• Introduction
• 1. Anguilla for Beach Bums
• 2. Aspen for Skiers
• 3. China for Culture Hounds
• 4. Costa Rica for Nature Lovers
• 5. Great Barrier Reef for Divers
• 6. Naples, FL for Golfers
• 7. Santa Monica for Spa Lovers
• 8. Turks and Caicos for Club Med-Goers
• 9. Tuscany for Trekkers
• 10. Zambia for the Safari Set

Tuscany for Trekkers

Oenophile or not, a trip to Tuscany will give you a taste of the good life. And since there’s such a large spread to cover – all of it densely packed with rambling vineyards, cypress-dotted hillsides, and centuries-old hamlets – we recommend a walking tour to optimize your mileage, allow you to fully immerse yourself in the glorious beauty of the winelands, and get some exercise to boot. Backroads, a well-known active-travel company, offers a guided six-day tour that unites individual travelers along ancient footpaths north of Siena and in Chianti's historic hill towns, with plenty of world-famous wines and traditional Tuscan cuisine to sample en-route. The trip begins in Florence and wraps in Siena, covers five nights in upscale inns and villas (you’re either paired with a fellow trekker or you can request a private room for a fairly steep supplement), nearly all meals, and more in June and September, 2008.

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