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Welcome to our Travel Theme page showcasing Travel with a Challenge's feature article collection of Mediterranean destinations, taking you from Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Turkey to Spain, Greece and a selection of Greek Islands. These stories provide exciting travel windows on cultures and countries, nature and wildlife holidays, and active adventure vacations suitable for the mature traveler.

Please click on image buttons or titles below to enter each richly-illustrated feature story.

Whether you are Alexander the Great, a medieval merchant hoping to make a fortune, or a modern day traveler curious to discover the cultural and historical highlights of this city straddling Europe and Asia, Peter Sommer explains why Istanbul has captivated him and millions of other visitors over thousands of years.

A rugged, mountainous landscape and 4,000 years as an eastern Mediterranean cultural crossroads have shaped Crete's unique personality, as revealed by Greek American culinary expert and island resident, Nikki Rose. Join her for a village visit and a few surprises.

Celebrating 425 years of history, visit or stay at the original breeding and training estate for the dazzling white horses with dancing feet. Once the exclusive preserve of kings and nobles, it now welcomes vacationers for shows, tours, horseback riding and longer stays.

What better way to appreciate Italy's most popular vacation region? Join Margie Goldsmith as she ranges over the picturesque countryside, steps back in time while visiting numerous medieval villages, and savors delicious cuisine specialties from Tuscany's vineyards and kitchens.

Join journalist, playwright and novelist, Barney Jeffries, as he encounters the spectacular geological formations of Meteora in Central Greece and pinnacle-perched medieval monasteries that now welcome vacationers and pilgrims.

Follow northwestern Spain's Camino de Santiago in the footsteps of millions of pilgrims over more than 1,000 years. Some articles spotlight a nine-day walking tour that takes readers from León to the ultimate destination: Santiago de Compostela. Just added in May 2007, a new personal report about walking the Camino independently ALL THE WAY from the Spanish/French border to Santiago de Compostela. Each additional article on this popular active vacation theme is hotlinked separately with the image buttons below:

Enjoy Greek Island-hopping with travel writer, Alison Gardner, as she peels back the layers of thousands of years of eastern Mediterranean occupation and explores the distinctive culture, history and cuisine of Rhodes, Crete, Santorini and more. Additional articles on the theme are hotlinked separately:

 
Travel journalist, Alison Gardner, shares vivid memories of an ElderTreks cultural tour through western and central Turkey. Additional mini-articles with a Turkish theme are hotlinked separately below. Click on each image to access articles on: Ballooning in Cappadocia, Carpet buying, and Turkey's first Olive Oil Museum.

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