Summer is for beaches, and Europe offers a huge variety of locations with sand, sun, water, and fun

European beaches are some of the best in the world. Get the season right and the balmy weather and sunshine will rid you of all worries and stress.

It doesn't take huge money to create a ceremony which will remain in your, and your guests', memory for a long time.

Beautiful beaches abound on this island near Crete that tourism has often missed.

Red Beach is one of the most beautiful beached on Santorini Island.

The Musee d'Arts Africains, Oceaniens & Amerindiens in Marseille is an extraordinary place to soak in the world as percieved, understood and celebrated by the people of Africa, Oceania and America before the Spanish colonization.

This is a ghost town as it was deserted by its inhabitants, rather than because of some supernatural intervention, nevertheless as you walk around the buildings you do get a feeling of the past and can easily visualize the inhabitants living and working in what was once a thriving town.

Train travel is fast, convenient, and usually cheaper than flying. As an added benefit, you get to see the beautiful countryside you're traveling though, and don't have to deal with airport security.

Mykonos is best known for great beaches, nightclubbing, the jet-set lifestyle and having fun. But once you're away from the tourist hustle at the harbor, many of the twisting back streets recall old Greek island life.

Meteora, in Greece, is on my travel destination wish list after seeing Tom Dempsey's fantastic photos.