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North America

From swimming with beluga whales and photographing polar bears in Canada’s Great White North, to swinging through the jungle in Mexico, we love exploring our home continent as much as one’s across the pond. Join us on road trips, hikes, rafting adventures, and cultural experiences in North America.

Montana hot springs elkhorn hot springs

28 Hot Springs in Montana

The definitive guide to hot springs in Montana. We’ve listed all the Montana hot spring resorts and undeveloped hot springs in Montana. Plus, how to get there, where to stay, rates, hours, and what to expect.

Lake MacDonald Glacier National Park

Montana Winter Road Trip

WINTER DOESN’T MEAN THAT ROAD TRIP SEASON IS OVER; it just means you have to take a little extra time on the road. And isn’t that the point? Last February, I ventured into Western Montana to cross-country ski and soak in hot springs with my husband, Henry, and our two boys, Anders, 8, and Finn, 6. …

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idaho weekend getaways

Idaho Weekend Getaways

We love visiting our neighboring state of Idaho and I was fortunate to get to write about weekend getaways in the Gem State for Trivago’s blog. An excerpt: After an afternoon of cycling along the 25-mile Boise River Greenbelt, I’m sitting on the patio outside Fork, a hip eatery in downtown Boise. Riding beside the …

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Livingston Peak Trail

Wilderness is American

One of the things I thought about a lot while hiking in Europe was how wild the United States is in pockets. I loved rambling through the alps and along the U.K. coast, but it wasn’t the same as walking in wilderness. Upon our return to the U.S. I was asked to write a piece …

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wild ice, ice skating on the Lagoon in Livingston Montana

Wild Ice Skating

In the opening to “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Snoopy skates onto a pond and grabs the hand of a child and skates with a bunch of them in single file. He slides on the ice on his belly. The children skate in a carefree, winter wonderland, except for Charlie Brown, of course, who ends up …

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