The Isle of Wight is a fantastic place to explore the British seaside. There are some wonderful beaches, but, you need to know where to look. So, here are my favourite Isle of Wight beaches, out of the estimated 25…
New York City doesn’t exactly conjure up images of roaming wildlife and deciduous forests, but while the boroughs’ streets lead to skyscrapers and bodegas, their surrounding trails connect to a multitude of landscapes. Many scenic trails crop up within or…
Green, humid and fragrant with spices, captivating Kerala is a world apart from the dry plains and lofty mountains of north India. Deity-covered gopuram towers crown the state’s temples, menus are alive with seafood and local spices, and houseboats weave through…
The world’s seventh largest nation, India is vast and varied, stretching 3214km (1997 miles) from the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the tropical jungles and dry plains of the south. Needless to say, that’s a lot of subcontinent to…
With a nickname as evocative as the Garden of England, Kent begs to be explored. Often viewed by visitors to Great Britain as a blur of countryside from the windows of the Eurostar or a distant patch of green from…
A hefty chunk of Wales is properly remote wilderness, so it’s easy to give the crowds a miss in this country of lonely moors and mountains, cliff-rimmed coastlines and tucked-away valleys. Time it right and you’ll mostly share the trails…
India serves up a continent’s worth of landscapes, from the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the humid jungles of the Western Ghats, but for lovers of sea and sand, all eyes are on Goa and the dreamy beaches strewn…
You can’t ignore Haleakalā. Rising 10,023ft and often shrouded in clouds, this dormant volcano dominates the entire eastern horizon of Maui. Capped by a crater that covers more ground than Manhattan, the summit is a visual feast and the centerpiece…
As soon as you arrive on Italy’s Amalfi Coast – before you’ve even uncorked your limoncello – someone will ask, “Have you done the Path of the Gods?” The concept doesn’t sound so odd in this heavenly landscape, where each…
There’s more to Kentucky than thoroughbred horses and barrel-aged bourbon. It’s true that few visitors can resist those famous calling cards. Yet this state lies at a geographic and cultural crossroads between two distinct and fiercely proud American heartlands, the…