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The Best Hike in Florida: Juniper Prairie Wilderness on the Florida Trail

The Best Hike in Florida: Juniper Prairie Wilderness on the Florida Trail

If you ask serious hikers to name the best hike in Florida then one answer keeps coming back: the Florida Trail through the Juniper Prairie Wilderness in Ocala National Forest. You can use the interactive route map on this page to see the full trail,...

Estonia: 7 Things That Might Surprise You

Estonia: 7 Things That Might Surprise You

Estonia is easy to overlook since it is a small, northern Baltic country, tucked between Latvia and the Gulf of Finland. Estonia is, however, a destination that has something for everyone. It's a wonderful mix of history, nature, and modern convenien...

Puerto Rico's Jungle: El Yunque, and Are There Venomous Snakes or Spiders?

Puerto Rico's Jungle: El Yunque, and Are There Venomous Snakes or Spiders?

Puerto Rico is not just beaches. The northeastern corner of the island is covered by El Yunque National Forest — the only tropical rainforest in the entire United States National Forest system. It receives up to 200 inches of rain per year, suppo...

Dominica: The Caribbean Island That Refused to Be Ruined by Tourism

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...

Is It Hard to See Sloths in Panama When You Travel?

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...

Suriname: South America's Most Diverse and Least Visited Nation

Suriname: South America's Most Diverse and Least Visited Nation

Suriname is South America's smallest sovereign nation, its only Dutch-speaking country, and one of the most ethnically diverse societies on Earth. It is also one of the most overlooked destinations in a hemisphere full of overlooked destinations. I...