4 essays tagged “lakes”.
Hallstatt, Austria
Hallstatt has 700 residents and, last I checked, 11,000 visitors a day in high season. The math doesn't work. The two windows that do work — first light, and after 6 p.m. — give you the alpine village that made it famous in the first place.
February 22, 2024
Rotorua, New Zealand
Rotorua smells of sulphur. The geothermal vents are throughout the town. The Māori cultural centres are the most significant in the country. The combination — natural strangeness and indigenous depth — is the reason to come.
December 12, 2022
Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown sits on the shore of Lake Wakatipu under the jagged Remarkables peaks. It is the most adventure-sport-marketed town in the world — bungy, jet boats, paragliding, skydiving. The mountains and the lakes, however, are the actual reason to come.
December 4, 2022
Banff, Canada
Banff, Jasper, and the Icefields Parkway form one of the great mountain landscapes of North America. In July and August, the parking lots fill at 6 a.m. In May or late September, the crowds thin to a manageable level and the mountains are themselves.
September 12, 2022