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Tm St n Ston You may have seen this bouler-strewn beach in the British Virgin Islans beore. But to see the Baths

National Park like its picture here, n the right spot at the righttime. Start your journey towar this orest o granite by making

your way to San Juan, Puerto Rico. From there, its just 45 minutes

to the islan o Tortola on boar one o American Eagles regular

fights. Skip the 30-minute erry to Virgin Goras southwest coast,

an instea arrange or a chartere sailboat to take you the long way.

Have your captain stop at a ew o the countless picturesque moorings rom the

charming mariners village at Sopers Hole to the resort-chic scene on Peter Islan.

That way, when you o arrive at the Baths, the sun (an crows) will be aing. With

the Caribbeans most iconic beach all to yoursel, crawl through sany grottoes, swim

in sheltere lagoons, climb onto house-size boulers an snap perectly lit photos like

this one. The harest thing to time will be your exit. bvitourism.com adrienneegolf

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your islan-hopping trip now. Trips are availableor July 10-12, Aug. 21-23 an Sept. 25-27. cOme with

years o kayaking experience or none at all. L.L.Beans

expert guies will provie necessary paling instruction

an tailor the trip to the groups nees. se e an interactive

map o this trips itinerary an rea the eitors blog at

islands.com/maine. Learn mOre at llbean.com.

Bg Och SaoodSure, theres dancing and

music and a Jamaicanbeach. But theLittle Ochie

Seaoo Carnival(July 12)

is all about the ood. Once

a one-man grilling machine,

the Little Ochie restaurant

has gained international

recognition. Local ches,

including owner Evrol

Blackie Christian, serve up

every sh and crustacean

imaginable: smoked lobster

brushed with butter sauce;

steamed snapper served

with bammy; and roasted

turbot and escoveitch. Its

all seasoned with onions,

Scotch bonnet pepper, vin-

egar and cho-cho. Need we

say more? littleochie.com

Swt SgarHeld along Kauais scenic

south coast, Koloa Planta-tion days(July 18-26) cel-

ebrate Hawaiis deep roots

in the sugar industry. In

1835, people rom across the

world the Philippines, the

Azores, Japan, Korea and

Europe came to work at

the Koloa Sugar Plantation,

the islands rst. Today that

same plantation, now idle,

reconnects these cultures

through ethnic cooking

demonstrations, Hawaiian

luaus, nature walks along

the Hapa Trail, re dancing

and even a cowboy rodeo.

Sugar or no sugar, the

arming liestyle carries on.

koloaplantationdays.com

Many MasksMasks in Papua New Guinea

are as varied as its land andpeople. Proo: the National

Mask Festival(July 15-18) in

Rabaul. From colorul and

ornate to dark and mys-

terious, each style, shape

and size refects island

traditions and represents

power- and knowledge-

giving spirits. To begin the

estivities, Tolai Dukduks

and Tumbuans in ull body

masks sail in canoes along

the beach. Later, Baining

Fire Dancers and re eaters

perorm to kundu. Shop or

wooden carvings and eat lo-

cal grub just dont orget

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sound of ChangeWhats that clanging yet oddlymusical sound? Could be an Aruban soloing on the wiri.European immigrants to the Dutch Antilles hired local musi-cians rst to crank their imported barrel organs and later to

accompany with this instrument. The players addedisland rhythms, thus creolizing Schubert waltzes.Now made in machine shops rom steel pipe, theunaccompanied wiri sounds a bit like a coat hanger

dragged along a ence. But in a conjunto tipico (a band withviolin, drum, guitar and accordion), the rhythmic scrapingand clear cowbell accents add piquant punctuation. Buy oneat Clix Musical Instruments in Oranjestad, and play alongwith your barrel organ. aruba.com matthewmiller

listen

Arba

Hot HadsI ha been photographing

lava or a ecae when I

came upon this scene on

the Big Islan

o Hawaii. So by

that time, I was

prime to look or

human orms in

the hot lava. Pele,

the Hawaiian goess o

re, oten reveals hersel

in the volcano. This ay, a

huge river o lava was pour-

ing rom the Kupaianaha

vent high on the fank o

the Kilauea Volcano. I ha

positione mysel upwin o

the umes because shoot-ing through heat waves

can make images look out

o ocus. As I looke own

on it rom about 20 eet, I

notice several ace-like

shapes. Even as I shot the

scene, it was constantly

evolving. One ace woul

morph into another. These

ne etails show up best in

awn an usk light, which

is why I always shoot lava

uring the magic hour. Onceit gets too ark, it becomes

a scene o black an re,

which is ar less interesting

to me. An I always strive to

show Pele in her best light.

my shot

wthG. Brad

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medieval maze You dont need a time machine

to step into the past; just visit Pirg, a village on the

Greek island o Chios whose architecture is adorned

with a traditional technique called xysta.

