Morocco presents a succession of sublime scenery from the seaside town of Essaouria, to the rugged Atlas Mountains, the dunes of Erg Chebbi in Merzouga, the blue town of Chefchaouen and the four imperial cities of Marrakech, Fez, Meknes and Rabat.
Travelers on the Mayan Trail often visit Copán in Honduras, Chichén Itzá in Mexico’s Yucatan and Caracol in Belize. If you want to meet today’s Maya, however, head for Chichicastenango on market days.
The Middle Fork of the Salmon River, one of the original rivers designated as Wild and Scenic, flows for 100 miles through the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness in central Idaho. Over eons of time, the river carved its way through towering granite mountains.
One of the world’s oldest cities, Old Jerusalem is simultaneously sacred, political, and passionate. This is a living city, not a staid museum, and the vibrancy of Old Jerusalem is at times intense, even overwhelming.
No matter how many times I’ve visited Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks they never get old. Separated by 31 miles, and encompassing nearly 4,000 square miles, these neighboring parks together comprise two of America’s most stunning natural jewels.
Senegal is a former French colony on the coast of West Africa. Independent since 1960, it has maintained a safe and orderly political and social environment since that time. Every change of government has been through peaceful transfer of power following a free and fair democratic election.
Bhutan is a Buddhist country, never colonized by a foreign power. Wedged between India and the Himalayas, it has a reputation for being the least corrupt country in Asia,
Vista of the Bixby Creek Bridge in spring, looking south along Big Sur
Since I came to the American Southwest in 1976 I’ve driven more than 1.4 million miles roaming the highways and byways of this photographic dreamland, and very many of those miles have been in Arizona.
Just south of Tajikistan and west of the highway running from Dushanbe down to Kabul sits the tidy Afghan city of Kishem. More than 60,000 people live in the Kishem Valley and once every week nearly all of them walk or ride donkeys into town for provisions. During warmer months sidewalks fill with vendors selling everything from fruit to nuts.