The Dragons Backbone. A canvas of tiered agriculture rice fields make up the spine of this metaphorical creature. Every direction holds a new vantage point. These amazing rice fields in Guangxi China rival the modern building of this country.

In a humble Las Vegas commercial mall located just outside faux pyramids and counterfeit gondolas is a place where nostalgia and art come together: a museum where you leave chance behind, embrace the din, and put your eye-to-hand skills to the ultimate test. Wether your into the classics like pinball or your nostalgic tastes lie in a game of Donkey Kong, it's easy to find something to play in the over 200 machines jammed into THE PINBALL HALL OF FAME.

Wooden houses on stilts, uneven stone steps, narrow alleyways all within an ancient walled city. It doesn’t take long to discover that the beauty of Feng Huang lies in its primitive simplicity. The Tuo Jiang River not only carries tourists in boats but also serves as a laundry source, kitchen basin and even bath, its waters rushing through the town at a fast pace but leaving the city seemingly untouched by time.

Visit the desert of Rachel Nevada and explore the only Extraterrestrial Highway in this world. Go to the Little A'Le'Inn Cafe for some out of this world food.

Experience Obon, a festive tribute to Japan's ancestors. See thousands of floating lanterns on Kyoto's countryside lake.

Everything we read told us not to go alone. They told us not to go at night. Brochures admonished to always enter with a group of people (safety in numbers). Don't wander astray! Curious warnings indeed for St Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans.

Japans Cherry Blossom, or Sakura, season lasts but only a few weeks. This beautiful and impermanent time of year is cherished and appreciated by the Japanese. See for yourself why these few weeks create enough memories to last a year.

"The Last Great Race on Earth" has a starting line, but that line seemed a long way from where I was standing; surrounded by a howling pack of grungy mutts in a warm and muddy mountain valley. The scene was yelping chaos as Matt Hayashida's favorite collection of dogs were harnessed and attached to a metal-go-cart contraption. Eight people piled onto the buggy. I couldn't imagine the train of canines moving this unwieldy apparatus with any sort of energy, but Matt recommended I hold on tight. "Once they start it's hard to wind 'em down," Matt had mentioned earlier. And when the shouting of "Git it! Git It! Git it!" sent the dogs flying forward, imagining the Iditarod starting line in Anchorage suddenly became a whole lot easier!

If you're a tourist who prefers walking to bus rides and subways, then a hike inside the City of Lights is perfectly historic; especially if you start at Notre Dame where all the roads, as well as the city, originated.

If you visit Venice you probably leave with your own story of disorientation among the canals and foot streets. Confused wandering can be frustrating, but getting lost offers certain rewards.