The Most Amazing Scuba Dives On The Planet
For most novice divers, the otherworldly world beneath the surface of the sea is fantastical enough in its own right. No major bells or whistles are needed...
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Stories By Andrea Minarcek
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12 Amazing Places To Swim With Sharks
Nothing sends ocean swimmers fleeing for shore faster than a fin sighting. The word "shark" alone is enough to scare most people, immediately calling to mind the menacing...
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12 Spring Hikes: Flowers, Falls, And Baby Animals
Every season has its own particular appeal: autumn, the brilliantly colored foliage; winter, ice climbing and chances to make fresh tracks on the slopes; summer, long, long...
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Land Of Genghis Khan: Mongolia By Horseback
The real appeal of Mongolia will always be in its seemingly endless green steppe, and horseback trips will forever be the best way to experience it, but...
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The Amazon Of The Seas: Underwater Indonesia
With more than 1,300 species of fish, six of the world's seven species of sea turtles, and at least 450 species of reef-building coral, bioligists have good...
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Tropical Island Hopping: Explore Sri Lanka
An untouched trio of mountains, jungles, and white-sand beaches has put Sri Lanka on travelers' maps for years, and now the country's recent stability has made it...
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Past The Parties: Go Wild In Koh Phangan, Thailand
This Gulf of Thailand island's long been famous with the backpacker set for its raucous full-moon party, but this year, its first airport opens, direct flights from...
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Grand Canyon Of The Himalayas: Ladakh, India
Journeys International is pioneering a new trip tracking snow leopards in this remote mountain region, while both OARS and Bio Bio Expeditions are breaking new ground leading...
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Africa's Appalachian Trail: Tsavo, Kenya
Tropical Ice Ltd. is setting new standards for the continent's hiking options by guiding a seriously epic, long-haul trekking trip across central Africa. The 100-mile-plus walk traverses...
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Rainforest Luxury: Ecolodges In The Congo
Long overshadowed by the violence of its larger neighbor, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the smaller Republic of the Congo is just starting to show up...
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A Pristine Kingdom: Green Travel In Bhutan
This year, access to this formerly closed-off kingdom will be easier than ever, as the only airline that services Bhutan, Drukair, will start offering daily flights from...
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Indian Ocean Outpost: Kite Surfing Madagascar
The consistently high winds whipping along Madagascar's northern coast have put it on the map in a big way with wind- and kite-surfers. Aficionados say the conditions...
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Cliffs & Castles: Hiking The Wales Coast Path
All 1,000-plus miles of Wales' dramatic coastline are now accessible to hikers and equestrians thanks to a newly-completed path that rings the entire country.The new Wales Coast...
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Close Encounters: Safari On Foot In Tanzania
Since a recent boundary extension, Ruaha is now the largest park in Tanzania and, along with several adjoining game reserves, part of a massive mega-wilderness.The park has...
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Land's End: The Patagonian Corridor
For years, some of Patagonia's most famous sanctuaries—Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park and Chile's Torres del Paine National Park—happened to be surrounded by some of the least...
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Roughing Tierra Del Fuego: Isla Navarino, Chile
Argentina's Ushuaia may be famous as the southernmost city on Earth, but it's tiny, tiny Puerto Williams, Chile, on Isla Navarino, that can lay claim to being...
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