For the traveler arriving by plane, Hawaii reveals itself in the green spires of the Koolau Mountains, the glimmering high-rises of Waikiki, the aqua intensity of the water, the fleets of white sails dotting the sea, and the network of crisscrossing freeways, pineapple plantations, and sugarcane fields. ... More
Lush inland valleys and rugged mountains, magnificent beaches and forested islands: This western province has an abundance of natural beauty. There are plenty of opportunities for whale- and nature-watching, as well as for skiing, golfing, fishing, and kayaking, or you can simply relax in a peaceful country inn. Your visit may take you to places as different as small coastal and island towns, the Anglophile city of Victoria, and a re-created native village.British Columbia, Canda’s westernmost province, harbors Pacific beaches, verdant islands, year-round skiing, world-class fishing—a wealth of outdoor action and beauty. The people of the province are a similarly heterogeneous mix: descendants of the original Native American peoples and 19th-century British and European settlers and more recent immigrants from Asia and Eastern Europe. ... More
Few places on earth are more remote, traditional, and insanely difficult to travel than this isolated land of huge deserts, mountain lakes, and untouched forests holding some of the most abundant wildlife in Asia. Although Mongolia once had much contact with the West (mostly by invading it), the country has been almost completely isolated since the Marxist revolution of 1921. Now, Mongolia is slowly opening up again, leaving today’s visitors with huge areas of countryside largely untouched by Western culture. Soviet and Chinese communism increased the differences between the two areas. ... More
Think of Egypt, and pyramids spring to mind. We marvel at their sheer size, at the precision of their design. We speculate about the people who demanded their construction, those who designed and built them, and finally, those who robbed them. ... More
Although an ancient country, Israel is only celebrating its 50th anniversary as a nation state. This recent history has been characterised by an often volatile mix of politics, religion and culture out of proportion to Israel’s diminutive size. This tiny Middle Eastern country has been the meeting point for different cultures for over 6,000 years. For the traveller this means a world of extraordinary diversity and richness. Israel’s history is etched on the landscape, in the faces of the people and embedded in buildings that seem to whisper ancient stories. ... More
Bolivia is most noted for the Andes, which take up a large chunk of the west, and, to a lesser extent, the vast jungle regions of Amazonia that extend from the Andes’ boundary all the way east into Brazil. But Bolivia has a surprisingly varied series of ecosystems within those two major regions. ... More
Denmark consists of one peninsula and more than 400 islands, half of them inhabited. Finland and Sweden used to dispute which country was really “the land of a thousand lakes.” Finland settled it, after counting almost 190,000. An island summer in the archipelago is part of every Stockholmer’s childhood memory. The mail packets of Norway’s Hurtigruten sail north from Bergen along the fjord-indented coast and turn around at Kirkenes on the Russian border, 2,000 km (1,242) later. Iceland is so dependent on the surrounding sea that it has been known to take on the British navy to protect its fishing limits. ... More
Bamboo scaffolding and gleaming department stores, construction cranes looming over wooden villages, KFC and chopsticks, yak herders and cell phone abusers within miles of each other, communism and capitalism co-existing—China has more paradoxes than it does dialects. To visit China now is to witness a country revolutionizing itself in the cities and struggling to stay alive in the countryside. Wracked with ambiguity as it transforms rapidly from a socialist to a market economy, China is perched, it seems, at the edge of the world at the turn of the millennium. ... More
Southern Vermont has farms, freshly starched New England towns, quiet back roads, bustling ski resorts, and strip-mall sprawl. Central Vermont’s trademarks include marble quarries north of Rutland and pastures that create the patchwork of the Champlain Valley. The heart of this region is the Green Mountains. The state’s largest city (Burlington) and the nation’s smallest state capital (Montpelier) are in northern Vermont, as are some of the most remote areas of New England. Logging, dairy farming, and skiing take place here. ... More
Alberta is best known for its spectacular slice of the Rocky Mountains. Sliding up towards the sky, the craggy peaks of these world famous mountains loom over the sparkling azure lakes and age-old glaciers that combined create Canada’s top tourist destination. These mountains can be hiked or biked, skied or climbed, but they are only a fraction of what Alberta has to offer. ... More
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