TL;DR Camp among wild, mushroom-shaped rock hoodoos under super dark skies at Goblin Valley State Park. Your options: Pitch a tent right near the rocks, or grab a basic RV spot (both $45). For more comfort, try a climate-controlled yurt ($150). Big groups can book a large area ($200). Explore is the main activity here. […]
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TL;DR Check out our picks for winter getaways around the country. We found different kinds of trips for every taste. Options include: Snowy Mountain Escapes: Ski resorts & cozy lodges in Stowe (VT), Park City (UT), Jackson Hole (WY), and the Catskills (NY). Lakeside/Coastal Charm: Storm-watching in Kennebunkport (ME), historic pubs in Portsmouth (NH), ice […]
TL;DR Want to see America’s really beautiful scenery? Iconic train routes offer a fantastic way. Check out these highlights: Cross-Country Epics: California Zephyr (Chicago-SF): Rocky Mountains, Utah red rocks, Sierra Nevada. Empire Builder (Chicago-Seattle/Portland): Glacier National Park, Montana prairies, Columbia River Gorge. Sunset Limited (LA-New Orleans): Sonoran Desert, Texas canyons, Gulf Coast bayous. Coastal Wonders: […]
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TL;DR America’s least-visited parks – Gates of the Arctic, Isle Royale, Dry Tortugas, and others – give you real solitude and wild adventure precisely because they’re tough to get to. Forget roads, trails, phones, shops, or easy rescue help. You need to handle things yourself. Reaching them usually means long flights, ferry rides, or boat […]
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TL;DR Top kayaking spots across the US: Florida Wetlands: Paddle Rainbow River’s unbelievably clear springs, or wind through Everglades mangrove tunnels—keep your eyes peeled for gators and manatees. You can also see a magical glow after dark in Puerto Rico’s bays when the water lights up. Southwest Canyons: Try wading through flooded slot canyons; Antelope […]
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TL;DR Adventure travel is pretty hot right now. People are itching to get away from screens after the pandemic. They want real challenges and a chance to reconnect with nature – maybe even find something primal. America offers perfect spots for this. Think scorching Utah and Arizona deserts, rugged Rockies or Alaskan peaks, dense woods, […]
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TL;DR Atomic tourism means visiting places tied to nuclear history. Think test sites, museums, accident zones, bunkers. It’s about understanding how humanity entered the atomic age. This travel isn’t just morbid curiosity. It educates people on technology’s sharp double edge. It honors lives changed by nuclear events. And it helps preserve important memories. Places like […]
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Wondering which Peaks of the Balkans accommodation to book? Confused about how the booking process works, or what the guesthouses are like? Then you’re in the right place! I’m just back from hiking the Peaks of the Balkans trail myself, and one major highlight was staying at family-run guesthouses and hotels in remote mountain villages […]
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Looking to spend one day in Tirana, and need help creating the perfect itinerary? Then you’re in the right place! Tirana is the capital of Albania and the country’s largest city. Having just visited, I can also say it has a great vibe and is full of interesting things to do and see. If you’re […]
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Visiting Favela Santa Marta In this post, I share my experience of visiting favela Santa Marta in Rio, Brazil As the ground moves further and further away, the Christ Redeemer statue appears in all its towering glory, the bay comes into view and the blue of the Atlantic ocean glistens in the distance. I travel […]