Caribbean · Three Islands, One Extraordinary Sandbar 📖 ~11 min read Stingray City, the Wall & Two Very Different Sister Islands Grand Cayman’s developed shoreline
Northern Lights Need Darkness — Which Means Summer Isn’t When You’d Think
Canada’s regions run on different calendars, and the Northern Lights have a genuinely counterintuitive best season. Here’s when each part of the country is at its best.
Beaches, Rainforest & Highland Chiefdoms: An Honest Guide to Cameroon
Cameroon’s Far North and Anglophone regions carry do-not-travel advisories. Here’s an honest guide to the accessible south and west — Yaoundé, Douala, Kribi, and the Western Highlands.
Wine Grown Inside an Active Volcano: A Year in Cabo Verde
West Africa · Ten Volcanic Islands in the Atlantic 📖 ~11 min read Wine Grown Inside an Active Volcano: A Year in Cabo Verde A
Africa’s Second-Deepest Lake, and a Trip Worth Planning Carefully
Burundi’s security situation shapes where and how to travel. Here’s an honest look at Bujumbura and Lake Tanganyika, current advisories, and what to know before you go.
A Two-Week Rose Harvest: A Year in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Rose Valley blooms for just a few weeks each year. Here’s when to catch the harvest, the Black Sea coast, and skiing at Bansko.
Golden Domes, Untouched Rainforest: A Year in Brunei
Brunei keeps nearly all its original rainforest intact and runs a mild wet-dry cycle year-round. Here’s when to visit Ulu Temburong and the water village of Kampong Ayer.
Amazon, Pantanal, Rio & the South: Brazil Is Too Big for One Season
Brazil is too vast for one season. Here’s when the Amazon, the Pantanal’s jaguars, Rio’s Carnival, and the temperate south are each at their best.
A Flood That Arrives Six Months Late: A Year in Botswana
Southern Africa · The Okavango Delta & the Kalahari 📖 ~12 min read A Flood That Arrives Six Months Late: A Year in Botswana Rain
Stari Most, Sarajevo & the Emerald River: A Year in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina runs warm summers on the Neretva River and snowy winters on former Olympic mountains. Here’s when Sarajevo and Mostar are each at their best.