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Yellowstone
Executive summary by darmansjahYellowstone is home to more geothermal features than any place on Earth.LIVING COLORColorful, pigmented bacteria rings Yellowstone’s Grand Prismatic Spring, the country’s...
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The SAHARA
Executive summary bydarmansjahA desert roughlythe size of the United StatesSAND TO SANDSandstone spires reach through Saharan dunes in Chad’s Karnasai Valley. Wind and storms are gradually eroding the...
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WALKING IN THE AIR
Executive summary by darmansjahSKY The air is thin, but the views are incomparable atop Bolivia’s Mount Sajama (21,463 feet / 6,542 m). The extinct volcano is the country’s highest peak.
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BLUE HOLES
Executive summary bydarmansjah1,000 blue cavescan be found along the Bahamian shoreline.THE BAHAMASInland caves flooded by the sea, called blue holes, are unlike any other environment on Earth. Reduced...
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Blue Moon, Purple Mountain
Blue Moon, Purple MountainExecutive summary by darmansjahLooking as otherworldly as the moon that hangs near it, Mount Fitzoryin Parque Nacional los Glaciares, Argentina, presents a sheer granite face...
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Best For: Aesthetically minded skiers who appreciate fine wineExecutive summary by darmansjahWith the dramatic peaks of the Dolomites rising like ruddy cathedrals in every direction, the ski areas...
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Northern Lights
Executive summary by darmansjahThe aurora borealis forms a 2,000 mile wide (3,219 km) oval over the North Pole.ARTIC CIRCLE The northern lights, or aurora borealis, forms in the rolling interior of the...
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Crested Butte, Colorado
Best For: Families hoping to raise the next freeskiing world championExecutive summary by darmansjahLike its Coloradosiblings Aspen and Telluride, Crested Butte is a remote, high-elevation former...
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PATAGONIA
Executive summary by darmansjahPatagonia’s Moreno Glacier covers 100 square miles (259 sq km) and is still growingThe Towers of PatagoniaThe granite spires of the Torres del Paine, an Andean massif in...
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REDWODS
Executive summary by darmansjahThe tallest redwood measures 379.1 feet (115,5m)CALIFORNIA Much about a redwood is impressive, especially its size (up to 379.1 feet/115.5 m) and life span (up to 2,000...
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SCULPTED BY THE ELEMENTS
Executive summaryby darmansjahLAND Sandstone arches reveal millions of years of geologic history.The layered sandstone of Delicate Arch, in Utah’s Arches National Park, is a testament to the shaping...
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THAT OLD BALI MAGIC
Word by JAMIE JAMES (is author of several books, among them The Snake Charmer, and is at work on another abut expatriate artists and writers ; Executive summary by darmansjahThe Indonesian island’s...
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The world’s highest reaches
Executive summary by darmansjah“When I follow the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.” Ptolemy.WHENwe raise our eyes from the ground and see the...
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The world’s highest reaches
Executive summary by DarmansjahLonely Planet writers have trawled the globe to discover the Ten Best Kerbside Meals you could ever eat. Our countdown tells you where to find them.Elote, MexicoMasala...
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TONGARIRO
Executive summary by darmansjahBUILT by 250,000 years of volcanismNEW ZEALAND’s Maori people say their legenday ancestor Ngatoroirangi was caught in a blizzard while exploring the North island. Close...
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VICTORIA FALLS
VICTORIA FALLSExecutive summary by darmansjahThe largest curtain of falling waterin the worldZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWEThey were ‘the most wonderful sight I had witnessed in Africa,’ said Scottish explorer...
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WATER
Executive summary by darmansjahbetween people and water in hi submerged sculptures of humanEARTH’s great storyteller – “water is the driving force of all nature” – Leonardo da VinciIt’s a water world,...
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Blue Lagoon
Blue LagoonSeawater from6,500 feet(1,981 m) below the surfacefeeds into the lagoon.Executive summaryby darmansjahICELANDstraddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic...
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Hawai’I Volcanoe
Hawai’I VolcanoeExecutive summary by darmansjahErupting since 1983, Kilauea has added nearly 600 acres (243 ha) to Hawai’I sout shoreFire at The Water’s EdgeTourists’ flashlights stripe the foreground...
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Kelp Forests
Executive summary by darmansjahA giant kelp can live up to seven yearsCALIFORNA Layered like terrestrial rain forests ,from their swaying canopies to their shadowed floors, the giant kelp forest of the...
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