A Camino-style walking holiday has come to the US. Here’s what it’s like to walk The High Road

In the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, an alluring and less punishing alternative to thru-hiking is taking shape. The High Road, a new long-distance pathway, allows you to walk from Berkshire village to village, passing through deciduous woodlands and traversing gusty ridgelines that offer views of farms, ponds, and New York’s Taconic Range. You can travel … Read more

Tourism killed Thailand’s most famous bay. Here’s how it was brought back to life

It’s just past 7 a.m. on a February morning in Maya Bay, several weeks after authorities reopened what is one of Thailand’s most popular tourist attractions to the world for the first time since June 2018 following a massive rehabilitation program. A lone tourist walks along the shore, the towering limestone monoliths appearing to float … Read more

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