Walk Along the Otaru Canal?

This canal is undoubtedly one of Otaru’s most famous sights, one that truly defines the city’s character. It isn’t Venice, but pleasant to walk along all the same. This canal was built in 1923. When you stroll through the walkway along the banks, you can’t help but feel that you’ve gone back in time to another era. This feeling is due in large part to the ancient oil lamps that illuminate your journey.


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U.S. Virgin Islands?

A Caribbean vacation isn't out of reach without a passport if you stick to the U.S. Virgin Islands: St. John, St. Croix and St. Thomas. Since they're U.S. territories, a government-issued photo ID or birth certificate with a raised seal will suffice.

Nassau, The Bahamas?

Visibility in the water off Nassau in The Bahamas can reach up to 100 feet -- and that's why it's home to the world's best diving. Explore the Blue Hole, a natural hole 100-feet across and 200-feet deep full of large schools of fish. Trinity and Piece of Cake caves both have openings large enough to swim through and are home to some large lobsters. There are also countless shipwrecks that have occurred along the reefs surrounding the islands of the Bahamas that make for some very exciting underwater adventures.

An exclusive Operation Vacation offer for T+L readers?

T+L launched Operation Vacation to inspire workers to use their days off and get away, offering exclusive travel discounts as incentive. For the latest deals on hotels, airfare, cruises, and trip packages, visit travelandleisure.com/operation-vacation

Nevis: 42 percent off Nisbet Plantation Beach Club, an intimate beachfront inn on the northern coast of Nevis, the sister island to St. Kitts. Relax in a hammock, have afternoon tea on the veranda of the Great House, or sign up for a massage under a swaying palm tree. 

Alaska is at the top of many a cruise wish list — but how many lines can truly get you up close to the state’s natural wonders?

Someday you’re going to go to Alaska. You can say you hate the cold, but you’ll still go. There are puffins, whales, otters, bears, glaciers, and fjords in many places around the world, but eventually you’ll give in, because only Alaska feels like Alaska: vast, empty, disconnected, and, as you start to realize during your 10th hour in the air to Anchorage, farther away than you’d imagined. It’s the end of the line, and not in a Key West kind of way.

“Alaska isn’t a reserve. It’s wild,” I was told by Chris Srigley, the leader of the expedition team aboard my Seabourn Sojourn cruise last July. “Wild” is not quite the same as the pure, still majesty of Antarctica, which fills you with peace. Wild is a charge in the air. It’s the dark, ominous, infinite evergreens. It’s watching everything trying to eat everything else while keeping a respectful distance from the things that want to eat you. It’s the nagging thought in the back of your mind that the most powerful earthquake recorded in America — an incomprehensible 9.2 — occurred where you’re standing. The ground in Anchorage shook for four and a half minutes.

Rooms?

This marvelous, two-room suite features a massive four-poster king with Scandia Down featherbed and comforter, queen with Scandia Down featherbed and comforter in a separate room/living room. Amazing full frontal ocean views from both the living room and deck, two-person whirlpool tub/shower, fully equipped kitchenette, private entrance and deck, telephone, hairdryer, coffeemaker, wood-burning fireplace, robes, luxury linens, European toiletries, breakfast table, cable TV/DVD in both rooms, binoculars, iron and ironing board. All Suites are 660 square feet.

Your Relaxing Stay at Sea Rock Inn?

The Mendocino Whale Festival is definitely a fun activity but can be exhausting after attending the event for the entire day. After the festivities are over, come back to a lovely room at Sea Rock Inn! Our Inn is a coastal dream-come-true that you can’t miss. Come see for yourself why our cozy accommodations are the perfect place to rest and admire stunning ocean views right from your bed!

For some extra magic, book one of the four junior Suites! Picture yourself laying next to the wood-burning Franklin fireplace with a glass of wine in hand. You can then slip into a complimentary robe and lay in a beautiful queen bed and dream away with the sound of the waves crashing in the distance. Wake up the next morning to the sandy smell of the nearby shore and join us in the main inn where a delicious homemade breakfast is served. You’ll love our fresh scones, raspberry-filled croissants, and sun-dried tomato and spinach quiche!