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Travel GuidesBoth deliver mountains, lakes, and rain. But the scale, the costs, and the experiences are surprisingly different. Here's how to choose.
Travel GuidesTibet isn't a place you can just show up to. Here's everything you need to know about permits, acclimatization, and making the most of the holy city.
Travel GuidesRoman forums, Venetian fortifications, medieval churches, Napoleonic-era forts, and Cold War scars — all walkable in an afternoon.
StoriesI drove 30 minutes from a colonial city where dinner costs $8, parked on the rim of an active volcano, and looked into a lake of molten rock. Nicaragua is unreal.
Travel GuidesFrom Charyn Canyon's red rock fortress to Big Almaty Lake's impossible turquoise, Kazakhstan's former capital is Central Asia's greatest outdoor playground.
StoriesAt low tide, the reef becomes a maze of tide pools. At sunset, the fishermen return. And at Ali Barbour's Cave, dinner happens under the stars.
Travel GuidesThe road from Coban will test your spine. The turquoise pools, candlelit caves, and bat clouds at sunset will make you forget the drive ever happened.
Travel GuidesIs Hallstatt worth the hype? Can you actually park there? How expensive is it really? Every question I got asked before my trip, answered with zero sugarcoating.
TipsEat five blocks inland. Dive on low-ship days. Rent a scooter, not a Jeep. And whatever you do, don't swim on the east coast without checking conditions first.
SeasonalWaterfalls flowing, crocs basking, roads open. Dry season is when Kakadu reveals its best self.
Travel GuidesHow do I get there from Cancun? Is it safe? Can I swim with the stromatolites? Everything you need to know about Mexico's best-kept lagoon.
Travel GuidesA UNESCO-listed walled city, Zaha Hadid's gravity-defying center, burning mountains, and mud volcanoes — Baku is the most surprising city in the Caucasus.