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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: TOM PARKER; CHARLES DHARAPAK; ALEX CRÉTEY SYSTERMANS; AARON JOEL SANTOS
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Soaking in the Sun pool at JW
Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay, in
southwest Vietnam. Photographed
by Charles Dharapak
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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 Dharapak
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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 Santos
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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 Parker
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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