Johanna Read

From dynamic Cape Town and the cosmopolitan vibes of Johannesburg to wildlife-filled expanses of wilderness such as the Kalahari and the Drakensberg mountains, South Africa has something for every kind of traveler. The best time to come will depend on where you want to go and what you want to do when you get here.

Nat Geo's end-of-year Covid summary article uses some of my reporting and words from my 2020 and 2021 Covid articles for them.

Snow is falling and the ski season has begun in Canada’s Banff National Park. Whichever season you want to visit, what better place to stay than in a castle? You have two to choose from — Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and Fairmont Banff Springs. Which of these landmark castle hotels is best for you depends on what you want to do while in Canada’s first and most famous national park.

Citizens from 52 countries do not need a visa to enter South Africa for purposes of tourism or business that are less than 90 days. That makes it easy to visit to photograph the country’s wildlife, eat biltong and bunny chow, see where two oceans meet, and commemorate Nelson Mandela at the 27 Madiba’s Journey sites, one for every year he was imprisoned for fighting apartheid.

An updated version of my list of Vancouver’s favourite local eateries.

As part of its new sustainable flights and Etihad Greenliner Program, Abu Dhabi's flagship airline is adopting mangrove trees — you can explore them and Abu Dhabi's other eco and historical sites when you visit the emirate.

The elegant, ultra-luxury The Chedi hotel brand has new properties in Egypt and Qatar — plus a few more to come — adding to its spectacular Oman, UAE, Switzerland and Montenegro properties.

A brand new Club Med just opened on Le Massif mountain in the Charlevoix region of Quebec -- it’s Club Med’s only four-season resort -- and it aims to make your vacation as uncomplicated as possible.

Banff, the first and most famous national park in Canada, is welcoming of all animals, domestic or wild. Choosing a hotel to suit you and your pet is a walk in the park with these recommendations from Culture Trip.

My November 2021 update of the article I first wrote in autumn 2020