Category: UNESCO World Heritage Site
3 Great Short Hikes in Waterton Lakes National Park

Waterton is a great place to hike, with some 200 km of trails covering everything from challenging backcountry treks to more leisurely day trips. If you haven’t been to this park in southwestern Alberta in a while, expect a few… Read more3 Great Short Hikes in Waterton Lakes National Park
The Best of Waterton Lakes National Park

Waterton Lakes National Park is unique in so many ways. Tucked into the southwest corner of Alberta, the most obvious part of the landscape is the abrupt change from the Great Plains to mountains. Unlike farther north, no foothills provide… Read moreThe Best of Waterton Lakes National Park
Visiting Mexico’s Marvelous Monarchs

As soon as the morning sun warms the air, the forest and sky spring to life. Bold splashes of orange speckle the blue sky as countless monarchs take flight and land on branches, logs, the ground, and even on our… Read moreVisiting Mexico’s Marvelous Monarchs
The Joys of Visiting San Cristobal, Mexico

San Cristobal de las Casas is considered the cultural capital of Chiapas, Mexico’s southernmost state and certainly one of its most scenic. It sits in a high mountain valley lined by pine forest. Surrounding it is a land of rainforest,… Read moreThe Joys of Visiting San Cristobal, Mexico
The Many Faces of Hoi An, Vietnam

We passed field after field of rice, corn, taro root, and practically every other imaginable vegetable and herb. Most striking was the intensity of agriculture, and how immaculately everything is kept, especially considering that so much work is done by… Read moreThe Many Faces of Hoi An, Vietnam