Nestled in the southwestern corner of New Zealand’s South Island, Fiordland National Park is an outdoor-lover’s dream – home to lake, rainforest, and alpine ecosystems, as well as the majestic, glacier-carved fiords of Milford and Doubtful Sounds. We arrived excitedly in … Read More
About 1.5 hours (95 km) west of Sydney lie the Blue Mountains – New South Wales’ most iconic national park and a World Heritage-listed preserve. The Blue Mountains don’t actually look much like mountains and, in fact, they are not. The geological … Read More
Offering dozens of short ‘bush walks’ just a couple hours west of Sydney, Blue Mountains National Park is renowned for its unique beauty and wildlife. While an endless caravan of coach buses hauls tourists from Australia’s capital to the world-famous … Read More
England’s largest national preserve, Lake District National Park is peaceful retreat in the mountainous northwest, and is home to the country’s tallest peak (Scafell Pike) and deepest lake (Wastwater, [260′ deep]). With its enchanting and tranquil swath of rolling green … Read More
About 400 miles off Australia’s eastern coast, roughly equidistant between Sydney and Brisbane, lies the World Heritage Site of Lord Howe Island. The crescent-shaped island is the remnant of a large, submarine volcano along the Lord Howe Rise, an undersea … Read More
If you are looking for an absolutely stunning hike in Banff National Park, this is really the trail that has it all – forests, lakes, a waterfall, abounding wildlife, meadows rife with beautiful wildflowers, a scenic mountain pass and an … Read More
Rising 875 meters (2,871 feet) from the southern shores of Lord Howe Island, the flat crown of Mount Gower dominates the island’s tropical landscape. The 10-mile return to Mount Gower’s summit is considered one of Australia’s best day walks, and … Read More
Nestled within the central highlands of Vietnam’s Da Lat Plateau, 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) above sea level, is the former French hillside retreat of Da Lat. Boasting a mild climate year-round, average temperatures range between a comfortable 70–77°F (20–25°C), thus … Read More
During our journey through northern England, en route from the Lake District to Edinburgh, we decided to pause for the afternoon to enjoy a walk along a section of Hadrian’s Wall. Built under the direction of the Roman Emperor Hadrian … Read More
