Australia
The Great Barrier Reef Is Alive, Damaged, and Worth Seeing Carefully
The Great Barrier Reef is often written about as if it were one flawless underwater postcard. It is neither one place nor…
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Travel
Australia
Three Days in Melbourne, Not Melbourne Plus Everything
Melbourne is a city that rewards wandering, which makes the phrase “must-see weekend” slightly self-defeating. The best three days here are not…
Australia
Five Australian Beaches, Five Different Journeys
Australia has enough coastline to make any list of its “best beaches” collapse under the weight of geography. Turquoise Bay, Whitehaven, Wineglass…
Bucket List Ideas
What Skydiving in French Polynesia Actually Requires
Skydiving in French Polynesia is easy to sell. Put a lagoon beneath an open aircraft door, add one photograph of a person…
Budgeting
Bora Bora on a Budget Starts With the Right Expectations
Bora Bora is often sold in two extremes: the overwater bungalow that costs more than a sensible person wants to calculate, or…
Explore
Bora Bora Underwater, Without the Aquarium Metaphor
Bora Bora’s lagoon is routinely described as a natural aquarium. The phrase is flattering and slightly misleading. An aquarium is controlled. A…
Africa
Two Weeks in South Africa Means Choosing a Route
South Africa is large enough to make a two-week itinerary look sensible on a screen and exhausting on the ground. The old…
Africa
South Africa’s Adrenaline Days Need More Than Nerve
South Africa has no shortage of ways to put a harness on a traveler and introduce them to gravity. Bungee jumping near…
Africa
Kruger Is Not a Checklist With Lions
Kruger National Park is often sold through five animals and one dramatic sunset. The Big Five may help organize a brochure, but…
Africa
The Garden Route Is Better When the Car Stops
The Garden Route is described as a road trip, which makes it tempting to treat the road as the attraction. The N2…