There is a paradox at the centre of the Amazon that took a long time for outsiders to notice.
The rainforest is the most productive terrestrial ecosystem on Earth, and…
What makes a canal worth travelling is that it goes somewhere slowly and levelly, through country that roads avoid. Here are fifteen worth a few days.
1. The Canal du…
Two kinds of place are worth visiting: working research sites at altitude, and historic instruments in cities that show how the work was done before electronics. Here are eleven of…
The difference between a preserved windmill and a working one is the noise. Inside a mill under sail, the whole building shakes, the gears roar and flour comes out warm.…
The engineering logic is entirely practical, and once you know it the buildings stop looking quaint and start looking sensible. Here are eleven still standing.
1. The Kapellbrucke, Lucerne, Switzerland…
These are not hotels and not bothies. They are staffed, supplied, frequently by helicopter, and run on a set of shared conventions that are the same across most of Europe.…