| Cape Town, Cairo and Casablanca. Rome, the Riviera | | | | the province of Surigao, located on second largest |
| and Rio De Janeiro. San Francisco, Saigon and | | | | island of the Philippines. On this route, you'll have left |
| Sydney. All beautiful locations, but to the | | | | behind the tropical weather of Indonesia and dropped |
| adventure-seeking traveler, these famous places are | | | | yourself into a land where it rains 223 days throughout |
| merely the aperitifs to the unique, exotic, un-tasted | | | | the year. The oft-gloomy weather is befitting for the |
| banquet of marvels offered up by our seven great | | | | native population here, which clings tenaciously to its |
| continents. To feast on these locales, however, one | | | | supernatural beliefs. You can visit a voodoo practitioner |
| has to step off the beaten path and take the routes | | | | in the suburban village of Mabua, or join the locals in |
| less traveled. | | | | digging up their backyards in search of the gold that |
| Try Siberia, for example. Lake Baikal is a 600 kilometer | | | | Japanese soldiers supposedly left behind during an |
| (370 miles) body of water that hosts 2,000 species of | | | | invasion during World War II. Despite the remoteness |
| plants and animals and twenty-seven islands. After | | | | of the area, Surigao also boasts stunning beaches, |
| taking a dip in the icy waters of the lake (which are | | | | unique rock formations and delicious local delicacies |
| known for curing all sorts of ailments), you can take a | | | | made from rice, coconut and fresh seafood. |
| bus, train or boat tour around the islands and camp in | | | | Then onwards, brave traveler, into the Caribbean, to |
| remote locations, visit with the locals, sample the local | | | | the island of Curacao, 70 kilometers (43 miles) north of |
| seafood and then return to the lake, which is | | | | Venezuela. Here, you can rest. The locals won't trouble |
| considered one of the world's best diving locations. | | | | you for they, too, will be resting, relaxing, smiling, singing |
| Then you can continue your island hopping by heading | | | | karaoke and cooking up delicious delicacies that reflect |
| east, into Asia. The Gili Trawangan island of Indonesia | | | | the diversity of the island's inhabitants. The road-side |
| is a 4.8 km (3 mile) island that boasts some of the best | | | | kiosks, despite their shabby appearance, offer delicious |
| scuba diving and snorkeling in the world and offers a | | | | food that fuses culinary influences from Haiti, China, the |
| breathtaking view of Mount Rinjani, an active volcano | | | | Netherlands Venezuela and Cuba. You can golf, |
| in nearby Lombok. Gili Trawangan is essentially a | | | | gamble at a casino, visit an ostrich farm, or see |
| village island and a haven for backpackers who will | | | | death-defying motorcycle tricks on Sunday afternoons |
| find almost all of the island's tourist facilities located on | | | | at an illegal race track. In Punda, Willemstad, you will |
| a half-mile stretch along the beach. | | | | find some of the best duty-free shopping in the |
| The next stop on your remote island vacation might be | | | | Caribbean. |