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The Atlantic Portuguese territory is always in bloom. "The Island of Eternal Spring” is just one of many nicknames for Madeira, the verdant, mountainous Portuguese territory off the coast of Morocco. It’s a place where bluebird days reign, an abundance of produce thrives on terraced hillsides, and the breeze is perpetually spiked with a floral scent – even on an autumn afternoon inching toward winter.
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10/8/2024 Five Things We Love: ParilioFinding lost charms in Greece’s Cycladic islands. In Greek mythology, Delos sits at the center of the Cyclades, but modern maps show Páros closer to the islands’ heart. The 75-square-mile Aegean oasis balances bohemian and cosmopolitan life in near harmony. One day, while visiting during summer’s peak,
Exploring one of earth’s most biodiverse places on a carbon-neutral journey. We arrived by skiff to the muddy, fast-eroding riverbank of Peru’s San José de Paranapura, where family homes sit on stilts for flood protection. We’d come ashore to learn about medicinal rainforest flora from the village shaman. In a shelter, he lifted various plants into the air as our guide translated.
An insider’s view of the country’s cultural capital. We were somewhere around 90 minutes into a Sufi Muslim ceremony on the edge of the medina when the ants began to take hold. Figuratively, thankfully. But for the Hamadcha brotherhood chanting and swaying in front of us, they seemed very real.
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