(CNN) – The traditions of the year 20 are a little different in 2020.
The annual “Where to Travel” lists released by big-hitter entrepreneurs National Geographic and Lonely Planet are no exception.
Faced with the dilemma of where travel is always difficult, unreliable or impossible, the 2021 list of publishers – both released on Tuesday – has moved for a brighter approach.
Instead of throwing your sarong in your case and inviting him to a hot fit at the airport, the lists are intended to serve as inspiration for future ventures, whenever it may be.
Here the reader will find stories describing “conservation successes, conservation achievements, cultural resilience, and stories of communities overcoming the formidable barriers that are developing despite the epidemic.”
Greece has opened its first underwater museum off the coast of Alonis. Attendees can discover the remains of an Athenian merchant ship by sea or by virtual reality.
The Sustainability category celebrates the six best locations across Europe, Africa and the United States.
Florida’s Space Coast has been honored in the Family Section, as well as in the nearly completed England Coastal Path, which will be the world’s longest coastline at 4,500,000 kilometers.
Located in the Danakil Depression, Erta Elle is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
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Asia and Oceania are represented below in the overall list, but it reclaims some of the places in the Culture / History category, with three places selected.
In these elections, Guam, the U.S. territory of the Pacific Ocean, which played a strategic role in World War II, and the ancient capital of South Korea, Gyeongju, known as the “museum without walls,” are attracted by artistic objects.
George Stone, executive editor of National Geographic Travel, says, “While the epidemic has stopped passengers from stabilizing, it has not calmed our curiosity.” “The world is full of wonders – even when they are hard to reach.”
A diver explores the coral reefs around Lord Howe Island.
Melissa Findley
National Geographic’s Best of the World in 2021
Durability
Alonissos, Greece
Copenhagen, Denmark
New Caledonia, France
Freiburg, Germany
Gabon, Central Africa
Denver, Colorado
Family
England Coastal Path
Transylvania, Romania
Space Coast, Florida
Hortobagi, Hungary
Indigenous British Columbia, Canada
Adventure
Dominica
Svenetti, Georgia
Los Glaciers National Park, Argentina
Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
Nature / Wildlife
Isle Royal, Michigan
Yellowknife, Canada
Serrado Savannah, Brazil
Lord Howe Island, Australia Australia
Culture / History
Gua
New Mexico, road trip
Bitoria-Gestize, Alava, Basque Country, Spain
Gyeongju, South Korea
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tonglu, Zhejiang Province, China
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