You can ride the Yangtze all the way from Chongqing to Shanghai, cutting across nearly 2000km of China and seeing major sites along the way. You hit Three Gorges Dam of course, Wuhan, and Fendu, among others. Really gives you a sense for the country.

The country and river is changing overnight, probably best to see it while it still exists.

Victoria Cruises is the premier cruise line for Westerners if you want to cruise the Yangtze River and take your time about it:
www.ruba.com/tour/angelavictoriacruises/14_Day_China_Exploration_the_Magnificent_Yangtze

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As with any location, it is good to find something large to climb to the top of to survey the city. There's the roof-top view from Samaritaine Department Store to score views of just about everything. And there's the Sacre Coeur on Montmartre Hill.

And then of course there is the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. These are members of the other big 5 attractions, the major places to see in Paris: www.ruba.com/guide/Donna_Cornelius/5_Places_to_See_in_Paris

Get climbing! Only 387 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower!

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A lot of people just do day cruises on the Rhine. Bingen and Koblenz are the scenic parts of the Rhine River, to be sure. But if you're going alone, a cruise alone the river can be an excellent way to get a feel for some of Europe's best attractions.

You can stay in the cities and not see the countryside, or you can take the train all over the map... and have the countryside blur by you at frightening speeds. I like the boat because it is slow, leisurely, and actually feels like a vacation.

For a 1.5 week trip (which I think is about the max most of us can do on vacation), here's what I would recommend for a Rhine River Cruise:
www.ruba.com/tour/ColletteVacations/Best_of_the_Rhine_River_Europe

You can get all the way from Amsterdam to Colmar in nine days, at a relaxed pace, seeing a ton of quaint locations along the way.

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I'm kind of a bum when travelling: I like to do all the free things, because they're free. You should spend money on the plane ticket, and that is all. Also, free things are the things the locals do, and so give you more of a feel for the place.

Anyway, the Hugh Lane is awesome, and admission to the gallery is completely free. Some great modern art. It also, amusingly, houses the (reconstructed) studio of Francis Bacon, with all its contents in disarray.

Here's a list of other FREE things/places in Dublin to see:

www.ruba.com/guide/Jessica_Colley/Top_FREE_Things_To_Do_in_Dublin

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It is a pristine beach near the north end of the island. I went a while back, and I've heard it is more developed than before, but it was beautiful. We hired Vespas and took the dirt roads far north.

This guy also seems to have hired Vespas to do it, and hit some other sites throughout Africa. Jealous of: www.ruba.com/guide/Santiago_Ripley/Best_Places_to_See_in_Eastern_Africa

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