Laura McKenzie's Traveler

Saigon, Vietnam is an incredible place to visit. It has history, and cultural excursions, like cruising the Mekong Delta and visiting a floating marketplace. In Ho Chi Minh City you can shop until you drop, stay in five-star hotels, and enjoy an incredible culinary experience.

Auckland is New Zealand's largest city. Laura takes an hour's drive south of Auckland to a working sheep farm in the New Zealand countryside. A few miles down the road, Laura spies a familiar sight - Hobbiton, the set from the Lord of the Rings films where Bilbo lived before and after his journey.

Athens is an exceptional country to experience history. First, visit Syntagma Square and Greece's famous landmark- The Acropolis. An excursion to Greece is nothing without a trip to the Agora, as we finish off by enjoying Athens' most abundant resource- water.

The first sight is Singapore's Merlion statue. For glimpses of the wild you have three fun options where you can see exotic animals in their open (not closed) sanctuaries. Next, explore Raffles Landing for a picture-perfect view along the Singapore River.

Explore the heart of Bohemia as we join Laura in Prague. Visit Prague Castle, the Charles Bridge, and the Jewish Quarter. Gothic Loket Castle is a short, scenic drive away from the city and worth the tour. Next up the must-see spa town of Karlovy Vary.

First stops are Camden Market and Notting Hill Gate. Enjoy a treat as Laura escorts you to the birthplace of pomp and circumstance, Buckingham Palace. Then mosey down to Windsor Castle before taking on London with Big Ben and Tower Bridge.

Ireland is a country filled with tradition, culture, and history, and here you will feel outright the pride of the Celts as you visit Blarney and Ashford Castles, learn of Francis Mahoney, meet the Guinness family, and tour the Irish School of Falconry.

Explore Chiang Mai's "Night Bazaar" that hums with business, and its Buddhist Temples. When Laura visits the Maesa Elephant Camp, she is not just meeting a majestic animal, but an icon. Finally, join Laura ventures into Northern Thailand.

Stroll down Grant Street with Laura into the heart of America's largest Chinatown. Bike, drive, or walk across the Golden Gate Bridge, the city's most recognizable landmark. Finally, Fisherman's Wharf offers day trips all wrapped into one fun location.

Enter 12 miles of enclosing walls, 26 acres of roof, and over 2,000 windows and experience the royal Palace of Versailles. If you are looking for some good ole' fun, then you will enjoy Parc Asterix. Place Vendome is the top spot for high-end merchandise.

If you like sun, surf, sand, and a laid-back lifestyle then join Laura on the Gold Coast. Travel into the thick of the Queensland Rainforest, and visit the home of the largest collection of Australian native animals in the Carrumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.

Begin on the east coast in Taormina. Laura then takes us to some of Sicily's highlight cities, Palermo and Randazzo. How about a visit to Agrigento, or to the divinely inspired Cathedral Monreale? We will also visit Mt. Etna, an active volcano.