer Tony Lewis decided he'd like to live there in the Lake Geneva area of Switzerland.

He says a boat ride can make you fall in love with the Swiss Riviera.

Have a glass of our beautiful Shasla wine while you're on these 120-year-old paddle wheelers.

While researching a book about elephants,

journalist Sophie Roberts went on a wildlife viewing safari

that had moments she'll never forget.

I saw a chimpanzee approach on its hind legs,

and that was profound,

because a chimp on their hind legs reminds us where we all come from.

She recommends what you can look for on a safari adventure.

For Neil Laping, a well-placed hiking vacation is his favorite way to enjoy the scenery of Europe.

The beauty of into-in or hut-to-hut trails is they're self-limiting.

You can't get big crowds down them. It's all ahead on today's

travel with Rick Steves. Overcrowding at Europe's most popular sites can be a problem these days,

but it's not an issue on the historic long-distance hiking trails that criss-crossed the continent.

To get close to some incredible landscapes and the people who live there,

I've been enjoying organized Do-It-Yself hikes lately.

Coming up, a tour operator in Scotland helps with planning hiking vacations in Europe.

While reporting on conservation issues in East Africa,

travel journalist Sophie Roberts has tried

out a variety of locally offered wildlife viewing safaris, ones that deliver on adventure

without all the colonial era cliches, and put money into the local communities.

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