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Austin’s live music, outdoor adventures, and barbecue often grab the headlines when visitors come to town, leaving its museums to fly under the radar. However, several worthy ones await, and much like the city itself, they have an artsy, offbeat flair.
Few places in the world are blessed with such an epic combo of bone-white beaches and translucent turquoise bays as the US Virgin Islands (USVI), where you could beach-hop for days and never see the same sands twice.
Sparkling Salt Lake City, with its bluebird skies and powder-dusted mountains, is Utah’s capital city, yet it still manages to emanate a small-town feel. Downtown is easy to navigate and remains fairly quiet come evening. It’s hard to grasp that some 1.2 million people live in the metro area.
Sitting 85 miles north of the Equator, the island nation of Singapore has a tropical climate that brings beach days year-round. Thanks to the city-state’s diminutive size and urban character, Singapore’s beachy shores are sometimes overlooked. Those in transit to world-class beach destinations in Thailand and Indonesia tend to flock to Singapore headliners like Gardens by the Bay and the Singapore Zoo. With a charm of their own, however, Singapore’s strands are definitely worth a visit. You’ll find everything from man-made stretches of white powder sand with oil tankers lurking in the distance to secluded spots on one of Singapore’s smaller islands.
England packs a lot into a small area: quaint towns and villages, vibrant cities, idyllic countryside strewn with castles and other ancient sights, as well as wild landscapes and miles of glorious coastline. These five itineraries will help you build the perfect trip. Each one takes a week but you can spend longer at stops or link them with other itineraries to create your own tailor-made tour.
Thinking of stepping outside the Dominican Republic’s bounty of all-inclusive resorts? Then you’re in for a number of enriching experiences. Hiking through the island’s various regions is one of the best ways to immerse yourself in its abundant natural beauty and wide variety of ecosystems.
As the largest archipelagic country in the world, majestic Indonesia showcases a wealth of jaw-dropping natural wonders across its 17,000-or-so islands. From leviathan volcanoes and lakes that hang uniquely above the sea to pristine sweeps of white sand and rivers that wind through rainforest like shoelaces, its agrestal beauty is seemingly endless. Here are the best natural wonders in Indonesia.
While jellyfish are known for drifting around in ocean currents, the golden jellyfish of Palau’s famous Jellyfish Lake – which are not poisonous to humans – perform a unique daily migration route that follows the sun’s arc across the sky. Each morning, these soft-bodied animals cluster on the western shore of this Micronesian marine lake to perform a horizontal migration towards the rising sun, stopping just short of the shadows formed by lakeside trees where their primary predators, anemones, live. After taking a break while the sun is high in the sky, the jellyfish then make the return trip in the early afternoon.
It has been quite some time since our last visit to Oslo! This duration prompted me to ponder whether the city had transformed much since our previous trip (I am certainly aware of the changes in London during that interval) and if I would be able to navigate my way around the city as confidently as before.
Ready to fill out the 2022 race calendar? Entries to many of the world’s most popular marathons open soon. Some races are so popular, in fact, runners have to enter a lottery to earn a spot in them.
So you’ve gotten your kicks with plenty of soccer, your tennis backhand is in fine form, and your golf swing is on par. What’s next?
People from all over the world come to Tanzania just for its national parks. These protected spaces are an ever-evolving theatre of real wildlife action and up-close animal encounters. However, which park is the right one for you?
Norway’s incredible landscapes have inspired travelers for generations. Long before adventurers set out to explore the fjords and mountains, these natural wonders served as the foundation for the country’s rich mythology and folklore.
Though best known as the gateway to legendary National Parks Yellowstone and Grand Teton, there’s an abundance of activities to explore in Jackson Hole.
If you’re flying through Doha on your way to another destination, consider turning one vacation into two by spending a day in this bustling city full of culture, art, traditions, and Arabian hospitality. You can get a good taste of what the city has to offer in 24 hours, and if you have longer, so much the better.
Think you know Thai food? Think again. Thailand’s cuisine takes a different form every time it crosses a provincial border, and the dishes of Thailand’s northern provinces are no exception.
In a world where spontaneity in travel is almost fetishized, meticulous planners – a group with which I proudly identify – tend to get a bad rep. “You’re dull,” they say, “planning itineraries in advance is boring.” In my humble opinion, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
From its snowy ski slopes to its tree-lined hiking trails, it’s no secret that Aspen is a great base for outdoor adventurers. This scenic mountain town in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley also has a vibrant arts and culture scene, great shopping, engaging museums, and top-notch bars and restaurants, making it a crowd-pleasing vacation destination for just about anyone. Whether you’re visiting for the very first time or you’ve been coming here for years, don’t skip out on these quintessentially Aspen things to do.
You could spend weeks exploring ever-changing Detroit, with its quirky independent shops, edgy galleries, and jazz clubs. However, if you want to motor out of the Motor City for a while, there’s plenty more to discover in the vicinity.
Justo Gallego Martínez, a former monk, has spent 60 years building a cathedral in the outskirts of the Spanish capital out of anything he can find. Until recently, its future seemed bleak.