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TJA tree-lined capital nestled between mountain ranges that serves as the gateway to the legendary Pamir Highway, where the National Museum showcases Silk Road treasures, the green bazaar overflows with pomegranates and walnuts, and the world's second-tallest flagpole once towered over Rudaki Park.
IndiaA UNESCO World Heritage complex of 25 medieval Hindu and Jain temples covered in extraordinarily intricate erotic and divine sculptures — the pinnacle of Chandela dynasty art, set against the wild backdrop of Panna National Park's tiger-roaming forests.
Utah's first national park — a cathedral of sculpted sandstone where the Virgin River carved 2,000-foot vermilion cliffs into a labyrinth of slot canyons, hanging gardens, and vertigo-inducing spines like Angels Landing that draw hikers from every corner of the planet.
StoriesSore legs, soaked clothes, the world's clearest river, and a root bridge that's been growing for 200 years. A week in India's wettest state.
Travel GuidesOnly 3% of Australia's wine but 20% of its premium output. Here's why Margaret River punches so far above its weight and which cellar doors are worth your time.
Travel GuidesFrom free tapas in Triana to climbing the Giralda at sunset — the definitive list from someone who keeps going back to Andalusia's capital.
StoriesDay 1: I ate gold for the first time. Day 3: I watched a woman beat metal into sheets thinner than breath. Day 5: I didn't want to leave.
StoriesTwo days of sand dunes, pisco sours, and a sunrise that made me understand why people trek into deserts on purpose. A no-filter account from Peru's most surreal backpacker stop.
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