Mali Travel Guide

In college, I followed in the footsteps of my older sister and studied Ghanaian drumming and Malian dance for a few years. After I graduated, I wanted... Read More

Your hands get sweaty just thinking about it: ascending 400 feet of steel cables on the backside of Half Dome so that you can hang off the edge of... Read More

UNESCO and local masons have begun restoring sacred tombs in Timbuktu that were destroyed by occupying militants in 2012. (The traditional pinasse boats... Read More

SustainabilitySustainable Design: SFO Terminal 2, San FranciscoAs the only LEED Gold–registered terminal in the United States, San Francisco... Read More

When Sarah Rayner hiked into Mexico's El Rosario Butterfly Sanctuary earlier this year, she thought she knew what to expect. The Baton Rouge biology... Read More

Reader's FindOur recent stay in Fez was close to perfection. We discovered La Maison Bleue (phone and fax 212-5/741-843; www.fesnet.net.ma/maisonbleue... Read More

(31) Kathmandu Treasure-hunting in the Himalayas A religious center for generations, the Kathmandu Valley now draws modern shoppers. Set aside three... Read More

There is nothing to suggest at first glance that Bamako is a musical hot spot. It is the capital of Mali, a parched, poor, landlocked country in West... Read More