Whale sharks, nesting turtles and manta aggregations all run to schedules set by plankton and wind, and the months that bring them cloud the water.
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My Month
February Cuts Both Ways
The deepest month of the northern winter is the high summer of the south. A month-by-month argument for the most divided four weeks in the year.
By Season
Which Season Suits Which Traveller
Guesthouses
The Case for Staying in Someone's House
A guesthouse hands you fewer choices and more of the place. Four of them, from the Soca valley to the Simien escarpment, and what you trade to get in.
Destinations
Six continents, arranged by curiosity
Countries and the specific places inside them, written by people who went and stayed a while.
Europe
North America
South America
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Australia
Beautiful places
Landscapes, filed by what they are
Waterfalls, islands, viewpoints, villages: the shortlists we keep for ourselves.
Travel stories
Journeys, not itineraries
My Month
February Cuts Both Ways
The deepest month of the northern winter is the high summer of the south. A month-by-month argument for the most divided four weeks in the year.
By Season
Which Season Suits Which Traveller
Guesthouses
The Case for Staying in Someone's House
A guesthouse hands you fewer choices and more of the place. Four of them, from the Soca valley to the Simien escarpment, and what you trade to get in.
Guesthouses
The Case for Staying in Someone's House
A guesthouse hands you fewer choices and more of the place. Four of them, from the Soca valley to the Simien escarpment, and what you trade to get in.
Cool & unique hotels
Buildings worth the night
Treehouses, grain silos, lighthouses and small hotels run by people who care about the corridor as much as the lobby.
My Month
February Cuts Both Ways
The deepest month of the northern winter is the high summer of the south. A month-by-month argument for the most divided four weeks in the year.
By Season
Which Season Suits Which Traveller
Guesthouses
The Case for Staying in Someone's House
A guesthouse hands you fewer choices and more of the place. Four of them, from the Soca valley to the Simien escarpment, and what you trade to get in.
Travel stories
Journeys, not itineraries
My Month
February Cuts Both Ways
The deepest month of the northern winter is the high summer of the south. A month-by-month argument for the most divided four weeks in the year.
By Season
Which Season Suits Which Traveller
Guesthouses
The Case for Staying in Someone's House
A guesthouse hands you fewer choices and more of the place. Four of them, from the Soca valley to the Simien escarpment, and what you trade to get in.
Guesthouses
The Case for Staying in Someone's House
A guesthouse hands you fewer choices and more of the place. Four of them, from the Soca valley to the Simien escarpment, and what you trade to get in.