This will make you flare up with jealousy: people are already skiing in Europe. Yep, the glacier resorts of Zermatt, Cervinia, Val-d’Isère and Tignes have all had wannabe Bode Millers […]
Morocco’s 10 best natural wonders
From golden sand dunes to the lofty peaks of the High Atlas mountains, Morocco is an adventurer’s dream. Epic landscapes carpet this slice of North Africa like the richly patterned rugs […]
The Grand Circle is the ultimate US Southwest road trip
Driving the Grand Circle can take up to three weeks, but a spectacular eight-to-10 day portion centers around the Grand Canyon and features bold colors, fascinating geological shapes and textures […]
Tips for getting on the road in Canada
Canada is big and beautiful, but climate, distance and the high cost of domestic travel make it a hard country to get to know. Having the freedom to throw your […]
This park ranger says diversity is the key to protecting the outdoors
Nestled high on the rafters of an old barn, Leigh Gardner sat with a bunch of kids watching the sunset over the Tennessee hills. “You know, I’ve never seen anything […]
How rhino poachers took advantage of the pandemic – and how you can help stop them
Around the world countries are adjusting to what their “new normal” looks like in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. For rhinoceros conservationists in Africa, it means coping with fewer […]
Kenya’s 10 best natural wonders
It’s the snow-capped mountain almost on the equator and within sight of harsh deserts. It’s the lush, palm-fringed coastline of the Indian Ocean, it’s the Great Rift Valley that once […]
5 things nobody tells you about being a plus-sized traveler
The traditional travel industry is hard-wired to exclude bigger bodies from the vacation narrative, and we’re not encouraged to roam around the world freely like “normal-sized” people are. With useful […]
What it’s like to hike among 5000-year-old trees
At nearly five millennia old, the bristlecone pines in Nevada‘s Great Basin national park are some of the oldest living organisms on earth. Although they don’t have the height or size […]
7 attractions you should skip (and where to head instead)
It’s a well-accepted travel truth: some destinations are even more impressive in person than they seem to be in photos and video, and others fail to live up to their […]