Destination Encyclopaedia
Country and region guides built around the five questions that actually decide a trip: when to go, where to go, what it costs, what paperwork you need, and what route makes sense.
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Every country page covers best time to visit, must-see places, visas, daily budget and a recommended route.
United States
3 guides
Five national parks, a dozen time zones of scenery, and more public land than most countries have in total.
Japan
2 guides
A country where the infrastructure is so good that the wild parts feel like a genuine discovery.
Iceland
2 guides
A whole country of geology you can drive around in ten days, if the weather lets you.
Nepal
2 guides
The country where trekking became an industry, and still the best classroom for learning how altitude works.
Cambodia
1 guide
Beyond the Angkor temples, a country of forest, rivers and archaeology that almost nobody walks through slowly.
Peru
1 guide
Three landscapes stacked vertically: desert coast, Andean range, and Amazon basin headwaters.
New Zealand
1 guide
The densest concentration of accessible alpine and volcanic terrain you can reach on a normal holiday.
Southeast Asia
3 guides
Eleven countries, two monsoons, and the best value long-form travel on the planet — if you learn to read the weather.
The Alps
1 guide
Eight countries, 1,200 kilometres of range, and the most thoroughly waymarked mountain system on earth.
The Amazon
1 guide
The largest rainforest on earth, spanning nine countries, and almost impossible to overstate.