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Close-Ups

El Peñol of Guatape in Colombia

Nov 9, 2020

I Was So Blown Away By This South American Country, I Actually Moved There

After seeing Colombia’s most beautiful sights , you might too.

Feb 5, 2020

Goblin Valley Is the Trippy, Surreal State Park You've Been Missing

We give so little love to our state parks.

Aug 20, 2019

The Best State in the USA for Your End-of-Summer Getaway

Summer road trips are an American right of passage, and while Route 66 is a classic and the PCH has famously good looks, no drive encapsulates what summer’s all about quite like U.S. 1, along the rocky coastline of Maine.

May 9, 2019

Skip Santorini: Greece's Under-the-Radar Destinations to Visit This Summer

My grandmother lives in Athens, so I’ve been visiting Greece off and on my whole life.

Temple at Jiufen Old Street in Taipei Taiwan

Mar 19, 2019

This Tiny, but Mighty, Asian Island Is Seriously Under-Hyped

Yes, Taiwan is a wallet-friendly destination, but so is Southeast Asia at large.

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone National Park, waterfall

Sep 19, 2018

The Most Beautiful Things You Can See on a Drive Through Yellowstone

If the National Parks Service was the best idea America ever had, then Yellowstone -- the first national park not only in the US but in the world -- is its crowning achievement.

Colorful old town and beach in Menton on french Riviera

Sep 4, 2018

12 Totally Underrated Beauty Spots on the French Riviera

Everyone knows the French Riviera (aka the Côte d’Azur) as the perennial playground of the rich and famous in France, hosting everyone from British royalty to Hollywood’s biggest egos on its silvery sand beaches.

Krka National Park

Jul 13, 2018

This Unexpected Country Has Europe’s Most Flat-Out Stunning Coasts

If you feel like people are all of a sudden hyped about Croatia -- a gorgeous country in southern Europe you hadn’t heard much about until the past couple of years -- there’s a reason it’s only popping lately.

Ayn khor water falls

May 4, 2018

The Chillest Country in the Middle East Is Also the Most Gorgeous

For more than a year, my husband, Geoff, lobbied for our big 2018 overseas trip to take place not in the south of Italy -- but rather in a small Middle Eastern country four hours south of Dubai.

Feb 16, 2018

The Most Stunning Sights in Dubai, a City That Loves the Impossible

If you look at photos of Dubai in the 1960s, right before the petrodollars started flooding in, how different it appears now is dumbfounding.

Boracay Island, Western Visayas, Philippines

Oct 26, 2017

The Beautiful Island Nation That Might Actually Top Hawaii

When I was young, I drove with some family friends north from Manila to see the mountain retreat of Baguio.

lake Como, italy

Sep 26, 2017

The Beautiful Italian Lakes Americans Don't Visit Enough

Admittedly, I’m a saltwater kind of person, and a good vacation has always required an ocean beach.