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TipsYou've paid $1,500 for one hour with mountain gorillas. Here's how to make sure altitude, weather, fitness, and camera settings don't ruin the experience.
StoriesHvar gets 2,724 hours of sunshine per year. After a week there, watching the light shift from blue morning to golden evening to pink sunset, I understood why people don't leave.
StoriesSarah has lived off-grid in Big Sur for eleven years. She has strong opinions about your drone, your campfire, and your expectation of cell service.
Travel GuidesEverything first-time visitors ask about Hanoi — from crossing the street alive to finding the Obama bun cha spot to egg coffee that changes your entire relationship with caffeine.
Travel GuidesEverything you need for Lima — from where to stay and eat to the pre-Incan ruins hiding in plain sight and the pisco sour etiquette that'll save you embarrassment.
Travel GuidesWait, it's actually France? Can I swim in the ocean? How active is the volcano? Everything you've been wondering about this Indian Ocean outlier.
TipsThe balloon ride isn't guaranteed. Not all cave hotels are actual caves. And the underground cities close earlier than you think. Here's what I learned the hard way.
Travel GuidesHow to get to Monteverde, what to pack for a cloud forest, where to see quetzals, and why the $3 rubber boot rental might be the best money you spend in Costa Rica.
TipsFrom the car rental you definitely need to the Spam you'll definitely eat — a first-timer's essential tips for Japan's tropical archipelago.
StoriesCarlos moved to Ibiza in 1998 to DJ. Twenty-eight years later, he runs an organic farm in the north and has opinions about what tourists get wrong — and right — about his island.
StoriesAt 5:30 AM, the mud-brick fortress belongs to the cats, the call to prayer, and one person standing on a wall watching the desert turn gold.
TipsSkip the original Starbucks, buy an ORCA card, and for the love of all things holy, bring a layer. Hard-won lessons from multiple Seattle visits.
