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Fakahatchee Strand (go ahead, practice saying it a few times – fuh-kuh-HATCH-ee) is the kind of place that makes you forget ...

That’s Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in Copeland, Florida – the botanical Amazon of North America that somehow remains Florida’s best-kept secret. You know how people are always saying, “I’m ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

In November, during one of the last weeks of my posting in Taiwan, I went to my favorite place there: the red cypress forests of Alishan, a region renowned for its misty mountains and excellent ...