The paper's then correspondent, the veteran South African journalist Allister Sparks, was her escort and told how they lost their police trail and went sightseeing in and around Cape Town – her first look at the city.
Sightseeing Seattle boasts many bike trails offering glorious vistas of the city, Puget Sound and both the Olympic and Cascade Mountains.
Sightseeing Everybody in Williamstown lives within a mile of a hiking trail, says Lauren Stevens, author of "Hikes and Walks in the Berkshire Hills" (Berkshire House).
The trips, named "Atul Kochhar's Indian Journeys", include a Spice Trail of southern India and a trip through Rajasthan, and combine sightseeing with foodie visits to local restaurants and producers.
The trails had to feature all the major massifs, regions, geologies, and sightseeing highlights, while also steering hikers to lesser-known attractions.
The hotel and spa are gorgeous with big fireplaces and luxurious rooms and there's plenty to do: hiking trails, a tree house adventure, birding tours, wine tasting and, of course, sightseeing at the farm and the greenhouse where tens of thousands of seedlings are being grown for the Arbor Day Foundation's million plus members.
The Gut Steinbach (doubles in July from €148) in Reit im Winkl is handy for sightseeing in Salzburg, Munich and Kitzbuhel, but has good hiking on the doorstep, plus pram-friendly walking trails of 3-9km, outdoor pools and lakes for swimming, and a family night-hiking experience throughout July and August that involves carrying burning torches through the Klausenberg gorge to a campfire barbecue.
Sightseeing At Abel's Bicycle Shop, (210) 533-9927, rental rates start at $20 a day, including delivery, pickup and touring map of the mission trail.
Call it virtual sightseeing.
