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Dominica: The Caribbean Island That Refused to Be Ruined by Tourism
Dominica (not to be confused with the Dominican Republic) has made a deliberate bet against mass tourism: it has no large resorts, no cruise-ship promenade, and no pumped-up party beach. What it has instead is a volcanic island so geologically active...
Travelling Chad: Saharan Dunes, Camel Caravans, and the Ennedi Plateau
Chad is not a destination for the casual traveller. It has limited infrastructure, a complex political history, and requires serious logistical planning to visit responsibly. It is also, for adventurous travellers willing to put in the work, among th...
Is It Hard to See Sloths in Panama When You Travel?
Panama is one of the most biodiverse countries on Earth — a narrow land bridge between two continents where species from North and South America overlap. Among the most coveted wildlife sightings for visitors are sloths. Here's everything you need to...
The One Reason to Go to Madagascar You Won't Find Anywhere Else on Earth
There are special places on Earth. And then there is Madagascar — a world so biologically isolated that evolution took its own extraordinary path here for 88 million years. About 90% of the wildlife you'll encounter exists nowhere else on the plane...
Salar de Uyuni: Visiting the World's Largest Salt Flat
There is a place in southwestern Bolivia where the area becomes a huge mirror. After rain, a thin layer of water transforms a 4,086-square-mile or 10,582-square-kilometer expanse of salt into a reflection of the sky. The Salar de Uyuni is the world's...
Guyana's Rupununi: Wilderness Travel in South America
Guyana is sought out mostly by major nature travelers. It is located in northeastern South America and is roughly 85% tropical rainforest, which is one of the highest percentages of forest cover in the world. There are no massive high-rise beach reso...
Nepal's Monkeys: The Sacred Macaques of Pashupatinath and Swayambhunath
In Kathmandu Valley and throughout the hills, rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) move through the temples, rooftops, and periphery of the forest. At two of Kathmandu's most important religious sites, they live alongside worshippers visiting these templ...
Which Japanese City Has the Most Cherry Blossoms? The Sakura Capital Debate
The annual sakura season is one of the most famous recurring natural spectacles in the world. For two to three weeks each spring, Japan's cities, rivers, roads, and temple grounds disappear beneath a canopy of pale pink and white flowers. The questio...
Papua New Guinea Wildlife: Birds of Paradise, Coral Reefs, and the Last Unknown
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the last truly wild frontiers on Earth. Covering the eastern half of the world's second-largest island plus over 600 offshore islands, PNG contains some of the most extreme biodiversity on the planet — much of it bare...
Kiribati: The Remote Pacific Atoll Nation on the Frontline of Climate Change
Kiribati (pronounced "KEER-ih-bahss") is one of the most remote nations on Earth — 33 coral atolls and raised reef islands scattered across 3.5 million square kilometers of the central Pacific Ocean, an area larger than India. With a total land area ...
Angola's Wild Side: National Parks, Wildlife Safaris, and Natural Wonders
For wildlife enthusiasts, adventure travelers, and anyone searching for Angola safari options or Angola nature experiences, the country delivers far beyond expectations. Despite its low tourism profile, Angola contains some of Africa's most dramatic ...
Wild Horses on the Beach in the USA: Where to Find Them, How to See Them, and Why They're There
There are places on the American East Coast where you can walk along the ocean and see horses — genuinely wild, unmanaged, government-protected horses — grazing in the dunes, standing belly-deep in the surf, or trotting across the sand with the Atlan...