The places worth the trip, and the month worth taking it in.
Every guide answers the same two questions before anything else: is this place actually worth going to, and is now the right time. We say when it is not.
Good this month
Places that are at their best right now, in August.
What kind of trip
Pick the kind of trip first. The month sorts itself out after that.
Natural Wonders
The places the earth made on its own, from canyons to glaciers.
ποΈAncient Wonders
What people built thousands of years ago and somehow still stands.
ποΈBeaches
Sand, water, and the ones actually worth the flight.
ποΈIslands
Places you have to cross water to reach.
β°οΈMountains
Peaks, passes and the valleys underneath them.
π²National Parks
Protected land, and what you can see inside it.
πCities
Where to go when you want streets rather than scenery.
π§Waterfalls
From single drops to whole rivers going over an edge.
ποΈLakes
Still water, and the places that grew around it.
ποΈDeserts
Dunes, salt flats and the emptiest places on the map.
π¦Wildlife
Where to go to see animals that are not in a zoo.
πΏUNESCO Sites
The places a committee decided the world should not lose.
Best time to visit
Twelve pages, one for each month, each rebuilt as the season turns.
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