Inspiration Destinations
I Stayed in a Jungle That Used to Be a Cattle Ranch
I knew the forest around me had been replanted. What I did not know was what had been standing there before it, or how much work went into getting the trees back.
What Makes a Place Easy to Travel Alone In
Some destinations do most of the work for a woman traveling by herself. Here is what they have in common, and three that have it.
The City I Send People To When They Want a Week That Doesn’t Wear Them Out
Copenhagen is arranged around slowing down, which makes it the rare capital you come home from rested.
What Makes a Trip a Ten Out of Ten
Ask someone about the best week of her life and she will almost never describe the itinerary. She will describe one morning that had nothing in it.
One Island, One Suitcase, Seven Days
Naxos is large enough that you can stay in one place for a week and still be somewhere different every day. That combination is rarer in the Greek islands than people expect.
The Wild, and a Very Nice Bed
A bridge finished this month reconnects the Denali park road after five years. That makes 2027 an unusually good summer to do Alaska by land and by sea, in that order.
The Place That Decided to Keep the Dark
In a corner of the Cairngorms, distilleries, farms and households changed their outdoor lighting on purpose. What they protected is now the darkest Dark Sky Park in the United Kingdom.
The Four Hours Where Nothing Is Asked of You
A stretch of railway between Switzerland and Italy is a UNESCO World Heritage site. What makes it worth building a week around is what you are doing while you sit on it, which is nothing.
What Travelers Say They’ll Pay For
A survey of American travelers put some numbers on something I’ve watched happen across hundreds of trips.