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Renowned for their tangled roots and resistance to salinity, the earth’s mighty mangrove forests serve as a crucial bridge between the open ocean and inland environments, with no shortage of aquatic and terrestrial species thriving across their branches—yet in spite of their importance in mitigating natural disasters, this ecosystem has seen widespread devastation over the centuries. While more than 5,000 square kilometers of mangrove forest have been destroyed since the mid-’90s, not all hope is lost for these marvelous natural features. From the lush jungles of the Yucatan to the shores of Fiji, some of the earth’s most dazzling hotels have set out to restore their surrounding mangrove forests, ensuring that all native flora and fauna will have a safe place to flourish for years to come.

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Australia is home to its fair share of fascinating creatures—the frilled lizard, quokka and platypus, to name a few—and when it comes to spotting a massive array of native species in the flesh, few destinations can compare to Kangaroo Island. Located just southwest of Adelaide, this storied site serves as one of South Australia’s crown jewels for ecotourism, with no shortage of protected preserves that play host to all sorts of indigenous flora and fauna. As you plan your next trip to Australia’s southern shore, be sure to save some room on the itinerary for a wildlife-filled foray into the depths of Kangaroo Island.

An audacious new arrival has descended on Byron Bay's laid-back, surf-tousled shores—a brazen example of brutalist design making waves as the first five-star hotel in this famously bohemian beach enclave. Hotel Marvell, the vision of entrepreneurial design provocateurs Scott Didier and Scott Emery, is no mere upscale accommodations for Byron's sandal-clad masses and arriving jet set alike. It's an immersive architectural critique defiantly disrupting Australia's luxury hospitality norms. With its soaring raw concrete façades ingeniously softened by tropical plantlife, this daring design statement reimagines sophistication through Byron's inimitable counterculture lens—a surprising and unprecedented juxtaposition defying expectation at every turn.

It’s the month we’ve all been waiting for. In just a few days, the total solar eclipse will delight skywatchers along a 100-mile-wide strip of North America, known as the path of totality. This April 8 marvel is expected to draw tens of millions of viewers — especially since the contiguous U.S. won’t see another total solar eclipse until 2044.

I have, of late, been thinking a lot about the relationship between traveling and reading. One of the ways that I fell apart a little bit during the first year of the pandemic, as so many of us did, was that I largely stopped reading books. By early 2021, I had resolved to change this, and the return of travel helped me do it.

From its historical significance and architectural marvels to its status as a premier wedding destination and its vibrant cultural life, Venice offers a unique experience that is both deeply rooted in its past and vibrantly alive in the present.