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Top Ten Fall Foliage Drives

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There's a chill in the air, the kids are back to school, and you're packing up your summer clothes. Fall is fast approaching, and with it comes the opportunity to take in nature's kaleidoscope of colors.

But where should you go? Thankfully, the National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways has pulled together a great list of routes where you take in all of autumn's glory, and if you order the book now, you'll receive a 20 percent discount. Check out their top ten list of routes, and read the complete driving details here.

1. Acadia Byway, Maine
2. Three Rivers Scenic Drive, New Hampshire
3. Mohawk Trail Drive, Massachusetts
4. Rhode Island 77, Rhode Island
5. Canaan Valley Byway, Virginia & West Virginia
6. Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia & North Carolina
7. Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, Kansas
8. Talimena Scenic Drive, Oklahoma & Arkansas
9. Beartooth Highway, Wyoming
10. Avenue of the Giants, California

Have another great autumn drive? Let us know in the comments below. And visit our Drives of Lifetime for more outstanding routes. 

Photo: George Burba/iStockphoto.com

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Need a rewarding getaway this summer? About about 100 getaways? Author Pam Grout has gathered a wide selection of fantastic--and fulfilling--trips to choose from in her book The 100 Best Volunteer Vacations to Enrich Your Life. Here are some of her favorites, with the full book excerpt here on Traveler's site. Want the whole book? We're offering a 20 percent discount - so order now and get going! 

1. Excavate Stone Tools; Cortez, Colorado
2. Blaze a New Trail; New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana
3. Collect Butterflies in Remote Amazonia; Huaorani Reserve, Ecuador
4. Produce the News; Cochabamba, Bolivia
5. Turn a Military Base into a School and Garden; Bethlehem, Israel
6. Bottle-Feed Orphaned Lion Cubs; Victoria Falls, Zambia
7. Research the Great White Shark; Gansbaai, South Africa
8. Assist the Kenya Wildlife Service; Kenya
9. Restore a Buddhist Monastery; Mustang Valley, Nepal
10. Go Carbon Neutral in Western Australia; Perth, Australia

Photo: Bottle-feed lion cubs with Amanzi Travel and help save the "king of beasts." by Daniel Mallard/iStockphoto.com

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Sarah on Top Ten Volunteer Vacations: With so many organisations out there offering volunteer work, gap year and sabbatical programs it ca
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Andrea on Top Ten Volunteer Vacations: Also check out American Hiking Society. They do Volunteer Vacations on trails in National Parks and
MEB on Top Ten Volunteer Vacations: This is a wonderful, wide-ranging list of opportunities!

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