We love snowshoeing:it gets us into the winter woods without whizzing motors or gasoline smells. And snowshoeing is easy to do. After all, if you can walk, you can snowshoe. This sport,one of the few without a frustrating learning curve, comes almost naturally.

Considering cruising aboard the world’s largest ship, Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas? Then, follow these tips to navigate your ideal vacation. The vessel’s sheer size adds never before possibilities for fun at sea, but the volume of people also creates some challenges.

Africa is a dream vacation that you will remember forever. Booking an African safari, however, can be confusing. Where to go, when to go, as well as what type of tour, lodge and company to choose are key concerns. Pick the destination first and then the tour operator or accommodations.

Kazimierz, Krakow's Jewish Quarter, had been home to Jews for 500 years before World War II. In Kazimierz, we stumbled into the streets of our forefathers.

In Los Cabos, Mexico, bars and bikinis abound, but the prime Baja peninsula vacation destination also offers great food, interesting boutiques and upscale resorts.Los Cabos consists of Cabo San Lucas,a magnet for spring breakers and San Jose del Cabo, the quieter, Spanish colonial city.

On Assateague Island the breezes bring the sounds of snow geese honking and the neighs of wild ponies. Misty, the pony from Marguerite Henry's book helped publicize Chincoteague, but the area also has sunlit beaches, wetlands and in fall thousands of migrating waterfowl.

Home to the world’s largest naval installation, Norfolk is also the site of Nauticus, a unique museum that showcases the nation’s maritime history through hands-on exhibits plus a real, battleship.

Enjoy the fall foliage on a cattle round-up at Pinegrove Dude Ranch in New York's Catskill Mountains and book a scenic train ride in North Carolina, Texas and Arizona,Great Smoky Mountains Railroad North Carolina

Do something different this winter: go to Finland for skiing in Saariselka and for a reindeer safari in Lapland.

For the scariest Halloween ever—and one that’s the most fun—take part in Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights. Now in its 19th year, the nocturnal festivities in October are the preeminent celebration of the season, featuring eight haunted houses and six scare zones.