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2024 is all about firsthand encounters with the extraordinary. Here are eight unexpected destinations that have become places where we're lingering a little longer this year—each deeply intertwined with community and nature.
In the heart of South Africa's Overberg region, near the southernmost tip of the continent, tucked between mountains, forest, and sea, lies Grootbos Private Nature Reserve. Home to a unique botanical safari, the marine Big Five, farm-to-fork cuisine, limitless views of the Atlantic coastline, and one of the smallest and most diverse plant kingdoms on Earth, Alicia-Rae Light takes you on a journey where the flowers wait.
Kayaking With Belugas and Hiking Near Polar Bears: The Best Summer Adventures in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. by Alicia-Rae Light.
Dr. Kalema-Zikusoka—aka Uganda’s Gorilla Doctor—has made it her life’s work to educate locals on the importance of health + hygiene for the conservation and future of Uganda’s mountain gorilla population. She does this through her NGO, Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH).
Belize is still slightly “the road less travelled” and Ambergris Caye is Belize’s largest island, bursting with culture and fun. Why not visit San Pedro?
FILLED WITH STUNNING natural beauty, vibrant Indigenous culture, and plentiful wildlife, it’s no wonder that visitor numbers are surpassing pre-pandemic levels as people rush back to experience the magic of the Hawai’i. But pre-pandemic, the Hawaiian Islands were already buckling under the weight of over-tourism. Crowded highways, long grocery store lines, environmental damage, and a short-term rental crisis threatened the quality of life for approximately 1.5 million people who call Hawai’i home.
Right now, travel might seem a little complicated—but things are looking up and as we move into 2022. Here’s where we’re traveling next year.
Kidepo Valley—bordering South Sudan and Kenya on Uganda’s northernmost tip—is Uganda’s most remote national park. Inside Is Apoka Safari Lodge—a unique sustainable, luxury safari lodge with unrivalled wildlife viewing experiences
JERUSALEM —The sun lowers in the sky as I follow my guide, Khatib, up a set of well-worn stairs which lead to a rooftop he declares has the best view of this storied land. Three lines of blood red script hand-painted on a pale limestone wall catches my eye. It reads, “God is Love” in three languages: English, Arabic and Hebrew.
Until I spent time in Palestine’s West Bank, seeing it with my own eyes and listening to people’s stories, sharing a home-cooked meal with a welcoming Palestinian family in Duma village, hiking throughout the West Bank along the Palestinian Heritage Trail where the olive trees shimmer and vast landscapes are endless, sipping sage tea amongst fields of wildflowers while local kids joined us for selfies in Sebastiya and shared stories about never seeing the ocean because of the apartheid wall, walking through Jerusalem and seeing the stark difference between the old city’s different quarters, staying in a Bedouin camp frequently destroyed by Israeli militants, biking through the old city of Jericho, and walking along the apartheid wall in Bethlehem with a local business owner and artist who uses art as a means of peaceful protest—I’ll admit that I didn’t have a grasp or understanding of what was happening or why.