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Soaking in the Sun pool at JW
Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay, in
southwest Vietnam. Photographed
by Charles Dharapak66
Uni, Deux, Tropical
How to prep a corner
of paradise for the
outside world, while
keeping it as pristine
as possible is on the
minds of many in Phu
Quoc these days. By
Jeninne Lee-St. John.
Photographed by
Charles Dharapak76
Return to the Roof of
the World Decades
after his first visit,
Duncan Forgan heads
back to Nepal and
reignites his sense of
wonder. Photographed
by Aaron Joel Santos86
Water Ways
Argentina’s Ibera
wetlands have seen
rewilding efforts
paying off, offering
new insight into one of
South America’s most
precious natural
treasures. By Stanley
Stewart. Photographed
by Tom Parker98
The Land of Mythical
Creatures In Zambia,
Horatio Clare goes in
search of the shoebill,
a symbol of this most
vulnerable ecosystem.
Photographed by Alex
Cretey Systermans