Postcards tagged: Nature in All Its Glory

Chef Eric Ripert Discovers Bhutan

BHUTAN – It's one of the last, lost paradises on earth. I knew it would be overwhelming. I can't stop thinking about the beauty of the country and the kindness of the people.

Happy Birthday, National Parks!

96 and looking good! Here's to the lovely people in charge of 84 million acres of beloved American landscapes. Where would US parks be without you guys?

The Real New York Underground

HOWES CAVE, New York – The place is amazing, 156 feet below the surface of the earth with stalagmites, stalactites, and an infinity of other crazy formations.

A Grain of Sand in the Empty Quarter

RUB' AL KHALI, United Arab Emirates – Before long, I was restless to start the journey up the dune, which sat quietly taunting me. A reader story.

Just Back From: Bermuda

BERMUDA – The island is covered in tropical plants and brightly painted cottages with white roofs. Lemon yellow, peach, salmon pink — even the churches come in sea-foam green and turquoise.

Just Back From: The High Sierras

YOSEMITE, California – I found an abandoned cabin with chairs on the patio in the middle of the countryside with no trail leading to it. It looked like something left over from a movie set.

The Best View in Sydney

SYDNEY – Although harmless, the garden's resident fruit bats made their presence known throughout the movie by occasionally flying in front of the screen or letting out a shrill squeal. 

Eye Candy: Penguins!

SOUTH GEORGIA, Antarctica – Penguins! Thousands of them! Everybody loves penguins.

Family Heaven. With Sand and Tacos.

TULUM, Mexico – After a bumpy drive down a dirt road, a motorboat took us through nine different ecosystems. (Amazing!) Pristine, untouched, and beautiful nature at its best. 

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