Aubrey Hilll

NEED TO KNOW The best time of year to visit Glacier National Park for warm weather is in July, August, and September, but the park can feel crammed with tourists. June and October are the lovely shoulder season, but the higher elevations of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, including Logan Pass, may be blocked by snow. If … Read more

NEED TO KNOW The Fish River Canyon is the second largest canyon worldwide after the Grand Canyon in the USA . The Canyon forms part of the state-run Ais-Ais Richtersveld Transfontier Park. Entrance to the Park is situated 10 kilometres from the well-known view point Hell`s Bend at the Hobas Restcamp. Visitors have to report … Read more

NEED TO KNOW Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area is the biggest national park in Bolivia and one of the largest in South America. It is a protected area in the region of the Gran Chaco and has a larger surface area than Belgium. Highlights This tropical forest gets so … Read more

NEED TO KNOW The Curonian Spit National Park, cherished for its prehistoric sand-dunes, is also an excellent spot for birdwatching. In fact, this UNESCO-listed peninsula nestled between the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon, offers six different observation towers that help you observe the flocks of migratory birds passing above. And if you forgot your … Read more

NEED TO KNOW The Colca Canyon is located in the middle of the Peruvian Andes. More precisely about 160 kilometers northwest of the city of Arequipa, one of the best tourist sites in Peru. You can get there in about 3 hours and 45 minutes if you choose to travel by bus. It is a … Read more

NEED TO KNOW Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) and Valle de La Muerte (Death Valley) are located in the Atacama Desert, and they make up an otherwordly landscape with their amazing geological formations, which have been eroded by the passage of time. Valle de la Luna is a fantastic moon landscape that is a … Read more

NEED TO KNOW Buckskin Gulch! Widely known as the longest slot canyon in the world, this 20.6 mile hike is one for the books. Backpacker Magazine even named it the most dangerous hike in the United States due to the extreme flash flood danger. Makes you want to hike it tomorrow, right?! Highlights Slot canyons … Read more

NEED TO KNOW This must be the ultimate bathing experience – and it could do you good, too. A steaming blue pool at a cozy 105°F (40°C), this surreal open-air bath, located 24 miles (39 km) from Reykjavík, is warm enough to swim in at any time of year. As clean as it is clear, … Read more

NEED TO KNOW One of nature’s seemingly random acts was to erode the rich sandstone of the high desert in Utah into arches – around 2,000 of them. You may want a guide in this dramatic landscape, where temperatures can fluctuate alarmingly in 24 hours. Try carpooling (or biking). You’ll feel like a responsible resident … Read more

  NEED TO KNOW Aggtelek Caves, also called Baradla-Domica Caverns, limestone cave system on the Hungarian-Slovakian border, about 30 miles (50 km) northwest of Miskolc, Hungary, and 40 miles (65 km) southwest of Košice, Slovakia. It is the largest stalactite cave system in Europe, and its stalactite and stalagmite formations are spectacular. The caverns and … Read more