Road trip

Culture

Australia

Budj Bim in two days: following Gunditjmara water

A weekend among volcanic craters, wetlands and stone channels to understand a living cultural landscape, not simply visit a park.

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Practical guides

Lesotho

Planning a visit to Katse Dam in Lesotho’s Highlands

At Katse, the dam, reservoir and botanical garden help explain a mountain landscape transformed by a binational water project.

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Culture

Argentina

Cueva de las Manos from Perito Moreno: How to Plan a Well-Paced Visit

Cueva de las Manos first requires you to work out the distance, transport and pace of the visit. Perito Moreno is the practical base for arriving with enough time and understanding rock art that cannot be rushed.

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Culture

Saudi Arabia

Jubbah and Shuwaymis, two rock-art landscapes around Hail

The two components of Hail’s rock-art World Heritage property tell very long human stories, but they are read differently: Jubbah through the memory of a vanished lake; Shuwaymis through a remote rocky corridor. Choosing well keeps an archaeological visit from becoming a race for photographs.

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Culture

United States

Mesa Verde by time, effort and the kind of visit you want

The useful question at Mesa Verde is not which viewpoint photographs a cliff dwelling best, but which part of the landscape you want to understand: mesa-top villages, a close-up guided visit, or a slow day on foot and by bicycle. Each option calls for different amounts of time, physical ability and expectations.

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Responsible travel

Albania

Albania’s Vjosa Valley between Përmet, Këlcyrë and Tepelenë

The best way to understand the Vjosa is not to string together rafting, canyon trips and riverside photos. Choose one stretch, sleep nearby and accept that a free-flowing river calls for slower, more flexible, low-impact plans.

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