Four of us women who had been wanting to travel to Peru got together, made the plans and spent eight days traveling around the Peru with a Peruvian tour guide. We especially enjoyed climbing Macchu Pichu, which is shown in the picture.

Wilmington, Vt. Photo by Lindsey Solberg

A lone Cypress tree stands on the coast.

The Dordogne Valley between Bordeaux and Rocamadour is a beautiful area of hills and valleys, old villages and charming castles. The area is well-known for pate de foie gras, walnuts and truffles. I took this picture when we stopped to see a flock of geese.

I took a trip with a friend to Croatia. We stayed in the city of Pula for a week and went on an island-hopping adventure one day to the island of Mali Losinj.

This campsite is about 40 miles north of Elkford, British Columbia, in the majestic Canadian Rockies. The night we camped here, there was a severe thunderstorm that knocked out power to 20,000 homes and toppled many trees in the area. Our 47-square-foot tent “home” kept us dry and warm.

The six-hour guided Tundra Tour takes visitors into Denali, one of the last intact ecosystems in the world. The spectacular fall color is from birch, dwarf willows, mosses, berry bushes, wildflowers and lichen. Grizzly bears, Dall sheep and raptors were also spotted. Braided rivers are another feature of this amazing area. We were above the tree line, at about 3,500 feet.

We spent one week in the Cinque Terre region of Italy, which consists of five vilalges built on the mountainous coast of the Ligurian Sea. The photo was taken while hiking on one of the coastal foot paths near Manarola. Transportation between the five villages was by traink boat or on foot.

The Viking Ship Museum has a collection of five Viking ships that were sunk to block a harbor about 1,000 years ago. The site also includes a period shipbuilding facility using authentic tools and methods.