Mukeng Bamboo Forest trees

Mukeng Bamboo Forest trees

Trip Ideas.

Get inspired to embark on a new adventure with these trip ideas! Some are epic adventures culled from the Without Baggage essays archive, while others are quick getaways.

North America.

Alaska.A kayaker paddles in front of Yukon Island in Homer, Alaska.
Arizona.Wendy readies a snowball for snowmageddon.
British Columbia.A cable car hangs overhead as a hiker adjusts his tent (photo by Brian Leukart)
Colorado.Spruce Tree House sits below a snow-covered cliff in Mesa Verde National Park.
Idaho.A hiker trudges up the mountains behind Copper Creek Lodge in Hells Canyon
Massachusetts.New Hampshire's Cornish-Windsor Bridge, the longest two-span wooden covered bridge in the world.
Nevada.A sign warns trespassers at the boundary of Area 51 as security officers in a truck keep watch from a ridge.
Northern California.Hikers look out from John Muir Trail onto Garnet Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in Northern California.
Southern California.Kayakers relax on a rock at sunset on Catalina Island.
Utah.Bright orange hoodoos abound in Bryce Canyon's otherworldly landscape.
Washington.The Lady of the Lake pulls away from Prince Creek Beach on Washington's Lake Chelan.

Central America.

Honduras.A couple looks at the horizon during magic hour in Utila, Honduras.

South America.

Chile.Mountains shrouded in fog behind Refugio Lago Paine in Chilean Patagonia's Torres del Paine National Park.

Europe.

France.Omaha Beach, one of the main landing points of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France during World War II.
Italy.View of Florence from the Piazzale Michelangelo
Netherlands.A fountain in the Paleis Het Loo gardens in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

Africa.

Botswana.A Darter models for the camera
Egypt.Protesters gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square on the day before a controversial countrywide vote, organized by a military council, on constitutional amendments.
South Africa.Barbed wire on a prison fence on Robben Island

Asia.

Cambodia.The sun rises behind Angkor Wat early in the morning in Angkor, Cambodia.
China.Canals run down the streets of Lìjiāng, China.
India.A paraglider takes a tourist flying above the Arabian Sea in Varkala, India.
Japan.Manga characters overlook a busy street in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan.
Nepal.Hank looks out at the Himalayan Mountains next to a stupa near Namche Bazaar, Nepal.
Thailand.A woman makes an umbrella at the factory in Bor Sang near Chiang Mai
Vietnam.The

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Best Of.

Chinese tour groups hike up stairs on China's Huangshan (Yellow Mountain).

Dining with Strangers.

How I left my virtue at Huangshan, China's Yellow Mountain.

Manga characters overlook a busy street in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan.

How I became a Japanese teen heartthrob.

Examining Japan's obsession with cuteness.

The sun rises behind Angkor Wat early in the morning in Angkor, Cambodia.

The lost magic of an ancient empire.

Cycling through Cambodia's Angkor, the world's biggest religious complex.

Demonstrators sell

Welcome to the New Egypt!

Backpacking through a revolution in the Land of the Pharaohs.

Hank looks out at the Himalayan Mountains next to a stupa near Namche Bazaar, Nepal.

Mission Everest: A Tale of Two Brothers.

After their father's death, two brothers tackle the trek to Nepal's Everest Base Camp and film the entire adventure.

A man performs a morning puja ceremony at the Amritapuri ashram in Kerala, India.

The guru of hugs.

Seeking a life-changing hug and the secret to life from India's most famous female spiritual leader.

An Indian couple is entranced by the view of the Taj Mahal at sunset from Mehtab Bagh Park in Agra, India.

Entranced by the world's most beautiful symbol of eternal love.

Sunrise and sunset at the Taj Mahal.

An RV passes a bicycle sitting on the Seward Highway near Alaska's Cook Inlet and Kenai Mountains.

Cycling the Arm.

Bicycling Anchorage's Coastal Trail, Lost Lake, and the Turnagain Arm.

A view of Half Dome in the Yosemite Valley, seen from Glacier Point

Living Yosemite.

After climbing Half Dome, I can't bear to leave Yosemite.

Twilight fans stand in front of the Forks Chamber of Commerce and a replica of Bella's 1953 Chevy pickup truck.

Twilight, ironically.

Exploring Forks, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula, the setting of a teen vampire novel.

Hank's backpack weights 45 pounds.

Santa Claus snowshoes the Grand Canyon, rim to rim to rim.

Brothers tackle a classic trek with magical, holiday cheer.

Michela

Skating by.

Understanding the post-feminist ethos of roller derby.

A hiker gazes at the canyon walls of Buckskin Gulch.

Flat Stanley escapes a flash flood in Buckskin Gulch.

Hiking the world's longest slot canyon with a boy made of paper.

A sign warns trespassers at the boundary of Area 51 as security officers in a truck keep watch from a ridge.

Searching for UFOs near Area 51.

A travel guide to America's most mysterious military base.

New Hampshire's Cornish-Windsor Bridge, the longest two-span wooden covered bridge in the world.

Attack of the Chipmunk Serial Killer.

An unnerving drive through rustic New England to a five-year college reunion.

Mountains shrouded in fog behind Refugio Lago Paine in Chilean Patagonia's Torres del Paine National Park.

Adopted by Kiwis in Chilean Patagonia.

Hiking the Torres del Paine Circuit on another family's vacation.

The ruins in Copán, Honduras include a Mesoamerican ballgame court.

How to win your ex-girlfriend back (in Honduras)

A Central American love story.

A cable car hangs overhead as a hiker adjusts his tent (photo by Brian Leukart)

Trekking the Graveyard of the Pacific.

Brothers tackle dangerous surge channels on the West Coast Trail.

Bicycles sit waiting for a class (courtesy of Josh Hikes)

Bicycling to nowhere.

The peculiarity of studio cycling and Los Angeles gym culture.

A zebra and her newborn baby stand together in the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve.

Goodman, my good man! What is that zebra doing?

Witnessing a zebra birth in Botswana, Africa.

The McKinley River with tens of braids in the distance

Accepting Wet Feet.

A harrowing attempt at crossing the McKinley River in Denali National Park, Alaska.

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