By: Peter Lauffer

Quito, the second highest Capital city in the world, is connected by daily direct flights to America’s gateway cities of Miami, Houston and Atlanta.

The city of Quito has not only been designated as a United Nations World Heritage Site, but it lies at the foot of South America’s most spectacular–and easy accessible—active volcano. Share practical natural history and physical science with your children just a few miles from Quito!

Less active or physically challenged travelers can ride a Cable car up to Cruz Loma, enjoying a stunning panorama and beautiful views of the city from an altitude of 13451 ft (4100 m). You can either enjoy the views, or–if you are the more adventurous type–the more active traveler or family can hike up to Rucu Pichincha at 15338 ft (4574 m) above sea level.

By Celeste Izon

Those North American travelers, who think they need a passport and an airline ticket to enjoy a glorious tropical getaway, obviously haven’t heard of Sanibel Island resort vacations. This breathtaking island has everything you’ll find in a south seas destination, without leaving the United States.

by Scott Fromherz

There are many snowboarding trips one can take in North America and some that one can take in Europe. The North American snowboarding trips take you to Banff/Lake Louis/Sunshine Village, Whistler/Blackcomb, and Mont Tremblant. For The Banff/Lake Louise/Sunshine Village snowboarding trip one can use the lift pass that is good for all three resorts that cost just $414.

by: johnpadgett

1300km North of Stockholm lies the city of Kiruna. With a population just 20,000 it sits in the middle of Norrlands wilderness. Built around a mining community at the end of the 1800’s the city was designed with the time’s foremost experts with architecture and community planning. Kiruna was the first Swedish community with a city planned around the climate. The streets were designed to follow the terrain in an irregular pattern in order to curb the Arctic winds. The city is also built on the side of a mountain, which means higher temperatures. Despite its northerly location the city centre temperature rarely drops below -20.