Australia Pacific

If You Visit Myanmar, Go Here

Myanmar’s untouched Mergui Archipelago is home to coral reefs, mangrove forests, and a new luxury lodge that’s in the center of it all

The Secret Worlds and Subcultures of Surfing

Surfing is rife with stereotypes of laid-back, tanned athletes in tropical locales. But go beyond the surface and you’ll find some of the most interesting subcultures in sport, from bike-and-surf gangs to teenage girls who ride in Bangladesh.

Unexplored, Imperfect, but Incredible Fishing in Samoa

I traveled to Samoa in late March for a week of exploratory fly fishing with Australian professional angler Jonathan Jones. Both of us were hopeful about the fishery—it looked promising on maps, with wide, sweeping flats dropping off steeply past the reef edge to cuts that just look fishy.

The Ironman Returns

For one 41-year-old Australian triathlon champion, retiring just meant taking a break.

How to Buy Wine After the Napa Quake

Yes, Napa needs your support now more than ever. But if the great wine shortage of 2014 comes to pass, buy from these emerging wine regions.

Where Glaciers End, Climate Change Tourism Begins

Climate change is opening up more than ice fields—it's stoking a new tourism economy.

Outside's Best Travel Photography: June 2014

These images, from some of Outside's favorite photographers, will make you want to pack your bags and get lost in adventure.

Is Perth, Australia, Worth Visiting?

The 7 Best Island Escapes

Looking for your own private hideaway? This is it.

Escaping the Recession by Boat

When the Great Recession hit, young people found a million different ways to cope with their battered job prospects. Alex and Nick Kleeman found the best way, scraping together enough cash to buy a 32-foot sailboat, then plunging into the Pacific for the adventure of their lives. So what if they didn’t know how to sail?