Best countries for solo travelers

by Everett Potter
Travel + Leisure
updated 7/27/2010 9:37:37 AM ET

Costa Rica, Vietnam, Laos among safest and friendliest destinations

Travelers keep coming back to Costa Rica to go rafting on the Reventazón River, brave the surf in Malpais, or head out on horseback to explore the volcano and geysers at Rincón de la Vieja National Park. Or maybe to simply lie on one of the country's dozens of Pacific beaches. Read more...



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10-feet-long catfish threatened by dams, WWF says

Four of the world's largest freshwater fish species — including a catfish 10 feet long — face extinction if dams are built on the Mekong River, the WWF warned Tuesday. View article...

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