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 WILDLIFE PRESERVES
Okavango Safari
A conservation success story in the wide-open spaces of this teeming river delta in Botswana.
DESERTS
Top Ten Deserts to Explore
Where do you go when you want to get away from it all? To where there is nothing. Try the blissful tranquility of a desert.
 CARIBBEAN
Snorkeling with Stingrays
In the northwest corner of the Grand Cayman's North Sound, find a peaceful and serene spot where humans and these graceful creatures mingle in an aquatic paradise.
CALIFORNIA
Hiking the Coastal Trail
In the making—a 1200-mile trail that runs through desert and rainforest, past cities and wilderness, across beaches and along high ridges.
 ASIA
Thailand's Exotic Rock
From beginner to expert, the beach
cliffs of Krabi in Thailand are among
the world's best winter climbs.
MEXICO
Natural Mexico
Wanna go bicycling in Chiapas? Three ecotravel picks that add up to real adventure.
NORTH AFRICA
From Honking Cairo
Road touring in Egypt,
between trucks and donkey carts, en route around the
Mediterranean.
GUATEMALA
Experience the Maya Biosphere Reserve
Eco-friendly adventures within the jungles of Guatemala offer Mayan ruins and sightings of the colorful Scarlet Macaw.
SWITZERLAND
Swiss Alpine Havens
Hiking the Swiss Alps inn-to-inn
yields mountain splendor and the warm hospitality of the
Berghaus.
SCENIC DRIVES
Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway
The southern end of the Parkway, its highest and wildest segment, offers classic Smokies views, rugged mountains, and thickets of rhododendrons.
FLORIDA
Florida's Wildest Beaches
If you're looking for the perfect seaside getaway, take your pick from these six unspoiled shores.
SCOTLAND
Scotland's Southern Upland
Karen Berger goes coast to coast along Loch Trool, passing rolling moors, standing stones and ruined castles, and braving the world famous"Flying Teeth."
PARKS AND PRESERVES
Enchanted Canyon de Chelly
Joseph Campbell called this land of
stone pillars and towering canyon walls
the most sacred place on earth.
AUSTRALIA
Dreaming Tasmania
Lisa Jones hikes Tasmania's South Coast Track, where she discovers an enchanted wilderness whose beauty is difficult to reconcile with the island's brutal colonial history.
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