Category: WHERE TO TRAVEL

  • Iguazú Falls: Argentine side or Brazilian side?

    Iguazú Falls: Argentine side or Brazilian side?

    One of the largest waterfall systems on the planet sits on a border. Walkways over the water on one side, the grand panorama on the other: here is how to plan Iguazú properly.

  • Uruguay in 15 days: the quiet road trip of South America

    Uruguay in 15 days: the quiet road trip of South America

    Fifteen days, one rental car and a country that never rushes you: Montevideo, Colonia, gaucho country and the wild Atlantic coast. The full loop of Uruguay, stage by stage.

  • Best time to visit Patagonia: a month-by-month answer

    Best time to visit Patagonia: a month-by-month answer

    October to April is the short answer, but each stretch of the season has its own character: long days, wind, autumn colours and whales. Here is the honest month-by-month guide.

  • Patagonia: Argentina or Chile?

    Patagonia: Argentina or Chile?

    Perito Moreno or Torres del Paine? Ushuaia or the fjords? An honest side-by-side of the two Patagonias, and how to decide which one fits your trip, or whether to simply do both.

  • Where to travel in May and June: the best of shoulder season

    Where to travel in May and June: the best of shoulder season

    Eight destinations at their best in May and June, from the Serengeti to Ladakh, plus the ones to avoid and why shoulder season is the smartest window of the year.

  • Where to travel in March and April: the last of the dry season

    Where to travel in March and April: the last of the dry season

    Where to travel in March and April: Central America at its driest, Egypt at its best, Vietnam in spring. Plus the destinations to skip and the Easter trap.

  • Where to travel in January and February: the best months of the year

    Where to travel in January and February: the best months of the year

    Peak dry season across Central America, the calving migration in Tanzania, perfect temple weather in Egypt and India. Where January and February genuinely deliver, and where they do not.

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  • Where to travel in July and August: heat, crowds and value

    Where to travel in July and August: heat, crowds and value

    July and August are peak season for East Africa and green season in Central America. Where these two months are at their best, and where not to go.

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  • Where to travel in December: eight destinations at their best

    Where to travel in December: eight destinations at their best

    December opens the dry season across Central America, Asia and Egypt at once. Eight destinations that are genuinely at their best, and the two that are not despite what you may read.

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