• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Feel safe and embrace your time outdoors alone

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Elephant sanctuaries, molten-brass workshops, and Thai megaclubs.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

We're all for trips to quaint small towns, but there's only so much leaf-peeping and antiquing you can do. America's small cities offer t...

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

The clouds are lifting and the sunlit uplands are finally in the view. With the vaccine being rolled out, we can all breathe a sigh of relief and start planning for the gradual return of normal life. With our adventures put on hold last year, at MR PORTER we definitely feel like we need a bit of a breather. But where to go? The scientists still advise us to avoid crowds, for the time being. And we are sticklers for the rules. There is a solution: go where there are no people. Or at least where there are very few. To help you choose a spot on the map, we have scoured the earth to bring you a list of the most interesting and most remote places on the planet. Off we go!

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

*TURN ON CLOSED CAPTIONS* ‘Aghori: Holy Men of The Dead’ is a short documentary about young travelers, Dakota, Jar and Kyle on a spiritual pilgrimage throug...

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Mike Parker, General Manager of Atlas Obscura Trips, shares his thoughts about a return to travel in 2021. In the background of our socially distant days, a sense of community and solidarity hums through our quiet streets and shuttered gathering places. In New York, it reaches a daily crescendo at

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

You hear a lot about San Francisco (SF) these days but what you should know is that the city continues to deliver a vital fusion of cultural ideas and influences. This is the kind of town where self-driving cars cruise by historic row houses, where authentic dumpling and taco joints sit next to Michelin-rated restaurants, where hippie meets hipster, where Victorian buildings give way to Mediterranean architecture, where the water meets the woods, where…well, you get the point.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

From luxury over-water villas with slides in the Maldives to beachfront villas in Thailand, discover our sustainable resorts.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

We're pleased to introduce our 2021 trips—journeys that will show you our incredible planet from a unique and wondrous perspective. Hear the call of the enda...

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Shot between 2017-2019 across Japan including Hakodate, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, and Tokyo using RED Weapon 8K and Monstro 8K VV. Re-edited @ 8K 60fps.More 8...

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

What makes a place beautiful? The kind of breathtakingly stunning scenery that stays with you long after you’ve left, like a heartwarming childhood memory? Is it the unexplainable tickle that rises in your stomach when you stand, bug-like, atop a mountain, looking down? The exotic scents and unintelligible chatter that invade the mind when you find yourself in a foreign land? The world is bursting with gorgeousness and, oh boy, we need it now more than ever. So, in this week’s Sunday Magazine, we’re going to spoil you. Here are some of our favorite places. Most are remote — making this a perfect getaway guide if you prefer a socially distant vacation when the world opens up. Ready to plan your next adventure?

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Food, fun, culture and community: these places have it all.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

With a swimming pool, spa and even a squash court, the Oryx Hotel inside Doha's airport is almost a destination in its own right.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Nobody uses the Nilgiri Mountain Railway to get from A to B, but for the sheer joy of riding in a train that passes through 16 tunnels, 250 bridges and 208 serpentine curves.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Fans of "The Simpsons" now slurp a Squishee and gulp Lard Lad Donuts at the world's first real-life Kwik-E-Mart in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It's designed like a favorite location from the long-running animated TV series, and it opened Friday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Other items for sale include memorabilia associated with Bart Simpson, his parents, Homer and Marge, sisters Lisa and Maggie and the rest of the globally known characters from the town of Springfield. Those include Apu, owner of the show's convenience store, Kwik-E-Mart, who is of Indian descent. The show received criticism recently from viewers troubled by the stereotypical characterization, like Apu's accent provided by actor Hank Azaria. "The Simpsons" is known for its many catchphrases, including one from Apu that is painted on a wall inside the store: "Thank you, come again!" it says. Mark Cornell, of SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment, one of the developers, said the first visitors included three generations of a family, all arguing playfully about who was the bigger "Simpsons" fan. "To see three generations walk through the door that all love 'The Simpsons,' how can you say that about anything else?" he told CNN affiliate WBTW. The store is next door to a "Simpsons"-themed Aztec Theater expected to open later this year.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Over the past 15 months of travelling from Europe to Asia and beyond have I been taking some cinemagraphs (or commonly known as ‘gifs’). In other words; created compositions of a still image and a video.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Earlier this year myself and Alina tried entering an Uzbek exclave surrounded entirely by Kyrgyzstan. If you saw the video you will know that we were not all...

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

%

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

We visit Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas on the show. Learn about the special connection between the most remote US Fort built by Thomas Jeffereson and D...

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Poised to protect this valuable harbor was one of the largest forts ever built. Nearly thirty years in the making (1846-1875), Fort Jefferson was never finished nor fully armed. Yet it was a vital link in a chain of coastal forts that stretched from Maine to California. Fort Jefferson, the most sophisticated of these, was a brilliant and undeniable symbol that the United States wanted to be left alone. Though never attacked, the fort fulfilled its intended role. It helped to protect the peace and prosperity of a young nation. During the Civil War, Union warships used the harbor in their campaign to blockade Southern shipping. The fort was also used as a prison, mainly for Union deserters. Its most famous prisoner was Dr. Samuel Mudd, the physician who set the broken leg of John Wilkes Booth. Abandoned by the Army in 1874, the fort was later used as a coaling station for warships. In 1898, the USS Maine sailed into history, departing the Tortugas on its fateful mission to Havana, Cuba. Though used briefly during both world wars, the fort’s final chapter as “Guardian of the Gulf” had long since closed. https://www.nps.gov/drto/learn/historyculture/fort-jefferson.htm

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

The Lycian Way is one of the world’s great long-distance hiking trails, regularly featuring in top-10 lists for its unique combination of Mediterranean views...

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Nestled between the Santa Ynez Mountains and Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara is about as close to paradise as mainland USA can get. However, don’t you dare take this SoCal city for some kind of sleepy resort town, as it represents a fertile meeting ground between various cultures, sights, destinations, and activities. Rarely will you find …

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Since first arriving on the fabled Indonesian island in the 1970s, Canadian John Hardy has gone from jewelry-brand founder to environmental trailblazer. He and his wife, Cynthia, a silver-haired California native, are well-known around Bali for establishing the “bamboo cathedral” Green School, which instructs future generations in how to be eco-savvy. Some 500 children under the age of 12 now attend, and there are similar projects underway in New Zealand, South Africa, and Mexico.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Not all who bar hop are lost.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

For these frequent travelers, a rail journey tops any other mode of transport.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

There’s something restorative about spending a weekend at a historical mansion in a small town

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Fans from around the world can explore the faraway lands of The Lord of the Rings films with an exclusive overnight stay at the original Hobbiton Movie Set.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Sri Lanka is now open to international travelers. But with few visitors, those who go will find its most famous sites empty of tourists.

Alt Travel

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

On day 2 of our Micronesia adventure we head to the ancient ruins of Nan Madol and one of the world's most photogenic natural wonders, Kepirohi Waterfall in ...

Alt Travel