Where winter lingers a little longer in South Africa

Winter may be nearing its end, but South Africa is not quite ready to let it go. In some parts of the country, the last weeks of the season bring some of the year’s best travel conditions: wildflowers begin carpeting the Northern and Western Cape, southern right...
72 hours in Lesotho’s forgotten western highlands

72 hours in Lesotho’s forgotten western highlands

Forget the usual Sani Pass itinerary. Beyond one of Lesotho’s best-known mountain routes lies a quieter side of the Kingdom in the Sky, where winding roads lead to sandstone valleys, traditional villages, waterfalls and highland trails. Photo taken at Maletsunyane...

8 towns with a natural wonder on their doorstep

Some towns are memorable for their architecture, food or history but these ones owe their identity to something far older and far more powerful: a natural wonder that dominates the landscape. Zermatt, Switzerland/Fabrice Villard/Unsplash 1. Zermatt, Switzerland: The...