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Destinations told one at a time, each with the trip that goes with it — ready to make your own.

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Wide open spaces

Alaska, from Turnagain Arm to Denali

Glaciers beside the road, arms of the sea where the tide rises by up to twelve metres, and the highest mountain in North America. A two-week loop from Anchorage, through the Kenai Peninsula, Denali, Fairbanks and Valdez.

United States Summer

Mountains and passes

The Serra da Estrela, from the granite of Torre to the schist of Piódão

In the heart of the country, the highest range in mainland Portugal still bears the marks of glaciers, of flocks and of a long-contested border. A six-day loop from Guarda, from the fortified villages of the Beira to the lakes of the plateau, and on to the schist houses of Piódão.

Portugal Spring

Experiences

The American South, from Nashville to New Orleans

From Nashville to New Orleans, this trip follows American music, from country to jazz by way of the blues and rock’n’roll. Eleven days along the Natchez Trace, Highway 61 and the Mississippi, down to the bayous of Louisiana.

United States Spring

Mountains and passes

The Pyrenees by the passes, from Pau to Luchon

Aubisque, Tourmalet, Aspin, Peyresourde: the passes the Tour de France turned into legends, and between them the Cirque de Gavarnie. Five days from Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon, crossing the mountains valley by valley.

France Summer