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When Sebastian Dollinger and his colleagues first drove into Yosemite National Park, they felt like they were entering the world at its finest — a prehistoric beauty of hulking rocks with every waterfall flowing in the valley. It reminded Dollinger, who lives in Sweden, of the Swiss Alps in …

Imagine blinking away the ocean spray as your inflatable dinghy bumps its way to a rocky pier — the only access point to an island that houses the eerie remains of a once-vibrant Irish culture. After disembarking, the captain says, “We’ll pick you back up in four hours.” It’s now just you, a…

For New York City-based activist and model Ava Dash, traveling is less about an itinerary than it is about embracing the moments she never planned for, like “watching the sun set over the ocean with close friends, discovering a tiny restaurant you found by accident, or getting completely los…

I sat down recently and counted — surprising myself — that I've notched visits to 24 of Mexico's 32 states, for leisure or while reporting. Querétaro is a highland charmer. Nuevo León is the country's muscular northern colossus. Campeche, a verdant beauty. Everywhere I go in this country, I …

Family golf: pair the history of the game with world-class play. Here are five places where you and your clan can tee it up together. St. Andrews, Scotland For the ultimate family golf adventure head to St. Andrews, in Scotland, the undisputed “home of golf." With some luck, planning well ah…

Somewhere between careers, kids, moving, and the never-ending adult responsibilities, friendships start to take a back seat. Not dramatically, but more of a slow drift that you only notice in retrospect, when you realize it's been eight months since you've seen that friend that you love. And…