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170 FOREST BATHING

I went forest bathing in Oregon in the fall.I
found maples ablaze in red and orange. I found
many shades of green among the cedars, firs
and spruce trees, all nestled among beds of
ferns and moss. I found wonder and serenity
that hiking trails in nature always give me.
180 FOUR COUNTRIES IN FOUR DAYS

We were standing on the shores of Lake
Constance under sunny skies, looking at the
impossibly turquoise green water and with a
picturesque, centuries old city centre behind us.
190 BENEATH THE VERMILION GATES

One of Japan’s most popular sites is southern
Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Shrine, which consists of
thousands of vermilion torii gates ascending
Mount Inari.

194 LIGHTEN UP IN LAPLAND
It begins as a faint glimmer on the horizon, the
merest suggestion of illumination flirting at
the fringes of a black velvet sky. A few dozen
hopefuls gathered for a glimpse of one of
nature’s most ephemeral phenomena.
204 SHADES OF GREENLAND

I’ve been lucky to stop in Iceland—a travel “hot
spot”--and the Shetland Islands (which I love)
twice in 2018 on cruises. But I had no idea
what to expect in Greenland—the “fly-over”
country inhabited since Prehistoric times—
some 4,300 years.

Alison DaRosa

Alison DaRosa is a six-time winner of the Lowell Thomas Gold Award for travel writing, the most
prestigious prize in travel journalism. She served 15 years as Travel Editor of The San Diego Union-
Tribune and was the award-winning editor of the San Diego News Network Travel Page. Alison
writes a monthly Travel Deals column for the San Diego Union-Tribune and is a regular freelance
contributor to the travel sections of the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and AOL Travel. Learn more
about Alison on her website, www.AlisonDaRosa.com.
Carl H. Larsen

Carl H. Larsen is a veteran journalist based in San Diego. He now focuses on travel writing, and is
summoned to pull out his notebook whenever there’s the plaintive cry of a steam locomotive nearby.
In San Diego, he is a college-extension instructor who has led courses on the Titanic and the popular
TV series “Downton Abbey.”

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