The two-tone design dates back to the 14th

century and is achieved by rubbing a vol-

canic sand mixture on a buildings surace,

painting it white and then scraping it o in geomet-

ric patterns. Pirg is a labyrinth o narrow lanes and

archways showcasing the designs. Meander through

the streets and nd the oldest and best-preserved

examples o xysta in the center o the village. Enjoy

a coee at a local cae, and try to orget which cen-

tury youre in. chiosonline.gr eugenialazaris

art

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Elephantsin the Roomlots of resorts boast

creture comfort. Butd-bed wdfe odge

tke the cocept to whoe ew eve.

at the Eephtsfr Prk loge

o B, pecefu pchy-erm bthe frehw-ter ke, meer throughTro foret d greet guett the eevte gperched outde ech of thereort 25 room. The 27sumtr eepht, whch

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mOre LOdges with signs Of wiLdLifeWatch humpback whales navigatethe warm streams o the Inian Ocean at the Prncss Bora Lodg & Spa on

Nosy Sainte Marie o Maagascars east coast. www.princessebora.com

Collect big-cat sightings at Mombo Camp as resient lion pries roam the

resorts private, inlan islan home in Botswana. mombo.co.uk

stay

Bal

Rm wth a KckThis rum-base rink tastes like a

sugare gingerbrea cookie. One

sip o Saba Spice an youll eel

like its Christmas no

matter that its actuallyJuly an youre on the

Caribbean islan o Saba.

Much like local lore passe rom

neighbor to islan neighbor, the

recipe or this 100-year-ol we-

ing rink varies in the etails. But

the main ingreients remain the

same: simple syrup mae rom

brown sugar an boile with cin-

namon sticks, whole cloves an

ennel sees. Oh, an once it cools,

a 151-proo rum. Surprisingly,

its not cloying thanks to the ennel.Substitute Saba Spice or rum in

most rink recipes. Or just pour

it over ice cream. Like Christmas

morning, this rink has a favor

youll want to taste again an again.

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Takes a VillageMany hikers o the Kokoa Track in Papua NewGuinea n themselves ami a sea o trekkers, unable to commune with the

islan. Experience something more prooun on this challenging 60-mile-long

trek with Ecotourism Melanesia, an outtter ei-

cate to community-base tourism. Hike with 12

people at most, patronize

village guesthouses an

eat home-cooke meals,

while the porters an guies nearly all

rom Kokoa share history an lore. As

the olks at Ecotourism Melanesia say, with-

out the islan people, its just another bush

walk. www.em.com.pg kellylack

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Papa NwGna

Q:Youre a hard man to get ahold of. Whatare you up to these ays?

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a: acto wht we vefor. it wht i ve for. Youkow how t . acto the ruh of fe.Q:So how i the action

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a: Whe i cme bck from the Oym-

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rt creer bech bum. it ow fuycceptbe to work o the bech. it

the cooet thg ce ce bre.Q:Say I come to your sur shop on Barba-os. do I get a lesson straight rom you?

a: im fuy prt of the cto. My vofor the hop for t to be exteo of Brbobech cuture. Vtor cgo out o the wter for eo d the come bckd hve yg-h d-

wch t my returt.Q:The Olympics, a pro tour,

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my k wt to o. Tht my gg ow.Reproucto, ve forever. i rey ovemy chre. Oe-hure percet.Q:do you think any o your kis willwant to ill your lip-lops, so to speak?

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TASTe Of WAiKiKiNext time you visit Waikiki,take a break from thebeach. Instead, join a

guided jaunt throughOahu with Hawaii

Food Tours. Sixmornings a week, 13 guests

with empty bellies and anappetite for history meetformer chef and restaurantcritic Matthew Gray andhis ance, Keira Nagai,for the Hole-in-the-WallTour. The perfectly pacedshow and tell makes at least

six stops at restaurants,marketplaces and bakeriesthroughout Honoluluand the citys Chinatown

places where local chefscozy up on their days off.From Kalua pork buns andlaulau to Spam musubiandCocoa Puffs, taste your

way through Oahu (just

as our writer does on page56). Matthew and Keiraalso dish on how to eat likea local so the rest of your

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