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Top 10 Places to Visit in Latvia
Latvia may be small, but it offers something for every type of traveler, whether you want to visit historic cities, beautiful beaches, lush national parks, or an international art and food scene. Latvia is one of Europe's more affordable travel desti...
The Tatra Mountains: Hiking, Zakopane, and What to Know
In the south of Poland, the <strong>Tatra Mountains</strong> rise from the Carpathian foothills to form the only alpine landscape in Central Europe north of the Alps. The Polish Tatras are a national park with glacial valleys, granite peaks, and clear mountain lakes.
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...
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...
Algeria's Stunning Natural Landscapes: From the Mediterranean to the Sahara
Most people imagine the desert when they think of Algeria, and they're not wrong since the Sahara does cover 80% of the country. But Algeria's natural diversity goes beyond sand dunes. From lush coastal forests to snow-capped mountains to volcanic ro...
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 (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?
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...
Alligators and Adventures: The Complete Wildlife Travel Guide to Tampa
Most visitors come to Tampa for Busch Gardens, the Riverwalk, or the beaches of St. Pete. What they often discover — sometimes with a jolt — is that Florida takes its wildlife seriously, and Tampa's surrounding landscape is one of the best places in ...
Norwegian Fjords: A Complete Guide to the World's Most Spectacular Waterways
There is no landform quite like a fjord. Carved by glaciers advancing and retreating over millions of years, these narrow sea inlets — flanked by sheer rock walls rising hundreds of metres — combine the intimacy of a valley with the depth of an ocean...
Angel Falls and the Tepuis: Venezuela's Natural Wonders Explained
In the Gran Sabana region of southeastern Venezuela, flat-topped mountains called tepuis rise like islands above the surrounding forest — some reaching 3,000 metres, their cliff faces vertical and unbroken, their summits isolated for so long that evo...
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 ...
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NatureThe Closest Point to Space Isn't Everest
Did you know the spot on Earth closest to outer space is a volcano in Ecuador, not Mount E…
Chimborazo, Ecuador
NatureThe Largest Sheet of Falling Water on Earth
Did you know Victoria Falls is the largest curtain of falling water in the world? Over a m…
Victoria Falls
NatureThe Wettest Place on Earth Is a Village in India
Did you know the rainiest inhabited spot on the planet is an Indian village that gets near…
Mawsynram, Meghalaya
NatureThe World's Smallest Mammal Lives Here
Did you know the tiniest mammal on Earth is a bat you could balance on your fingertip? Tha…
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
NatureCanada Has More Lakes Than the Rest of the World Combined
Did you know Canada holds more lakes than every other country on Earth put together? There…
Canada
NatureThe Only Living Thing Visible From Space
Did you know the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth — big enough …
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
NatureA River That Never Reaches the Sea
Did you know Botswana has a giant river that empties into a desert instead of the ocean? T…
Okavango Delta, Botswana
NatureThe Amazon Pushes Fresh Water 100 Miles Out to Sea
Did you know the Amazon River is so powerful it pushes fresh water more than 100 miles int…
Amazon River, Brazil
NatureA River That Flows Through a Mountain
Did you know the Philippines has a navigable river running underground for over 5 miles or…
Puerto Princesa, Palawan
NatureThe Oldest Desert on Earth
Did you know the Namib is thought to be the world's oldest desert, arid for something like…
Sossusvlei, Namib Desert
NatureThe Lowest Place on Earth Won't Let You Sink
Did you know the Dead Sea shoreline is the lowest dry land on Earth, about 1,443 feet or 4…
Dead Sea, Jordan
NatureAn Island Where Most Wildlife Exists Nowhere Else
Did you know about 90% of Madagascar's wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth? After spli…
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