Dispatches

Three to five days on the Turkish Riviera filled with paragliding over the Blue Lagoon, hiking the Lycian Way and an abandoned Greek village in the hills

A four day adventure sailing along the Turkish Riviera filled with gorgeous turquoise waters, Lycian Ruins and coastal towns

Two days in the gateway city to the Turkish Riviera filled with a beautiful old town, waterfalls and ancient Greek Ruins

Greece's best landmark straight out of a fantasy novel: ancient stone monasteries perched on top of sandstone pillars towering over lush green valleys below

Greece's second largest city where Greeks actually live: Byzantine churches, Roman ruins and old-school markets in a city most visitors skip

Everything you need to plan a trip through Armenia, from the oldest monasteries in the world to abandoned Soviet observatories and the black stone streets of Gyumri

Biblical-era monasteries, an abandoned Soviet radio telescope you can climb and a capital older than Rome. Here are the 10 things worth building an Armenia trip around.

Visit Armenia's little-known capital, a city older than Rome, with grand pink-stone architecture, modern art, singing fountains and an underrated food scene

A Soviet radio telescope left to rot in the mountains west of Yerevan, and the best thing I did in Armenia

Two of the world's oldest monasteries, a Greco-Roman temple and a valley of basalt columns, all in one day from Yerevan

Black stone architecture, Soviet monuments and one of the prettiest downtowns in Armenia

Everything you need to plan a backpacking trip through El Salvador, from volcanoes and colonial towns to surf beaches and hot springs.

Volcano hikes, surf breaks, hidden waterfalls, and the most extraordinary sunsets in Central America.

Volcanoes, crater lakes, Mayan ruins, and the best pupusas you'll ever eat.

Seven cascading waterfalls, jungle trekking, and vine swings on La Ruta de las Flores.

Colonial towns, coffee farms, waterfalls, and artisan markets along El Salvador's most scenic road.

Black sand beaches, world-class surf, and extraordinary sunsets on the Pacific.