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This Scottish island keeps 12 thatched roofs alive where Gaelic names the streets

This Scottish island keeps 12 thatched roofs alive where Gaelic names the streets

The ferry from Oban rounds Ardnamurchan Point and suddenly the sea appears on both sides. Tiree sits so flat that from the center you watch waves break east and west at once. Whitewashed houses with thatched roofs dot green machair like scattered shells. Population 653. Twelve traditional blackhouses still shelter residents under Atlantic skies where … Lire plus

This Bahamas cay stays empty where turquoise water shows sand 10 feet down

This Bahamas cay stays empty where turquoise water shows sand 10 feet down

The boat cuts its engine 50 miles northwest of Nassau. Silence settles over shallow water so clear you count individual grains of white sand 10 feet below. No structures break the horizon. No other vessels dot the turquoise flats stretching toward distant cays. This is White Cay in the Berry Islands, where emerald-green shallows stay … Lire plus

Better than Hocking Hills where cabins cost $250 and Peninsula keeps frozen waterfalls for $120

Better than Hocking Hills where cabins cost 0 and Peninsula keeps frozen waterfalls for 0

Hocking Hills cabins book out two months ahead for winter weekends. Rates hit $250 per night. Old Man’s Cave trail sees 500 visitors on a Saturday in January. Peninsula sits 25 miles from Cleveland with frozen waterfalls, national park trails, and lodging under $120. The village of 600 keeps snowshoe rentals free when four inches … Lire plus

Forget Cannon Beach where crowds cost $25 parking and Pacific City keeps dory fleet for free

Forget Cannon Beach where crowds cost  parking and Pacific City keeps dory fleet for free

Cannon Beach’s parking lots fill by 8am June through August. Haystack Rock viewpoints stay roped 50 yards back. Gift shops outnumber tide pools three to one. This Oregon coast icon draws over 1.5 million visitors annually, but 25 miles south, Pacific City’s Haystack Rock (327 feet, nearly identical height) meets under 5% of those crowds. … Lire plus

Forget Jenny Lake where shuttle buses cost 40 minutes and Holly keeps glacial cirque for $25

Forget Jenny Lake where shuttle buses cost 40 minutes and Holly keeps glacial cirque for

Jenny Lake’s shuttle buses queue 40 minutes deep by 9am in July. Two million visitors annually crowd the 8-mile paved loop, phones raised at every waterfall. The Teton Range backdrop remains stunning, but the wilderness feel disappeared years ago. Holly Lake sits 6 miles deeper into the same mountains. Same glacial turquoise water. Same granite … Lire plus

This Colorado mining town empties by 8pm and trains stop running all winter

This Colorado mining town empties by 8pm and trains stop running all winter

Silverton sits at 9,300 feet in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. Population 600. By 7:30pm on a January evening, the last restaurant dims its lights. Snow falls on wooden boardwalks. The town empties like it did in 1890, when miners finished their shifts and walked home in silence. This is the mining town tourists search for … Lire plus